(This is Part 20 of the "Learning from Japanese picture books" series, which introduces recommended Japanese picture books, along with related terms and culture that foreigners living in Japan may ...

Japan has a long history. Archaeological evidence shows that people have ... created splendid literary works such as The Tale of Genji and The Pillow Book. Not everything was peaceful, however.

Missing for decades from the Anglophile version of its origin story was another great visual narrative tradition, of the East ...

Prof Ienaga started his battle in 1965 when the Education Ministry ordered him to revise numerous passages in his book New History of Japan because they showed some Japanese actions in World War ...