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Visiting Real Life Locations From Haruki Murakami Novels in Tokyo

We've created a one-day Tokyo itinerary that will have you walking in Murakami's characters shoes

By Genie Harrison

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Lafcadio Hearn, the Greek-Irish Writer Who Introduced Japan to the World

By David McElhinney

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The Rainbow by Yasunari Kawabata: First-Ever English Translation

By Renae Lucas-Hall

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Autumn Haiku Picks From Japan's Poetry Tradition

By Zoria Petkoska

Spotlight: Yasunari Kawabata — Japan's First Nobel Literature Laureate

By Matthew Hernon

A Brief Look at the Depiction of the Housewife in Japanese Literature

By Genie Harrison

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Discovery of Poems by Detained Japanese Americans in the U.S. During WWII

By Zoria Petkoska

Naoki Higashida's 'The Reason I Jump' — A Decade in Translation

By David McElhinney

The Translated Novels of Natsuo Kirino

By Paul McInnes