“Archipelago of the Sun” meanders across the Baltic Sea in search of a disappeared Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/24/books/yoko-tawada-archipelago-of-the-sun-trilogy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #books #yokotawada #margaretmitsutani #translation #books #literature
Sung in Japanese, German and Ukrainian, “Natasha” tells the story of an immigrant wandering through a series of hells on Earth. The modern opera opens in Tokyo with a star-studded crosscultural team behind it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/08/09/stage/natasha-opera-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #stage #newnationaltheatretokyo #opera #theater #yokotawada #kazushiono #toshiohosokawa