Japanese Artist Hashiguchi Goyo Jun 25, 2008
He then illustrated novelist Natsume Soseki s I Am a Cat, which led to further literary collaborations with other well-known Japanese authors such as Junichiro Tanizaki. In 1907, Goyo s oil painting work received strong praise at the national Bunten show. (Suite101.com)
A refuge from Tokyo's sprawl Nov 3, 2006
In the late 19th century the city became a breeding ground for the country's most prolific authors, like Soseki Natsume, Ton Satomi and Yasunari Kawabata. "Art is in the air and there are lots of interests in it among people down here. It is a deliberate culture that has been cultivated over time," said Gauntner, who is a writer and occasionally works with exporters of Japanese sake. (International Herald Tribune)
Spreading the word on popular literatureBy Donald Richie Jan 15, 2006
These names are well known all over Japan -- but almost nowhere else because it has been mainly pure literature that is translated: Natsume Soseki, Yasunari Kawabata, Jun'ichiro Tanizaki, Yukio Mishima, etc ... It aims not only to present new translations of serious literature (Natsume Soseki's "Botchan" has recently appeared), but also to make available more samples of popular literature. (Japan Times Online, Japan)
