Writing is like going to a dark place—Murakami
Bestselling author Haruki Murakami said Monday that writing a novel is like descending to a very dark second basement of your psyche, when you are not even sure where the corridors are.
Bestselling author Haruki Murakami said Monday that writing a novel is like descending to a very dark second basement of your psyche, when you are not even sure where the corridors are.
The world’s oldest person turned 116 on Friday as local health chiefs in Japan launch a study to find out why he and many of those around him have lived so long.
An hour’s plane ride from Narita, the city of Kanazawa was our first stop. Situated in the western part, facing the Sea of Japan, it doesn’t have the hustle and bustle of a big Japanese city. The sidewalks don’t teem with scurrying pedestrians. But it’s not a sleepy town either, for it has the amenities of a modern city.
On March 21, Japan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida, who serves as the chair of the Seventh International Manga Award Executive Committee, announced the award’s schedule for submission of entries.
The eagerly-awaited new novel from Haruki Murakami set for release this week will have an initial hardback printrun of half a million copies, the Japanese publisher said Tuesday.
Bestselling author Haruki Murakami is to appear at a Q and A session in Japan in May, in a rare public appearance for the publicity-shy but wildly popular writer, its organiser said Tuesday.
Kizuna, in Japanese, means “tie” or “bond.” A bond is formed when two cultures meet in a spirit of dialogue, openness and friendship.
The Orchestra Nipponica Tokyo (ONT) will hold a series of concerts in Manila to celebrate the 40th year of the Asean-Japan Friendship and Cooperation in February. The concerts are part of the Japan-Philippines Friendship Contemporary Music Festival.
Dec. 14, 2012 was the date assigned for our homestay program with a Japanese family.
After the earthquake and tsunami hit the eastern coast of Japan in March 2011, the country didn’t just want to reconstruct; it wanted to improve.
I was able to see Japan at its finest. As I grasped the beauty of this country, I found myself falling in love with the culture of the Land of the Rising Sun.
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