Soseki Natsume, one of the great figures in modern Japanese literature, may be put in the “old-fashioned” group, though he tends to defy classification.

The Modern period in Japanese literature overlaps the reigns of three Emperors: Meiji (1868-1912), Taishō (1912-1926), and early Shōwa (1926-1945). Similar to American writers, Japanese writers of the ...

Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories (Oxford) Ted Goossen, ed. Kokoro. Natsume Sôseki A Dark Night's Passing. Shiga Naoya The Makioka Sisters. Tanizaki Jun’ichirô A Personal Matter. Ôe Kenzaburô ...

Professor Yasuda will be giving a talk on her recent book, Beauty Matters: Modern Japanese Literature and the Question of Aesthetics, 1890 - 1930. Moeno Hashiguchi joins the Japanese Studies program!

Daryl Maude received a BA in Japanese from the University of Leeds, an MA in Japanese Literature from the University of London, and a PhD in Modern Japanese Literature and Critical Theory from the ...

Matthew Fraleigh, Chair and Undergraduate Advising Head of the Comparative Literature and Culture Program and Co-chair and Undergraduate Advising Head of the Program in East Asian Studies Classical ...

Japan’s distinctive cuisine constitutes an important element of national identity and has inspired a range of cultural production. This “topics” course examines Japanese foodways and the figuration of ...