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Arts & Culture, Books, Feature
IN CONVERSATION WITH ALLISON MARKIN POWELL
A wide-ranging conversation with Allison Markin Powell, translator of Black Box.
THE SUITCASE
A man’s dark secret derails a new relationship
Arts & Culture, Books, Editor's Pick, Reviews
BOOK REVIEW: BLACK BOX
Shiori Ito’s memoir Black Box reviewed.
Editor's Pick, Poetry, Spring 2021: Japan Edition
TWO POEMS
Two poems by Japanese poet Ryoichi Wago
Editor's Pick, Fiction, Spring 2021: Japan Edition
HEAVEN
Mysterious notes and bullies in the life of a student
Editor's Pick, Letters from the Editor, Print Issues, Spring 2021: Japan Edition
EDITORS’ LETTERS: SPRING 2021 JAPAN ISSUE
Litro’s Spring 2021 print issue now appearing online
Book Review: Riku Onda’s “The Aosawa Murders”
‘The Aosawa Murders’ is a joy to read. It is cleverly paced and constructed so that each new chapter brings more fragments and clues for us to stitch together, to ...
Editor's Pick, Interviews, podcast
A High-Tech Ancient Stillness
By pushing deep into the future, the stunning “art island” of Naoshima leads you into the best of the Japanese past
Podcast: ...
Chasing Sakura: 10. School
We had, however, not experienced a moment’s error in Japan’s transport schedules – so far.
Chasing Sakura: 08. Dance
I was in a foul mood, which the blandness of the place, coupled with the annoyingly present weather like a child incessantly badgering us, did nothing to assuage.
Chasing Sakura: 07. Osaka
As one of the few establishments in Osaka that may possibly have offered a vegetarian option, this restaurant had taken us longer to locate than expected, seeing as Google Maps ...
Chasing Sakura: 06. Farewell
On the one hand, we were happy to walk freely on a narrow path that not too long beforehand would have been heaving with crowds. On the other, we were ...
Chasing Sakura: 05. Ceremony
The first time we saw Gion was in the evening, during a light rain. And what a seductive show it put on. The pink sun diminished between buildings seemingly held ...
Chasing Sakura: 04. Faces
The Land of the Rising Sun is also the Land of Many Faces.
Editor's Pick, Travel&Lifestyle
Chasing Sakura: 02. Scramble
Read part one of this series here.
Due to the back-and-forth nature of our trip, we gave ourselves only two days in Tokyo before we were ...
Chasing Sakura: 01. Occidentals
In the first of his column for Litro, debut author Polis Loui
Dark Light: An Interview with Nicholas Hogg
I think a lot of reason that foreign writers are attracted to Japan is that it suits the day-to day psyche of planning stories. It gives you that mental space.
The Fierce Imagination of Yukio Ninagawa: Hamlet and Kafka on the Shore at the Barbican Theatre
This year, the great Japanese theatre director Yukio Ninagawa turns eighty. Xenobe Purvis reviews two of his productions at the Barbican
Group Dynamics: World Cup Profiles, vol. ii
Teddy Cutler casts his eye over Groups C and D of the 2014 World Cup.
Burning Mountain Temple
“The fifth or sixth time I sprawl in the dirt the panic alarms are flashing extra bright. When my stomach stops looking for something to throw up I can raise ...