Michelle Zauner is, first and foremost, a writer. While many may know her as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the ...

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

I saw a painting of a woman, head down on a table, collapsed from melancholy,” remarks indie pop visionary and bestselling ...

A century ago, Edogawa Ranpo invented the Japanese detective novel. This pioneer of ero-guro-nansensu, a delicious blend of ...

Mugen Train’ blends Buddhist impermanence, Shinto philosophy and samurai ethics into a lesson on courage and suffering.

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A bookstore specialising in children’s books that Ms Nishiyama had known for years in the spring of 2022 told her that an artist was looking for a publisher for a Japanese edition of her picture ...

Regarding the collaborative prescription record booklets which the Japan Pharmaceutical Association launched in March 2025: We have unfortunately confirmed many cases of them being resold on ...

The order books on the R35-generation Nissan GT-R have officially closed in Japan. With no replacement in sight and Nissan's shaky financials, this might be it for the sports car also known as ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. We bring you a true grab bag of recommended books this week, united by little besides excellence and interest. There’s a ...

TOKYO -- Thirty-two original paintings by renowned children's book illustrator Chihiro Iwasaki ... until June 1. (Japanese original by Yuta Hiratsuka, Digital News Group) ...