Book Breaks

Imagine a tower-like dwelling made of tiny, triangular spaces stacked one above another. Or a house with eighteen rooms, each barely bigger than the furniture it holds. Or a home for a family of four built upward but burrowed into the ground. Since the end ...

英文の後に日本語の告知文が続きます。 Gamblers, Fraudsters, Dreamers & Spies is a new work by Robert Whiting. It deals with a fascinating swath of Japanese history – from the occupation to the present day (up to the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe) – focusing on foreigners who ...

英文の下に日本語の告知文が続きます。   Banana Yoshimoto, the prize-winning and internationally bestselling author of Kitchen, will discuss her book The Premonition. The Japanese original, published in 1988, was an instant bestseller and has sold 1.92 million copies. The book was released in 2023 in an English ...

“Why Kurosawa? Because his best work is for the ages; like an unscaled mountain range, it inspires, intimidates and challenges. Because he encapsulates both the history of cinema and the history of modern Japan. Because he changed my life.” Few artists have bequeathed the world ...

The Library Committee regrets to announce that the above planned event has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. Library, Archives & Workroom Committee ...

  The Library Committee regrets to announce that the above planned event has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. Library, Archives & Workroom Committee ...

Just as a wave of entrepreneurship created Japan’s postwar “economic miracle,” so it will take a new generation of entrepreneurs to revive its stagnant economy. In today’s Japan, assorted political and economic obstacles impede such newcomers. Fortunately, major social and technological changes are breaking down ...