A stimulating exploration of the haiku masterpiece.Matsuo Basho (1644-94) is considered Japan's g...

Witch, Slut, Feminist: these contested identities are informing millennial women as they counter ...

Essays on the nature, creation, and presentation of art, craft, andarchitecture in Japan, springi...

A contemporary Japanese crime thriller unravels an intricate web of deception and greed, inspired...

Monkey New Writing from Japan

A revealing look at the Japanese through the window of their contemporary culture.

An American's unique behind-the-scenes look at Japanese business and how the animated films of Ha...

A new, definitive translation of the postwar classic know to the west as No Longer Human-a tortur...

Of special interest to scholars and students of Zen classics, a glossary of specialized vocabular...

A collection of 500+ proverbs in Chinese and English, capturing theenduring wisdom of China, for ...

The return of a vital resource for students of Japanese culture, revised and expanded.

Updated and expanded! 1,000,000+ words on films, artists, studios, themes, and Japan's animation ...