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Books | Children's Literature in Japan May 25, 2019

Poop, realism and Ghibli: Enter the world of children's literature

by Kris Kosaka

To introduce our readers to this special subsection of Japanese literature, for the next 12 months, we'll be featuring one children's writer or illustrator on these pages each month.

National / History | JAPAN TIMES GONE BY Sep 1, 2018

Japan Times 1993: Fatherhood courses to meet children's needs

The Education Ministry appropriated funds to send lecturers to work on fatherhood because men had become too busy with their jobs to maintain adequate contact with their children.