A collection of autobiographical sketches; a complicated Japanese mystery.

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Isao Fujisawa’s 1974 cult classic was feared lost for decades until the fortuitous recent discovery of its original negatives ...

Nintendo soft-announced some slightly disappointing news particularly for foreigners living in Japan: they'll have to fork up ...

The books that Isabella – Izzy to those who know her – turns to most often focus on the experience of ethnic minorities, ...

Some ski towns in Japan are booming from a rise in international visitors, while resorts in other areas are closing as ...

Short reviews of recent releases.

Muraoka No matter how successful he became, he was devoted to amateurism in a good sense and discussed freely with others on ...

“I See You’ve Called in Dead” follows a middle-aged depressive who rediscovers life’s joys, with a little help from his friends. Steve Oney’s engaging and deeply reported “On Air ...

At the Alliance Literature Festival in Bengaluru, the winner of the Lindsley and Masao Miyoshi Translation Prize (2020-2021) ...

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

Although Pokémon is famous for its Pocket Monster franchise, the anime hasn’t always been perfect with some episodes even ...