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Introduction to Psychotherapy, Part 1
The author recalls experiences in Philadelphia and sets out personal views on psychology, psychoanalysis and the way therapists respond to people in distress.
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A Plea for Yamakawa Tomiko
An essay prompted by a visit to Obama reflects on Yamakawa Tomiko’s life and poetry and calls for greater recognition of her connection with Japan Women’s University.
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A Record of My Father and Mother
A family memoir traces the parents’ meeting in Hoshino, life connected with coal mining and the writer’s later return to live with his mother.
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Misaki Hakushu Society, Part 1
An account of a visit to the Misaki Hakushu Society reflects on Jogashima no Ame, memories of hearing it sung and the friendships sustained by poetry.
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Many Thanks, Mr. Nishino
The opening part of a tribute to a former teacher introduces his wartime records and places personal memories of schooling within a broader account of Japan’s modern history.
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Many Thanks, Mr. Nishino (Middle)
The second part of the tribute examines the teacher’s training-college years and student mobilisation, connecting his wartime records with the wider course of the Pacific War.
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Many Thanks, Mr. Nishino (Concl.)
The concluding tribute returns to the teacher’s wartime notes, postwar disorientation and the lasting influence of his teaching, alongside reflections on hometown and poetry.
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Pandemics in Shakespeare’s Time
An essay written during the COVID-19 pandemic examines representations of plague, life and death in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English literature.
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Narayama and Kitami Shihoko
An essay visits Narayama through Kitami Shihoko’s poem and considers the longing, conflict and sense of place that a love song can convey.
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Midaregami and Hoshino Tetsuro
An essay reflects on Midaregami, the craft of its lyricist Hoshino Tetsuro and memories of personal conversations, accompanied by recordings.
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Two Macbeths: Ambition and Frustration in Japan and Britain
An essay compares Shakespeare’s Macbeth with Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood to consider ambition, marriage and frustrated hopes in modern Japanese society.
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Questions and Answers on Society Activities and Literature, Parts 2–5
An archived dialogue published in April 2020 on fees, activity during the coronavirus outbreak, preserving literary works and the relationship between professional and amateur writing. Fees and meeting plans describe that period and are not current guidance.