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Learning from Japanese picture books (5) Donguri Mura no Dongurien
This column introduces recommended Japanese picture books, along with related terms and culture that foreigners living in Japan may find useful. Most Full article
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Salman Rushdie's 'Knife' is unflinching about his brutal stabbing and uncanny in its vital spirit
(2024/4/16)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 55): Recording 'soul' of Japan found in medieval shogunate culture
(2024/4/9)
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Learning from Japanese picture books (4) Panda Sento
(2024/4/5)
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Japan publisher threatened over publication of trans-skeptical book
(2024/3/31)
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Learning from Japanese picture books (3) Karasu no Panya-san
(2024/3/22)
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Chinese Nobel laureate sued for 'beautifying' wartime Japan soldiers
(2024/3/14)
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Learning from Japanese picture books (2) Kon to Aki
(2024/3/8)
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Japan feminist Chizuko Ueno's books resonate with struggling Chinese women
(2024/3/7)
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Trans-skeptical US book finds new Japan publisher
(2024/3/6)
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Haruki Murakami unveils his new short story at a Tokyo literary event
(2024/3/2)
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How Chinese science fiction went from underground magazines to a Netflix blockbuster
(2024/2/29)
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Learning from Japanese picture books (1) Dozo no Isu
(2024/2/23)
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2023 in books: Protests, bannings and the rise of AI helped shape the story of publishing
(2023/12/9)
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Japanese onomatopoeia guidebook hoped to help foreign workers navigate life in Japan
(2023/11/13)
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In Photos: Tokyo library promotes cultural exchange with foreign books, public readings
(2023/11/12)
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Storytelling event in foreign languages held at Tokyo library for cultural exchange
(2023/11/12)
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Exhibits and collectors editions mark 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio
(2023/10/24)
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For author Haruki Murakami, reading fiction helps us 'see through lies' in a world divided by walls
(2023/10/20)
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Salman Rushdie was stabbed onstage last year. He's releasing a memoir about the attack
(2023/10/12)
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Jon Fosse, a Norwegian master of spare Nordic writing, wins the Nobel Prize in literature
(2023/10/5)
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