Chinese books have been brought to Japan ever since. Many of the volumes now sold in Jimbocho cannot be found back in China. Past and present of Chinese literature ...

Three books won Japan’s Akutagawa Prize in 2024. This prestigious prize is awarded to “new” writers of literature, who may have published works, but are not considered established.

the Japanese might have imagined their own circumstances under occupation. I saw a reprint of the conversation handbook in the National Diet Library. It’s a palm-sized book with 32 pages.