Unbearable Tensions: The Life, Work, and Bizarre Death of Yukio Mishima
Remembering a troubled Japanese master on his centenary
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Yukio Mishima
Yukio Mishima and Donald Keene, Together Again
A new exhibit, timed just before the centennial of Mishima’s birth, shines light on the controversial author’s life and work
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Haruki Murakami Library Opens in Tokyo
A literary salve for a nation in troubled times
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The Empathy of Haruki Murakami
Japan’s most famous writer looks at the COVID-19 crisis from the viewpoint of ordinary people
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