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  • Essays

    A Revered Teacher and His Times, Part 2

    Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: Full English translation available

    The second essay considers Takao Suzuki’s intellectual outlook, modest material needs and the place of independent thought within Japan’s educational and political history.

  • Essays

    A Revered Teacher and His Times, Part 1

    Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: Full English translation available

    A memoir recalls studying language at Keio during the era of the 1960 security-treaty protests and reflects on the lasting intellectual influence of Takao Suzuki.

  • Essays

    The Izumi School Kyogen Performance

    Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: Full English translation available

    A report on a January 2021 performance at Kanda Myojin discusses the transmission of kyogen tradition and a new Amabie-themed work, accompanied by photographs.

  • Poetry & creative work

    Mercy of Our Hometown

    Author: Seishu HamanoOnline Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: Japanese with parallel English

    A memorial poem addresses a departed friend and finds enduring companionship in the shared customs, music and memories of their Kawachi hometown.

  • Collections

    Miura Tanka Society: January 2021

    Author: Seishu HamanoOnline Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: Full English translation available

    An account of a January 2021 gathering introduces the Miura Tanka Society and discusses poems of the New Year, family and daily life during the pandemic.

  • Essays

    Memories of Wartime Koishikawa

    Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: Full English translation available

    A memoir recalls childhood in Tokyo’s Koishikawa district from 1940 to 1945 and considers how those experiences continued to shape the writer’s view of Japanese society.

  • Essays

    The Changing Image of Henry Miller

    Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: Full English translation available

    A literary essay examines Henry Miller’s reception in Japan and the United States, considering sexuality, rebellion and the changing interpretation of his work.

  • Essays

    Lessons from Two Mentors

    Online Manyo-shu: Volume 1Originally published: Full English translation available

    A memoir recalls guidance from two teachers, including study at Warwick, and reflects on English for Specific Purposes, cultural learning and the responsibilities of teaching.

  • Essays

    Despair and the Possibility of Release through Circumstance

    Author: Seishu HamanoOriginally published: Full English translation available

    A philosophical essay challenges Kierkegaard’s treatment of despair and argues that changing circumstances open possibilities beyond a single moral interpretation.

  • Essays

    Questioning Discrepancies in Heidegger’s Philosophy

    Author: Seishu HamanoOriginally published: Full English translation available

    A critical essay explores time, death and existence in Heidegger’s thought, interweaving Japanese commentary with the English poem Cruel Today.

  • Academia news

    An Invitation to the Society

    Originally published: Full English translation available

    An introductory notice explains why works in several genres, including English poetry, were selected to convey the society’s interests at its launch.