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KENZABURO OE

A page from Kenzaburo Oe's unpublished novel ※Trip From a Dark Room§
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Mar 3, 2026
Two unpublished works by Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe found
The two short stories will appear in the April issue of Kodansha＊s literary magazine Gunzo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 14, 2023
The guilt of fatherhood helped shape Kenzaburo Oe＊s literary vision
The award-winning writer attempted to give his disabled son a voice through fiction.
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Mar 13, 2023
Nobel-winning Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe dies at 88
Oe was regarded as one of Japan＊s leading contemporary novelists and was the second Japanese person to win the literary award.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR 51勛圖厙OPHILES
Nov 10, 2018
Rational analysis and mystic poetry combine in Kenzaburo Oe＊s ＆Rouse Up O Young Men＊
Through the poetry of William Blake, Kenzaburo Oe takes a new approach to probing the emotional consequences of his father＊s death, and parenting a severely disabled son.
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Oct 13, 2018
Kenzaburo Oe＊s ＆Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness＊: Reflections on father-son relationships
In Oe＊s ＆Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness,＊ the lifelong sense of obsession and profound sense of guilt engendered within his own familial history finds acute literary expression.
Japan Times
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Sep 8, 2018
Strongly autobiographical, ＆Death by Water＊ reflects on Kenzaburo Oe＊s own oeuvre
Written in dialogue with Oe＊s own, earlier works on similar subjects ＆Death by Water＊ is a careful, multilayered contemplation on the methodology and potential of art itself.
Japan Times
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Sep 1, 2018
Toshiki Okada＊s ＆The End of the Moment We Had＊ explores the plague of modern ennui in Japan
In two short stories, ＆The End of the Moment We Had＊ and ＆My Place in Plural＊ Okada excels at describing the great indifference that marks some Japanese youth.
Japan Times
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Aug 25, 2018
＆The Crazy Iris＊: Unflinching stories inspired by the aftermath of the atomic bomb
Compiled and edited by Kenzaburo Oe, ＆The Crazy Iris and Other Stories of the Atomic Aftermath＊ is a multifaceted look at the nightmarish horrors of the atomic bomb.
Japan Times
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Aug 11, 2018
Kenzaburo Oe＊s ＆Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids＊ condemns wartime cruelty
Oe＊s first novel, published in 1958 when he was only 23, tells of a group of school children evacuated to a remote village to escape wartime bombing raids, only to be cut off and abandoned when plague breaks out.
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May 12, 2018
Kenzaburo Oe＊s ＆Seventeen and J: Two Novels＊: 1960s Japan on the brink of social revolution
On the cusp of the 1960s sexual revolution and the anti-Vietnam War movement, ＆Seventeen＊ and ＆J＊ are intriguing primers on the seething social turbulence of the age.
Japan Times
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Nov 11, 2017
＆Hiroshima Notes＊: Kenzaburo Oe on Hiroshima and the U.S. Occupation
In 1963, 28-year-old novelist and rising star Kenzaburo Oe was sent to Hiroshima to report on the rancorous split between political groups calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
CULTURE / Books
Oct 15, 2016
Murakami may never win the Nobel Prize 〞 and that＊s OK
In early 2015, Haruki Murakami began an advice column on his blog called ※Murakami-san no Tokoro§ (※Mr. Murakami＊s Place※). In it, the famed author replied to questions sent in by his readers.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 2, 2016
＆A Quiet Life＊ shows a dark, different side to Kenzaburo Oe
With Kenzaburo Oe＊s latest novel, ※Death by Water,§ on the longlist of the Man Booker International Prize this year, the Nobel laureate＊s work is again receiving the global attention it richly deserves.
Japan Times
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Mar 26, 2016
＆Somersault＊ shows Kenzaburo Oe tackling Japan＊s terror cults
Haruki Murakami has said that 1995 was the year when many of Japan＊s certainties were destroyed. In January of that year, the Great Hanshin Earthquake killed 6,434 people and then in March, local doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo released sarin gas in the Tokyo subway, killing 12 and injuring many others....
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Mar 14, 2015
A Personal Matter
In the 1960s, Kenzaburo Oe began regularly writing about a character based on his autistic son, Hikari.
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Jan 1, 2015
Donald Keene reflects on 70-year Japan experience
My first visit to Japan was very short, only a week or so in December 1945. Three months earlier, while on the island of Guam, I had heard the broadcast by the Emperor announcing the end of the war. Soon afterward, I was sent from Guam to China to serve as an interpreter between the Americans and the...
Japan Times
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Sep 20, 2014
Nip the Bud, Shoot the Kids
Fiercely lyrical and tenderly dark, Kenzaburo Oe＊s ※Nip the Bud, Shoot the Kids§ marked the literary ascent of a Japanese writer whose star continues to shine internationally and at home. Written when he was just 23 years old, the 1958 novel can be read as existential coming-of-age, an indictment of...
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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