Hyakken Uchida is one of the disciples of Soseki Natsume. After graduating from Tokyo University with a degree in German, became a...

Hello! It’s been a while since I last posted. I’ve been rather busy lately (sorry, it’s an excuse) and tend to procrastinate things,...

I was once in “Oe Kenzaburo phase”. I devoured his complete oeuvre. He still remains the most special writer to me. His style is so...

“Marguerite planted sadness. She planted anxiety. She planted regret. She planted fear. She planted fear. She planted fear. She planted...

“Reading the-end-of-war Diaries” by Akiyuki Nosaka August 15, 1945 is an important date for Japan. It is when the emperor announced that...

Nosaka is most noted for “Graves of the Fireflies”. He was versatile and multifaceted: writer, singer, lyricist, actor, and politician....

I have been fervently recommended to read this novel by my friends. This story poses a big question mark to our pre-conceived notions,...

“Pink” by Tomoyuki Hoshino (The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories) I deal with the theme of ‘post-war Japan’ this term, under which...

“Hell Screen” by Ryunosuke Akutagawa Ryunosuke Akutagawa is a genius writer. He committed suicide feeling “uncertain insecurity” at the...