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In this episode, we take a look at the history of Koreans writing in Japan. We’ll start with the history... more
In part three of this episode, we’ll finish our story of Japanese apocalyptic and dystopian fiction. First, stories from the... more
In part two of this three part episode, we're looking at the apocalyptic and dystopian fiction of Japan. We'll begin... more
In part one of this three part episode, we're looking at apocalyptic and dystopian fiction as genres. Their origins in... more
In part two of this two-part episode on misogyny in Japanese literature, we're talking about the life and work of... more
In part one of this two-part episode, we're talking about misogyny in Japanese literature. 400 years of attitudes about women... more
There is no one quite like Kenji Miyazawa. Born into wealth, he longed to be “a real peasant”. One of... more
To celebrate the overseas release of The Boy and the Heron (aka How Do You Live?) RJL delves into the... more
In this episode, we're talking about one of the most important voices in modern Japanese literature, Haruki Murakami.His biographyWhy so... more
In this episode, we're talking about Japanese children's literature.The history of children’s literature in generalThe history of children’s literature in... more
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