by Rebecca Copeland | Sep 24, 2025 | Japanese Culture
Novels with clear social messages never fail to incite debate in my Japanese literature courses. They push readers to care, to take a point of view, and to act. Literary works by Ariyoshi Sawako (1931-1984) are a case in point. The Doctor’s Wife (1966), for one,... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Jan 3, 2024 | Japanese Culture
How the “Truth”-Seeking Scholar Became the Story Meeting celebrated author Uno Chiyo on June 21, 1984 (which incidentally or ironically was my fourth wedding anniversary) was a thrill. The thrills didn’t stop with that meeting, though. Four months later, I was in...
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