Category Archives: Writing

“Travels in the East” Book Review

Metropolis magazine has published my review of the travel essay collection "Travels in the East" by Donald Richie.

“Extremely Lost in Translation” Essay

Metropolis Magazine has published my op-ed piece "Extremely Lost in Translation" on humorous mistakes in Japanese subtitles of English language films.

“Time Shower Brewery” Bar Review

Metropolis magazine has published my review of Time Shower Brewery in Shinagawa.

“Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide” Book Review

Metropolis magazine has published my review of "Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide" by Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt.

“Losing Kei” Book Review

Metropolis magazine has published my review of "Losing Kei" a novel by American novelist Suzanne Kamata.

“Beer Café Gambrinus Bar” Review

Metropolis magazine has published my review of Beer Café Gambrinus in Kokubunji.

“Midori by Moonlight” Book Review

Metropolis magazine has published my review of the novel "Midori by Moonlight" by Wendy Nelson Tokunaga.

“Sessue Hayakawa: Silent Cinema and Transnational Stardom” Book Review

Metropolis magazine has published my review of the biography "Sessue Hayakawa: Silent Cinema and Transnational Stardom" by Daisuke Miyao.

“Horiyoshi III, Legendary Irezumi Master” Article

PingMag has published my article "Horiyoshi III, Legendary Irezumi Master".

“Yakuza Moon: Memoirs of a Gangster’s Daughter” Book Review

Metropolis magazine has published my review of the memoir "Yakuza Moon: Memoirs of a Gangster's Daughter" by Shoko Tendo.