‘Scattered All Over the Earth’: Yoko Tawada’s utopia rejects present-day conventions
The Japanese writer's latest release is a thoroughly modern novel that reflects the seismic changes technology and globalization have wrought on humanity.
Iain Maloney
‘Vou: Visual Poetry Tokio 1958-1978’ is a work of art, 20 years in the making
Editor Taylor Mignon's collection of Japanese visual poetry highlights artists who are of key importance to understanding 20th-century Japanese poetry.
‘The Battle of Sekigahara’ retraces Japan’s historic samurai conflict
Chris Glenn's new book brings one of the most significant events in Japanese history to life in a blow-by-blow account of the battle that took ...
‘Rip It Up’: Enter the kaleidoscopic world of Ko Machida
Daniel Joseph's translation of the punk rock artist turned author's novella, "Rip It Up," opens the door to a more avant-garde, experimental kind of Japanese ...
Fuminori Nakamura: ‘The darkness of fiction can be healing’
The author delves deep into the mind of a murderer and the monstrous depths of humanity in his complex thriller “My Annihilation,” his latest novel ...