General Nogi Maresuki paid a decades-old debt of honor by disemboweling himself on the day of his emperor's funeral. Nogi Shizuko, his wife, joined him in self-inflicted death. News of their suicide s
Literary critiques of Murasaki Shikibu's eleventh-century The Tale of Genji have often focused on the amorous adventures of its eponymous hero. In this paradigm-shifting analysis of the Genji and othe
Literary critiques of Murasaki Shikibu's eleventh-century The Tale of Genji have often focused on the amorous adventures of its eponymous hero. In this paradigm-shifting analysis of the Genji and othe
