Shuntaro Tanikawa, who pioneered modern Japanese poetry, poignant but conversational in its divergence from haiku and other ...

Japanese literature, however, was way ahead of its time. In the introduction to his book, Queer Subjects in Modern Japanese Literature: Male Love, Erotics & Intimacy, 1866 – 2014 (University of ...

Sake, the drink of choice for the nobility in “The Tale of Genji” — Japan's most celebrated work of literature — has been ...

Known for its unique storytelling and creepy, grotesque illustrations, Junji Ito’s horror manga Uzumaki is hailed as one of the most terrifying works in modern Japanese literature. Thus, fans’ ...

This site contains information about our faculty, the various programs and courses offered, and useful links related to the learning and teaching of Modern Languages. Our Department is home to a ...

New research exploring the roots of modern Japanese populations has linked the genetic signature of Jomon hunter-gatherers to a higher body mass index (BMI) among individuals, underlining that ...

The literature prize has long faced criticism that it is too focused on European and North American writers of style-heavy, story-light prose. It has also been male-dominated — Han is only the ...

Japan is seeing a record boom in tourism, but one recent visitor travelled more than the circumference of the earth to get there, using boats, trains, camels, and even hitchhiking. Modern-day ...

Japan Marks Modern-Day Adventurer's Final Stop on 46,000 Km Trek Across Asia By Irene Wang and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is seeing a record boom in tourism, but one recent visitor ...

TOKYO — Japan is seeing a record boom in tourism ... camels and even hitchhiking. Modern-day adventurer Omar Nok became a social media celebrity, attracting more than 750,000 Instagram ...