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Tag Archives: Japan month

Japanese Music

A brief foray into Japanese music

Posted byimogenglad3rd Feb 2022Posted inmusic, UncategorizedTags: Far East South Asia and Australasia, Hatsune Miku, japan, Japan month, Japanese music, Japanuary, Shintaro Sakamoto, Yellow Magic OrchestraLeave a comment on Japanese Music

Japanese TV series Aggretsuko

Cute, funny and relatable Japanese anime

Posted byimogenglad1st Feb 20221st Feb 2022Posted intelevisionTags: Aggretsuko, animation, anime, Far East South Asia and Australasia, japan, Japan month, Japanuary, Retsuku, television4 Comments on Japanese TV series Aggretsuko

Drive My Car – Japanese film

Japan’s entry for the 2021 Academy Awards is a dialogue-heavy meditation on grief, betrayal and art.

Posted byimogenglad29th Jan 202230th Jan 2022Posted infilmTags: Drive My Car, Far East South Asia and Australasia, film, Hamaguchi Ryusuke, japan, Japan month, Japanuary, movie3 Comments on Drive My Car – Japanese film

Territory of Light by Yuko Tsushima (Japan)

A single mother carves out a new life with her toddler in 1970s Tokyo

Posted byimogenglad14th Jan 202214th Jan 2022Posted inbookTags: books, Far East South Asia and Australasia, female writers, fiction, japan, Japan month, Japanuary, translated literature, Yuko Tsushima7 Comments on Territory of Light by Yuko Tsushima (Japan)

The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa (Japan)

An International Booker Prize-shortlisted dystopian novel

Posted byimogenglad12th Jan 202212th Jan 2022Posted inbookTags: booker international, books, dystopia, Far East South Asia and Australasia, female writers, fiction, International Man Booker, japan, Japan month, japan. far east, Japanuary, The Memory Police, translated literature, Yoko Ogawa7 Comments on The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa (Japan)

The Art of Yayoi Kusama (Japan)

I went to see Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Rooms at the Tate, plus an overview of her life and work

Posted byimogenglad8th Jan 20229th Jan 2022Posted inartTags: art, art exhibitions, Far East South Asia and Australasia, female artists, japan, Japan month, japan. far east, Japanuary, Tate, Yayoi Kusama3 Comments on The Art of Yayoi Kusama (Japan)

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (Japan)

a quick and deceptively unchallenging read that reminded me of a Japanese Eleanor Oliphant

Posted byimogenglad5th Jan 20225th Jan 2022Posted inbookTags: 20 books of summer, books, Far East South Asia and Australasia, female writers, fiction, japan, Japan month, Japanuary, light reads, translated literature, women_in_translation10 Comments on Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (Japan)

The Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe (1924-93, Japan)

A 1962 Japanese classic work of absurdist dystopia from Kobo Abe

Posted byimogenglad3rd Jan 20225th Jan 2022Posted inbookTags: books, dystopia, Far East South Asia and Australasia, fiction, japan, Japan month, japan. far east, Japanuary, Kobo Abe, prize_winners, translated literature, Woman in the Dunes6 Comments on The Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe (1924-93, Japan)

Kiki’s Delivery Service, film by Hayao Miyazaki (Japan – for Japanuary 2022)

Japan’s Studio Ghibli can be relied on for a visual treat for all ages.

Posted byimogenglad2nd Jan 20222nd Jan 2022Posted infilmTags: animation, Far East South Asia and Australasia, film, japan, Japan month, Japanuary, movie, Studio GhibliLeave a comment on Kiki’s Delivery Service, film by Hayao Miyazaki (Japan – for Japanuary 2022)

The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura (1863-1913, Japan – for Japanuary 2022)

A modern classic tracing the history, philosophy and aesthetics of tea drinking in Japan

Posted byimogenglad1st Jan 20221st Jan 2022Posted inbookTags: books, classics, drinks writing, Far East South Asia and Australasia, food writing, japan, Japan month, japan. far east, Japanuary4 Comments on The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura (1863-1913, Japan – for Japanuary 2022)

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