WRAL

Japan asked the international media to change how we write their names. No one listened

In a full-page spread on March 2, 1979, the Los Angeles Times introduced its readers to Pinyin, a Chinese romanization system it said was changing the "familiar map of China." In a full-page spread on ...
Reuters

Japan's romance-writing nun "took vows too young"

KYOTO, Japan (Reuters) - It's hard to believe the tiny, shaven-headed figure who welcomes visitors into her home in the hills outside Kyoto with green tea and dainty sweets once scandalized Japan with ...
Poughkeepsie Journal

Try a 'first writing' for New Year's. This workshop will teach you the Japanese tradition

This time of year prompts us to reflect on our achievements, places we've visited, and people we've spent time with. As the new year approaches, we often compile a list of aspirations in the form of ...
毎日新聞

Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 59): Writing on Ishikawa Takuboku as last large work of career

This July 21, 2012, photo shows Donald Keene during a visit to Ishikawa Takuboku's family grave in Hakodate, Hokkaido. (Provided by the Donald Keene Memorial Foundation) TOKYO -- After a while, the ...