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May 12, 20241 min read

“Digital Geishas and Talking Frogs” Edited by Helen Mitsios

The new term of my Japanese literature discussion classes starts from May 19! We’ll be continuing to use the anthology called “Digital...

Apr 14, 20242 min read

“Why I Read” get-together session

We had a fantastic get-together session after the term! The session is called “Why I read”, named after the famous essay by George Orwell...

Mar 26, 20242 min read

“The Siren’s Lament” by Junichiro Tanizaki

I used 3 stories of Tanizaki for my discussion classes in the Pushkin Press anthology: “The Qilin”; “Killing O-Tsuya”; and “The Siren’s...

Jan 15, 20241 min read

Japanese Literature Discussion Classes start from February 4!

I’m happy to announce that my Japanese literature discussion classes resume from February 4! Lineup for this term: Three stories by...

Oct 15, 20231 min read

“The Book of Tokyo” Edited by Michael Emmerich, Jim Hinks & Masashi Matsuie

I’m happy to announce that the new term is going to start with a new book! I’m going to use “The Book of Tokyo” published by Comma Press...

Jun 28, 20231 min read

Japanese Literature Discussion Classes start from July 2!

I’m happy to announce that my Japanese literature discussion classes resume from July 2! We’ll be reading and discussing short stories...

Dec 3, 20221 min read

“Abandoning a Cat” by Haruki Murakami

This is an essay Murakami wrote about his father. He rarely talks about his parents. Still, his father’s presence could be strongly...

Nov 15, 20222 min read

“Variations On a Theme By Mister Donut“ by David Mitchell

David Mitchell is a noted English author and has written 9 novels together with many short stories. I was drawn to the title of the...

Oct 23, 20222 min read

“Granta 127” (Featuring Japan)

I’m preparing for the next term, reading “Granta 127”. Personally, I like this book partly because it has some beautiful images...