A wide-ranging conversation with Allison Markin Powell, translator of Black Box. Continue Reading IN CONVERSATION WITH ALLISON MARKIN POWELL
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A man’s dark secret derails a new relationship Continue Reading THE SUITCASE
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Shiori Ito’s memoir Black Box reviewed. Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: BLACK BOX
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Two poems by Japanese poet Ryoichi Wago Continue Reading TWO POEMS
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Mysterious notes and bullies in the life of a student Continue Reading HEAVEN
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Litro’s Spring 2021 print issue now appearing online Continue Reading EDITORS’ LETTERS: SPRING 2021 JAPAN ISSUE
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‘The Aosawa Murders’ is a joy to read. It is cleverly paced and constructed so that each new chapter brings more fragments and clues for us to stitch together, to ...
By pushing deep into the future, the stunning “art island” of Naoshima leads you into the best of the Japanese past Continue Reading A High-Tech Ancient Stillness
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We had, however, not experienced a moment’s error in Japan’s transport schedules – so far. Continue Reading Chasing Sakura: 10. School
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I was in a foul mood, which the blandness of the place, coupled with the annoyingly present weather like a child incessantly badgering us, did nothing to assuage. ...
As one of the few establishments in Osaka that may possibly have offered a vegetarian option, this restaurant had taken us longer to locate than expected, seeing as Google Maps ...
On the one hand, we were happy to walk freely on a narrow path that not too long beforehand would have been heaving with crowds. On the other, we were ...
The first time we saw Gion was in the evening, during a light rain. And what a seductive show it put on. The pink sun diminished between buildings seemingly held ...
The Land of the Rising Sun is also the Land of Many Faces. Continue Reading Chasing Sakura: 04. Faces
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Read part one of this series here. Due to the back-and-forth nature of our trip, we gave ourselves only two days in Tokyo before we were scheduled to leave it. ...
In the first of his column for Litro, debut author Polis Loui Continue Reading Chasing Sakura: 01. Occidentals
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I think a lot of reason that foreign writers are attracted to Japan is that it suits the day-to day psyche of planning stories. It gives you that mental space. ...
This year, the great Japanese theatre director Yukio Ninagawa turns eighty. Xenobe Purvis reviews two of his productions at the Barbican Continue Reading The Fierce Imagination of Yukio ...
Teddy Cutler casts his eye over Groups C and D of the 2014 World Cup. Continue Reading Group Dynamics: World Cup Profiles, vol. ii
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“The fifth or sixth time I sprawl in the dirt the panic alarms are flashing extra bright. When my stomach stops looking for something to throw up I can raise ...
