In the newest round of senior high school textbooks approved by a government panel, 48 books, covering eight subjects, have ...

Since most day-to-day operations in journalism are far from glamorous, it's fun to dig into stories where reporters are leading more exciting lives. Enter Jake Adelstein and "Tokyo Vice: An American ...

Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda’s English translation of the book by the Kawabata and Tanizaki awards-winning writer is now out from Farrar, Straus and Giroux, going on sale this month.

At the same time, there’s a strong idea that ‘Japanese literature equals Murakami Haruki,’ although almost all of his books are translated from English rather than Japanese.” She says that ...