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A passion project that became a literary journey through Kyoto

Books Nov 21, 2020

A passion project that became a literary journey through Kyoto

by Stephen Mansfield

“Kyoto: A Literary Guide" was painstakingly collated by a group of friends whose dedication to studying the city’s literary legacy spans 10 years.

Kabukicho host club workers channel their feelings in verse

Culture Aug 21, 2020

Kabukicho host club workers channel their feelings in verse

While workers have been lambasted over the spread of COVID-19, some have found solace in the art of tanka.

A thousand years of walking through Japan

History | THE LIVING PAST Jul 18, 2020

A thousand years of walking through Japan

by Michael Hoffman

The act of walking was one that Saigyo, Basho and Matsuo turned into poetry.

'Factory Girls': Verses for the workers, who toiled all day long

Books Mar 14, 2020

'Factory Girls': Verses for the workers, who toiled all day long

by Kris Kosaka

Takako Arai's newest poetry anthology in English, "Factory Girls," takes readers into the vanishing world of Japan's textile industry.

In first poem reading of Reiwa Era, Japan's emperor speaks of hope for children's futures

National Jan 16, 2020

In first poem reading of Reiwa Era, Japan's emperor speaks of hope for children's futures

Emperor Naruhito expressed his hope for a bright future for children in his poem recited Thursday at the first New Year's Poetry Reading Ceremony held since he ascended to the chrysanthemum throne last year. The theme of this year's waka poems was nozomi (hope). Empress Masako, ...

Soramaru Takayama: There's much poetry in Vegan Pudding & Co.

People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Dec 28, 2019

Soramaru Takayama: There's much poetry in Vegan Pudding & Co.

by Jae Lee

After four years of traveling the world, poet Soramaru Takayama finds Vancouver a welcoming place for creativity and veganism.

Poetic escapism for the end of the year

National / History | THE LIVING PAST Dec 14, 2019

Poetic escapism for the end of the year

by Michael Hoffman

If the year-end seems less festive than foreboding, escape through the poems of the "Koshinsu," Japan's earliest poetic anthologies.

'Travels with a Writing Brush': 1,000 years of travel writing, united by a poetic thread

Books Nov 30, 2019

'Travels with a Writing Brush': 1,000 years of travel writing, united by a poetic thread

by Kris Kosaka

From "The Tale of Genji" to Matsuo Basho, Meredith McKinney travels across Japan through 1,000 years of Japanese poetry.

'Noon: An Anthology of Short Poems': Wit and wisdom in 14 lines or fewer

Books / Reviews | RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN Oct 12, 2019

'Noon: An Anthology of Short Poems': Wit and wisdom in 14 lines or fewer

by Kris Kosaka

In "Noon: An Anthology of Short Poems," editor Philip Rowland shows there's more to the short form poetry genre than haiku or tanka.

Exhibition in Fukuoka Prefecture explores origins of Reiwa, name of Japan's next era

National Apr 9, 2019

Exhibition in Fukuoka Prefecture explores origins of Reiwa, name of Japan's next era

An exhibition exploring the origins of Reiwa, the name selected for the forthcoming era, opened Tuesday at a museum in Fukuoka Prefecture, where poems about plum blossom viewing that inspired the era name are said to have been written. The event, which runs through June ...

Joy Waller's 'Pause :: Heartbeat' tackles intimacy and solitude in Tokyo

Our Lives | TELLING LIVES Apr 3, 2019

Joy Waller's 'Pause :: Heartbeat' tackles intimacy and solitude in Tokyo

by Rebecca Saunders

The solitude of losing yourself in techno, pink-tiled facades and rooftops as far as the eye can see, nocturnal intimacy and secret pockets of drug use — this is the lonely underbelly of Tokyo that Joy Waller puts into words in "Pause :: Hearbeat." It's ...

William I. Elliott's lifetime passion for Japanese poetry

Books Mar 2, 2019

William I. Elliott's lifetime passion for Japanese poetry

by Kris Kosaka

A chance encounter with Shuntaro Tanikawa's poem, "Humanism," set William I. Elliott on the path to make modern Japanese poetry accessible to all.

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