From lucky figurines and kitty-themed streets to cafés and bestselling novels, Japan’s feline obsession shows no signs of slowing down.

Their influence is evident in every corner of society, the imperial family owns some, and Tokyo even has its own ‘cat town’ ...

Japanese novels in translation related to cats currently form one of the most popular genres throughout the English-speaking world. But many people are not aware that nearly all these books have been ...

Ryoko Sawatsuji is a 45-years-old housewife living like a ghost in her own home, neglected by her workaholic husband and dismissed by her rebellious children. On her birthday, a chance encounter ...

Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea will be one of those entries that spans multiple villages. Players start out in Bloomfield, and end up meeting the guardian wolf that lives outside of there. After they ...

Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, Japan, establishes the 'Municipal Sosekasanbokkan Memorial Hall' in 2017 to honor Japan's literary giant Natsume Soseki. Interior view of the hall. /Courtesy of Sosekisambokkan ...

Matsuo Bashō (松尾芭蕉, 1644–1694), a Japanese haiku poet active in the 17th century, was ranked among the top 10 greatest Japanese literary figures in history. In a 2000 survey by the Asahi Shimbun ...

Japanese literature is celebrated for its emotional depth, poetic subtlety, and profound insight into human nature. From classical court tales to modern existential novels, Japanese authors have ...

In an age of voice-driven fiction, the phrase “novel of ideas” has an unavoidably dusty ring. It summons the drowsy cadence of the philosopher, the tedious rehearsal of concepts on loan from ...