Mourning her baby The Orca whale baby’s death Similar to us
A Mouthwatering Summer Reading List Before you head to the beach, make sure you have a good book to bring with you. Here are a few food-related suggestions we found on the shelves of our local Kinokuniya bookstore. Sushi: Jiro Gastronomy Jiro Ono is arguably the most famous sushi chef on the face of the planet. The stern taskmaster and unparalleled sushi maestro was...
Cats like you’ve never seen before A new book by Zack Davisson, Kaibyo: The Supernatural Cats of Japan, explores the history of magical cats in Japan. The book, co-published by Mercuria Press of Portland and Chin Music Press of Seattle, is lushly illustrated in full color with dozens of ukiyo-e and drawings. Inside, you’ll meet the Bakeneko, a fluid shapeshifter; the Nekomata, or split-tailed...
One of Japan’s most popular exports to the rest of the world is perhaps its smallest and quietest—haiku poetry. Millions of people write haiku around the globe, in many languages, and Western schools have taught haiku for decades. Many countries have haiku societies to help promote the understanding and enjoyment of haiku. You may have learned that haiku has to be in a pattern of...
New children’s book brings yokai to life When folklorist, author and translator Zack Davisson came across the work of Swiss artist Eleonora d’Onofrio on the Internet, he was instantly smitten. D’Onofrio had rendered a series of Japanese yokai, or monsters and spirits, in her original style. The paintings spoke to Davisson, so he reached out to her and asked if she would be willing...
