A handful of stories about five women whose recent experiences of difficult or painful events are leavened by life-enhancing - even life-altering - moments.
To accompany the exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery - a gallery that the first Yoshida visited in the late 1890s. Something of a hall a of mirrors is going on here, as Yoshida, aware of t... read more
An exuberant romp of a thriller: career-driven journalist Rika finds that the best way to secure an interview with a maybe-serial-killer is through her stomach, trying out the rich recipes t... read more
In 1600 Adams was the first English man to step on Japanese shores - one of only nine survivors of a Dutch trading expedition. He became the shogun's advisor and ship builder, and a samurai.... read more
The Nuremberg Trials had their counterpart in Japan. This is a thorough investigation of that process, and its significance to what happened afterwards in Asia.
A collection of nine essays that elaborate on the development and themes of Mingei, the Japanese art movement that found beauty in commonplace objects.