Arts & Culture, Books, Editor's Pick, Reviews, Translations

BOOK REVIEW: THE THORN PULLER

Ito’s talent for weaving many voices is brilliantly demonstrated in this newly translated work. ...

by Elizabeth Meehan • December 1, 2022November 28, 2022

Arts & Culture, Books, Editor's Pick, Literature, Reviews

BOOK REVIEW: AT THE EDGE OF THE WOODS

if there are two fearsome things lurking in the collective psyche of young Japanese minds today, it is surely having children, and moving to the countryside. ...

by Christopher Redpath • May 19, 2022May 6, 2022

Arts & Culture, Books, Literature, Reviews

BOOK REVIEW: SCATTERED ALL OVER THE EARTH

An exploration of language and identity in a quasi-dystopian landscape. ...

by Katy Ward • March 24, 2022March 16, 2022

Arts & Culture, Editor's Pick, Essays, Print Issues, Spring 2021: Japan Issue

AINU OTHELLO: THE STORY OF A PLAY

Alison Watts discusses a Japanese adaptation of Othello. alisonwatts ...

by alisonwatts • June 15, 2021June 15, 2021

Editor's Pick, Fiction, Print Issues, short story, Spring 2021: Japan Issue

PROUD

A young woman comes to terms with what gets passed down. ...

by wenyuju • June 14, 2021June 14, 2021

Poetry, Print Issues, Spring 2021: Japan Issue

SIX POEMS

Six poems by poet Tian Yuan. tianyuanTIAN ...

by tianyuan • June 9, 2021June 9, 2021

Arts & Culture, Editor's Pick, Interviews, Print Issues, Spring 2021: Japan Issue

INTERVIEW WITH MARI KATAYAMA

Japanese artist Mari Katayama interviewed. naokomabonNaoko Mabon ...

by naokomabon • June 8, 2021June 8, 2021

Editor's Pick, Essays, Spring 2021: Japan Issue

A HIGH-TECH ANCIENT STILLNESS

Looking at art and nature with Pico Iyer ...

by picoiyer • June 7, 2021June 7, 2021

Editor, Editor's Pick, Letters from the Editor, Print Issues, Spring 2021: Japan Issue

EDITORS’ LETTERS: SPRING 2021 JAPAN ISSUE

Litro’s Spring 2021 print issue now appearing online ...

by eakoto • June 7, 2021June 7, 2021

Literature

Novel: A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

One hesitates before calling A Tale for the Time Being a “novel of ideas”, which presupposes an imbalance toward themes over character, but it would be impossible to truly enjoy ...

by David Whelan • April 23, 2013June 4, 2013

Digital Subscriptions, Fiction, Litro #117: America

A Trip to America

‘Excuse me. Does this train go to Ames?’ Taeko Endo asked a woman reading a newspaper in one of the seats near the door. ‘Yes, it does,’ the woman answered, smiling. Taeko ...

by Tony Concannon • July 10, 2012December 7, 2018

Digital Subscriptions, Fiction, Litro #101: Faith

Extract from Shusake Endo’s Silence, with an introduction by Martin Scorsese.

Introduction by Martin Scorsese, whose film adaptation of the book is currently in production. How do you tell the story of Christian faith? The difficulty, the crisis, of believing? How do ...

by Litro • December 5, 2010December 6, 2018