Read Japanese Literature
Alison Fincher
A podcast about Japanese literature and some of its best works
New episodes more-or-less monthly
Episodes
Zainichi Literature—Koreans Writing in JapanJune 03, 2024
The End of the World! Japanese Apocalypse, Part 3April 29, 2024
The End of the World! Japanese Apocalypse, Part 2April 15, 2024
The End of the World! Japanese Apocalypse, Part 1April 01, 2024
Misogyny and Yukio Mishima, Part 2February 22, 2024
Misogyny and Yukio Mishima, Part 1February 16, 2024
Kenji MiyazawaJanuary 17, 2024
The Stories of Studio GhibliNovember 21, 2023
Haruki MurakamiOctober 16, 2023
Japanese Children's LiteratureSeptember 05, 2023
Translating Japanese to English, Part 2August 08, 2023
Translating Japanese to English, Part 1June 29, 2023
SF! Japanese Science FictionApril 25, 2023
Writing from OkinawaApril 14, 2023
Fukushima FictionMarch 06, 2023
Sexlessness in Japanese FictionFebruary 12, 2023
The Akutagawa Prize and Kobo AbeJanuary 27, 2023
Japanese Magical RealismJanuary 06, 2023
Cats in Japanese LiteratureNovember 28, 2022
The Smile of the Mountain WitchOctober 25, 2022
Writing about Japan's "Have-Nots"September 22, 2022
Translating Japanese WomenSeptember 01, 2022
Banana and the BubbleAugust 23, 2022
Literature of Change in the 1960s—Mishima and OeAugust 14, 2022
Japanese Literature in WWIIJuly 12, 2022