When I translated Nukata’s words into English twenty years ago, I wasn’t thinking of this, though – simply that I wanted to convey the beauty of her images and language in my translation. Translating ...

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Shuntaro Tanikawa, one of the most celebrated Japanese modern poets who pushed the boundaries of the genre, died on Nov. 13. He was 92. While his poems have been translated into many foreign ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, in a poem recited at the annual New Year's Poetry Reading on Wednesday, expressed how he was ...