I am a postdoctoral researcher specialized in Japanese literature and cultural history, based at Rikkyo University, Tokyo.
My current book project rethinks Japan’s nation-building process in the late nineteenth century through the lens of children’s literature and the cultural memory of martial heroes.
Latest posts
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Akutagawa’s Momotarō
A translation of the short story Momotarō (1924) in Dutch. Momotarō, geschreven door Akutagawa Ryūnosuke (1892-1927), is een satirische bewerking van het gelijknamige Japanse volksverhaal. Volgens de gangbare versie werd het jongetje Momotarō geboren uit… Read more
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New publication on Hideyoshi’s boyhood legends
How wonderful it is to hold a book containing your own publication finally in your hands! The top illustration on the opened page shows a boy busting a buddha statue. That is Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the… Read more
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