The author says there are 4 conditions that make books “good” books. 1. When you encounter that book, you are ready for it. 2. The book...

When I was reading Aoko Matsuda, I came across a proper noun, “Mori Mari”, who is a renowned essayist and Mori Ogai’s daughter. One key...

“Ryu” (meaning flow) was written by Akira Higashiyama, who was born in Taiwan and grew up in Japan. It was awarded with the Naoki Prize...

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...

Essays by Ryunosuke Kuroda (“Learning languages through literature”) Ryunosuke Kuroda is a linguist, language teacher and popular...