Books Dec 8, 2018
Japan's modern crime literature: Centuries in the making
by Mark Schreiber
Japan boasts an impressively large and growing body of native-grown mystery fiction that dates back to the 1920s.
Books / Reviews Jul 2, 2016
'A Quiet Place': One of Japan's great crime writers turns pale
by Iain Maloney
Celebrated crime writer Seicho Matsumoto penned hundreds of works in his lifetime but so far only a handful have made it into English, which means the publication of a new novel should be cause for celebration. A Quiet Place, ...
TV | CHANNEL SURF Apr 1, 2016
'The World's Human Body Mysteries'; 'The Flickering Drawing'; CM of the week: Recruit
by Philip Brasor
Most people understand the limits of their bodies and live their lives accordingly, but some don't recognize those limits and they are the subjects of the two-hour special "Sekai Chojintai Mystery" ("The World's Human Body Mysteries"; TBS, Tues., 8:57 p.m.). The program travels the world ...