Sadakichi Hartmann was an American art critic, novelist, poet, and man of letters. The son of a German father and Japanese mother, Hartmann went to the United States as a boy (he became a naturalized citizen in 1894). While living in Philadelphia from 18
wrote novels that were profoundly different from those of both older writers and his own generation. He did not hesitate to reveal that his mother was unmarried when he was born, that he barely knew his father, and that his elder brother, an alcoholic alienated from his family, committed ...
Hotta is best known as the author of the best-selling manga and anime series Hikaru no Go, which is widely credited for the late 90s-2000s boom of the game of go in Japan. The idea behind Hikaru no Go began when Yumi Hotta played a pick-up game of go with her father-in-l...
It was replaced by a lighthouse designed by the British engineer Richard Henry Brunton, the “Father of Japanese Lighthouses” in 1872. Sumi and light colour on paper, 12.75 x 20.25 in ; 32.4 x 51.4 cms. Signed Hiroshige ga with Ichiryusai seal. Very good condition. Status: Available ...
They may not be relied upon for accuracy, as in some cases they were not written by native Japanese writers; they are intended to illustrate their particular readings and how they might be used, to the best of the author’s ability to provide them. Additionally, this article explains my ...
His father was Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. Age: Dec. at 63 (1925-1989) Birthplace: Kita, Tokyo, Japan Photo: Metaweb (FB) CC-BY-SA-2.0 Yoko Kanno Yoko Kanno (菅野 よう子, Kanno Yōko) is a Japanese composer, arranger and musician best known for her work on the soundtracks on anime films,...
But ザ also does a great job in extracting positive stereotypes. Two examples from Kajiwara’s data are ザ・トマト (za tomato, “the” tomato) and ザ・和食 (za washoku, “the” Japanese cuisine). The first one designates a particularly “tomatoic” specimen of the fruit, in terms ...
The printed missal is clutched by her father Bill (Bill Hunter), who proclaims about his daughter, ‘you can’t type but you really impress me’. Meanwhile, on Hibiscus Island, Muriel lies under a moonlit palm tree with her newly found mentor, ‘bad girl’ Ronda (Rachel Griffiths). In...
‘I started working with the father of the family a number of years ago,’ says Ashizawa. ‘After a couple of smaller restaurants, I was asked to design a dentist’s office for the younger brother, and this led to a commission for this house for the older brother and his family.’ ...
In the17th and 18th centuries, just as English scholars were reading and writing about their heritage in the continental prestige language of Latin, so too were Japanese members of the Buddhist clergy researching and publishing about the Chinese language