Edo Erotica: Shunga in Shinjuku
Even now official Japan is dubious about the worth of Shunga
In the Steps of the Samurai
In an era of rigid hierarchies, Odano is said to have made the comment “all humans are equal when their bodies are dissected”.
Confusion, Wokery and Disney-fication: the British Museum’s flawed Samurai exhibition
There was a point during my tour of the exhibits that I began to think I was in Madame Tussaud’s
MODERN JAPANESE GARDENS: By Stephen Mansfield
Perhaps it was there that the late musician was best able to experience “the deceleration of time and expansion of space”
A Cinematic Ode to Japan’s Avant Garde Pioneers
A portal into a phantasmagorical world that is grotesque, full-on erotic, dangerous and as absurd as “Alice Through The Looking Glass” – yet comical, exciting and unforgettable.
100 Years of Mishima: Still Surprising, Still Disturbing
“he actually loathed the militarism represented by the Japanese Army of pre-World War II years”
Five Scintilating Scenarios for the Year of the Snake
Snakes symbolise regeneration and transformation
Three Devil Man in the Kobe Hotel
As for “three devils,” he did not deny the suggestion that it stood for womanizing, drinking and gambling.
Kaleidoscope Japan: A Nation Through the Lens of its Literature by Richard Nathan
he completed the race with a time of 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours and 32 minutes, during which he had six children and ten grandchildren
Lesley Downer’s “The Shortest History of Japan”
Independence from China has been a national priority since at least the sixth century.