Donald Keene's Japan: 100 yrs since his birth
The Mainichi reflects on the past century through the works and life of Japanologist Donald Keene.
Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 58): Becoming Japanese after 2011 Tohoku earthquake
TOKYO -- On March 11, 2011, a massive earthquake and tsunami struck Japan's northeastern Tohoku region. Donald Keene, who was in New York at the time, Full article
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 57): Appreciating Masaoka Shiki, reviver of classical haiku poetry
(2024/5/7)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 56): Finding kindred spirit in Edo painter shunning seclusion policy
(2024/4/23)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 55): Recording 'soul' of Japan found in medieval shogunate culture
(2024/4/9)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 54): Recalling WWII half a century later through translation work
(2024/3/26)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 53): Focusing on Emperor Meiji's human side and hopes for peace
(2024/3/12)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 52): Finding comfort in the metropolis of Tokyo
(2024/2/27)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 51): Dealing with treatment as a 'foreigner' in Japan
(2024/2/13)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 50): The innate charms and resilience of the Japanese language
(2024/1/30)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 49): Traveling and bridging the world through Japanese literature
(2024/1/16)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 48): Starting the New Year with Japanese friends and food
(2024/1/2)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 47): Encounter with ancient puppetry in Sea of Japan island of Sado
(2023/12/19)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 46): Finding comfort in Tokyo 'shitamachi' home in 1970s
(2023/12/5)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 45): Conversations with 'comrade-in-arms' Ryotaro Shiba
(2023/11/21)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 44): Loss of great writer, incomparable friend Yukio Mishima
(2023/11/7)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 43): Yasunari Kawabata wins Nobel Prize in literature
(2023/10/24)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 42): Double life begins after Columbia Uni. shutdown
(2023/10/10)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 41): Trips to Soviet Union change course of literary undertaking
(2023/9/26)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 40): Immersed in world of 'Essays in Idleness' at summer cottage
(2023/9/12)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 39): Making friends with writers Kenzaburo Oe and Kobo Abe
(2023/8/29)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 38): Getting a different look at US, Japan during Africa trip
(2023/8/15)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 37): Consolation in Kyoto after mother's passing
(2023/8/1)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 36): Friendship with group of writers, including Kenichi Yoshida
(2023/7/18)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 35): Searching for a true depiction of Rodin and Ogai's 'Hanako'
(2023/7/4)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 34): Accounts of Imperial Family, security, postwar education
(2023/6/20)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 33): Insight on family, friends, lifestyles in 1950s
(2023/6/6)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 32): Debuting as an expert observer of 'living Japan'
(2023/5/23)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 31): Dealing with guest Yukio Mishima's despair in New York
(2023/5/9)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 30): Joining a world of writers at PEN International Congress
(2023/4/25)
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Donald Keene corner in Tokyo school library guides students to Japan's favorite old stories
(2023/4/14)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 29): Making a name as NY-based expert amid 1950s Japan 'boom'
(2023/4/11)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 28): Returning to life in New York after peculiar India tour
(2023/3/28)
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Meeting late scholar and neighbor Donald Keene once more via 4 exhibits in Tokyo
(2023/3/23)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 27): A young scholar bids a tearful farewell
(2023/3/14)
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Novelist remembers Donald Keene for global insight that 'emboldened' Japan's literary giants
(2023/3/3)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 26): Tracing paths of haiku master into depths of country's northeast
(2023/2/28)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 25): A tiny regret in friendship with prolific writer Yukio Mishima
(2023/2/14)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 24): Capturing the heart and mind of luminary Junichiro Tanizaki
(2023/1/31)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 23): Struggling with a 'gaijin' label while immersed in Kyoto culture
(2023/1/17)
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Japanese translator finds own words in writing through special chemistry with Donald Keene
(2023/1/10)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 22): Witnessing society change every 20 yrs at Ise shrine ritual
(2023/1/3)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 21): Diving into traditional theater as 'Blue-eyed Tarokaja'
(2022/12/20)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 20): Life as a true Kyoto local in the warmth of a small home
(2022/12/6)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 19): Taking an overnight train ride to Kyoto and its magical days
(2022/11/22)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 18): Facing setback as a young scholar, setting out for Tokyo
(2022/11/8)
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In the shoes and mind of Donald Keene: Students sort 7,000 books from Japanologist's home
(2022/11/2)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 17): Bonding with 'Genji' translator and Crown Prince Akihito
(2022/10/25)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 16): Taking first steps as a teacher of 'peculiar' Japanese
(2022/10/11)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 15): College life marked by tradition in post-WWII Britain
(2022/9/27)
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 14): Travel to mainland Europe en route to Cambridge University
(2022/9/13)
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