“I wanted an easy job. That was all. A job that wouldn’t burden me with unnecessary stress, that would leave my mind free to think about other things.” […]
Japanese literature
The Book of Tokyo
“Tokyo is a city of layers—some visible, some hidden beneath the surface, but all pulsing with life.” Introduction The Book of Tokyo, edited by Masashi Matsuie, is a […]
Japanese literature
All the Lovers in the Night
“I wanted to be seen, but I didn’t want to be known.” Chapter 1: Fuyuko’s Solitude Fuyuko Irie, a freelance proofreader in her mid-thirties, lives a quiet, isolated […]