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Jinbocho, Tokyo’s Book District
This neighbourhood in Chiyoda-ku has become a popular centre for second-hand book stores, publishing houses and antique curiosities.
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Issei Suda’s ‘Family Diary’, A Distant Look at Daily Life
For two years, he photographed his family using a Minox, a tiny camera notably employed by intelligence agencies.
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Recipe for ‘Okayu’ from the Film ‘Princess Mononoke’
This rice soup seasoned with miso is served by a monk to Ashitaka, one of the heroes in Hayao Miyazaki's film.
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Yukio Mishima and the Acceptance of his Homosexuality in Post-War Japan
In 'Confessions of a Mask', a novel inspired by his life, the author details the struggle to accept his difference in a conservative society.
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Roland Barthes and Japan
From his travels to Japan in the 1960s, the author drew 'Empire of Signs', a book in which he details the things which caught his attention.