Books & Literature
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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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