Books & Literature
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Philosopher Sandel questions societal goal of a meritocracy
Given the chaos in the United States over the past few years, many people have been left scratching ...
March 24, 2021
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Yu Miri: I found myself ‘unraveled’ in Minami-Soma
Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, writer Yu Miri spoke to Yomiuri Sh...
March 4, 2021
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Life Experience Shapes Thoughts on Money, and Vice Versa
“No one’s crazy.” That’s a key takeaway from Morgan Housel’s book “The Psychology of Money,” a colle...
February 20, 2021
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Bound to Please / Scalzi’s Satirical Space Opera Trilogy Hits Plenty of High Notes
Thousands of years in the future, a young woman named Cardenia Wu-Patrick finds herself on the thron...
February 6, 2021
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Uneasy Lies the Head That Is Plugged into a Virtual-Reality Crown
A couple of decades in the future, a high school student named Wade lives with his aunt in a trailer...
January 27, 2021
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Osamu Dazai Residence partly Re-created at Tokyo Gallery
An exhibition space re-creating part of the residence of novelist Osamu Dazai (1909-1948) has opened...
January 26, 2021
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Japanese contemporary Female Writers See a Boom in Popularity Overseas
Japanese female contemporary writers have been drawing attention overseas, especially with writer Yu...
January 14, 2021
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Yoko Ogawa’s Dystopian Novel Highlights Importance of Memory and Storytelling
On Nov. 9, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra held a concert at Suntory Hall in Minato Ward, Tokyo...
December 12, 2020
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Novel Tells Story behind Post-Disaster Idol Group
KESENNUMA, Miyagi — In March 2011, the city of Kesennuma, a fishing port town in Miyagi Prefectur...
December 11, 2020
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