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TW Creatives: Poetry by Joy Waller Tokyo Weekender’s series TW Creatives features various works by Japan-based writers, photographers, videographers, illustrators and other creatives…
The Inland Sea Still Stands as One of the Greatest Books on Japan There are few books with the power to lure me back time and time again.…
Robert Whiting On His First Years in Tokyo, the 1964 Games and More A fresh-faced GI from a small town in America, Robert Whiting knew little of Japan’s capital…
Bon Voyage Tokyo: Episode 3 – Business Districts, Home of the Salarymen TW is collaborating with Tokyo-based illustrator Jean Freund for a limited series, ‘Bon Voyage Tokyo’.…
Bon Voyage Tokyo: Episode 2 – Shitamachi and Tofu Blocks TW is collaborating with Tokyo-based illustrator Jean Freund for a limited series, ‘Bon Voyage Tokyo’.…
9 New and Upcoming Japan Book Releases We’re Excited About This Year Despite everything going on in the world, there has never been a more exciting time…
Bon Voyage Tokyo: Episode 1 – Shotengai and Ramen Shops TW is collaborating with Tokyo-based illustrator Jean Freund for a limited series, ‘Bon Voyage Tokyo’.…
Monkey Magazine: Exploring Contemporary Japanese Literature and Supporting Translators Living in Japan as an avid reader, I’m habitually on a hunt to find trusted…
Travel Back in Time With These 5 Manga From the ’90s And Early ’00s As we continue to stay sheltered indoors, various forms of media have seen an explosion…
TW Book Club: What We’re Reading This Month Have you joined the Tokyo Weekender Book Club yet? Come join us as we dive…
Pandemic Diaries: Reading Over 1,300 Chapters of Hajime no Ippo As far as pandemic-related stay-at-home hobbies go, I wasn’t able to get on the sourdough…
The Best Japanese Love Haiku to Read to Your Valentine In between musings on cherry blossoms, autumn leaves, and frogs jumping in ponds, Japan’s literary…
10 Questions With Melodie Cook and Louise George Kittaka, Editors of “Intercultural Families and Schooling in Japan: Experiences, Issues, and Challenges” For most international families living in Japan, the question of whether they should send their…
8 Japan Memoirs To Read in 2021 Start the year right with a selection of personal Japan-based stories, from longtime residents recounting…
