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ICHIYO HIGUCHI

Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / WORKS BY JAPANESE WOMEN
Jun 16, 2018
Danly's 'In the Shade of Spring Leaves' brings writer Ichiyo Higuchi's genius into the sun
Hailed as a true poet and lauded for her humanistic perspective in depicting the seedy underside of the Meiji Restoration, the test of time puts paid to Ichiyo Higuchi's (1872-96) lasting influence.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / WORKS BY JAPANESE WOMEN
May 12, 2018
Where would we be without the words of Japanese women?
Often overlooked, female writers in Japan, such as Ichiyo Higuchi and Raicho Hiratsuka, have a staying power that surpasses their male contemporaries. To help amplify these female voices, over the next few months we'll be highlighting some of the lesser read in translation but equally deserving Japanese female writers.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 14, 2016
Takehiro Hira steps into a 19th-century affair in the award-winning 'Kaku Onna'
Tokyo was bathed in warm sunshine in the run-up to 2016, and when Takehiro Hira meets me at a rehearsal studio his smile is beaming just as brightly — while in his arms he's carrying a box of mikan (mandarin oranges) to share with the rest of the team as they prepare for this month's rerun of Ai Nagai's acclaimed "Kaku Onna" ("A Writing Woman").
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Jan 5, 2016
Militarist's 1942 essay praising writer Higuchi offers rare look at Japanese fascist view of literature
An essay published more than 70 years ago by a Japanese military police officer convicted over the extrajudicial killings of anarchists in 1923 expressed admiration for the prominent female writer Ichiyo Higuchi, according to the literary critic who recently found it in a rare publication.

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