Uketsu talks ‘Strange Maps' topping inaugural Billboard Japan book chart, musical influences & writing for ‘One Reader': Interview

Uketsu appeared in person - though fully masked as usual - at the Billboard Japan Book Charts awards ceremony held on Dec. 16 ...
WRAL

Japan asked the international media to change how we write their names. No one listened

In a full-page spread on March 2, 1979, the Los Angeles Times introduced its readers to Pinyin, a Chinese romanization system it said was changing the "familiar map of China." In a full-page spread on ...
Publishers Weekly

Bestselling Women Writers in Japan Defy Cliché

Many of the most popular Japanese titles in translation belong to the healing fiction genre: cozy, comforting stories that often feature some combination of cats, cafés, and books, such as Toshikazu ...
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The historical writing of the Mongol invasions in Japan Judith Vitale

"The myth that kamikaze, or divine winds, protected Japan against the Mongol invasions of 1274 and 1281 is linked to a belief in absolute victory in the Pacific War in the twentieth century. But what ...