A Funeral

Last week my wife’s sister died. After a long and unevenly matched battle, her death was at once unsurprising and

In Memoriam: Mac

This past August, Hiroshima lost a singular and much-loved native son. Masanori Kono, or Mac, was the owner of the

Sitting with a group of travelers not long ago, I was asked with regard to Japan, “What’s the deal with

My wife collects strays. A small Parisian dancer standing at the side of a coastal road, with a sign saying

We just sent my parents home after three weeks in Hiroshima. They kept busy. Picnics in the mountains, a two-day

Arthur Binard has won awards for his Japanese poetry and has translated some of the world’s most beloved children’s books

Obon can be elusive for the average visitor to Japan, the sort of thing you’re aware of but…