By Accessible Japan reader, M. G. What is real, and what is not? You can engage in eternal debates concerning that question, but you yourself know best what is real to you, and what is not. This seems to be what the protagonists of Takehiko Inoue’s manga REAL discover. Their Read more…
By Kelly Frost Adapting Japan In the Province of the Gods is at once the extremely personal and specific story of one man’s journeys to Japan and also an entirely recognizable story of self-discovery and universal truths. Weaving his personal travel narrative with those of writers who have come before Read more…
In preparation for our book review of In the Province of the Gods, author Kenny Fries was kind enough to share the following excerpt. During the time I lived in Japan, I was often asked, “What is it like to be disabled in Japan?” “I can’t answer that question,” quickly Read more…
by Suzanne Kamata Naoki Higashida became an international literary sensation when his first book, The Reason I Jump, was translated into English by best-selling author David Mitchell and KA Yoshida, and published abroad. As Mitchell writes in the introduction to this book, he and his Japanese wife initially translated the Read more…
Regular readers of Accessible Japan’s blog are familiar with author Suzanne Kamata. Suzanne is a long-time resident of Japan and has a daughter with multiple disabilities. She is the author of the YA novels Gadget Girl: The Art of Being Invisible and Screaming Divas. Her latest publication, A Girls’ Guide to Read more…
No One’s Perfect The Complete Edition by Hirotada Ototake Review by K. Opoku Being from the West, I was at a slight disadvantage as I had no idea who Hirotada Ototake was when I began this book. However, this might be akin to any good reader who saves the last Read more…