Haruki Murakami | ika.異化

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...

Jan 13, 20231 min read

“Brutus” featuring Haruki Murakami

I will introduce 3 works of Murakami’s favorite Japanese literature. What I found interesting is that he is drawn to the style of...

Jan 11, 20231 min read

“Barn Burning” by Haruki Murakami

We’ll be reflecting on Murakami’s evolution as a writer over the last 30 years while discussing 3 stories consecutively: “Barn Burning”...

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...

Jul 29, 20222 min read

The Waseda International House of Literature (The Haruki Murakami Library)

To do some errands (a bit urgent), I went back to Japan for about 10 days. It was for the first time in 1 and a half years. Had Tokyo...