literature

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Which Japanese Books Get Left Out of Translation?

There are more Japanese books being made available in English every year. Still, only a small portion of them get translated.

CULTURE

Five Great Japanese Mystery Writers (Who Aren’t Higashino Keigo)

Like Higashino Keigo? Want to enjoy more Japanese mystery writers? Check out these five others whose works are available in English.

NEWS

Terao Saho: Singer-songwriter-essayist floats between real and ethereal

In his newest entry in his "Untranslated" series, Eric Margolis talks with singer-songwriter-essayist Terao Saho to explore her differing approaches to writing…

CULTURE

Untranslated: Philosophy and Prose Collide in Masaya Chiba’s Playful World

We talked with philosopher and queer fiction author Masaya Chiba on Gilles Deleuze and the challenges of being queer in the modern…

LGBTQ

6th Grader Interviews LGBTQ+ People, Makes Picture Book for Kids

How a 6th grader's curiosity led her to create a book for kids on LGBTQ+ people - and how Japan's LGBTQ+ education…

BOOK REVIEWS

Review: Poetry and Prose Dance in Ito Hiromi’s The Thorn Puller

Ito Hiromi's The Thorn Puller tackles subjects like aging, death, and suffering while also illuminating the bittersweet joy of being alive.

ENTERTAINMENT

Drive My Car: Oscar-Nominated Film is a Meditation on Grief

The first Japanese film nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, Hamaguchi Ryusuke's Drive My Car is slow moving - but powerful.

BOOK REVIEWS

Is James Clavell’s Shogun Accurate History – Or Pure Fiction?

UJ staff writer Dr. Nyri Bakkalian reads and critiques James Clavell's epically long-winded 1975 novel "Shogun" so you don't have to.