Archive for the ‘Books’ Category
Book Reading in Japan
February 28, 2009Jerusalem Prize for the Freedom of the Individual in Society 2009: Haruki Murakami
February 19, 2009
If there is a hard, high wall and an egg that breaks against it, no matter how right the wall or how wrong the egg, I will stand on the side of the egg.
How to Choose English Translation of The Tale of Genji
November 15, 2008
If you are planning to read what some consider the world’s first novel, The Tale of Genji, several translations can guide you through the fascinating world of the Heian Period. Let us examine major English translations of The Tale of Genji.
Kawaisouna Zou (Poor Elephants) by Yukio Tsuchiya: A True Story of Animals, People, and War
August 20, 2008
Kawaisouna Zou (1951) is a sad story by Yukio Tsuchiya about three elephants in Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo during World War II… Read the rest of this entry ?
