Titled “Kodoku kara Mebuku Kotoba” (literally, "words that sprout out of loneliness"), the essay is full of sad words. “I was unspeakably lonely,” he recalls. He was insulted behind his ...

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Many people say, "When in Hokkaido, you've got to try the crab!" Surrounded by colder water, Japan's northern island of Hokkaido is a hotspot for this delicacy. Here you can find many restaurants ...

TOKYO (AP) — Shuntaro Tanikawa, who pioneered modern Japanese poetry, poignant but conversational in its divergence from haiku and other traditions, has died. He was 92. Tanikawa, who translated ...