CULTURE

‘The Sound of Water’, or How to Escape the Trap of One’s Life

‘All about Lily Chou-Chou’, The mythical score of a fictional singer

‘The Truth’, a French Drama Seen through Japanese Eyes

An Encyclopaedia of Japanese Science-Fiction by Fabien Mauro

‘Black Rain’, a Film about the Tragic Fate of the Survivors of Hiroshima

‘World Without Words’, a Mise-en-Abyme of Language

‘The Drops of God’, a Vintage Manga

‘A Distant Neighbourhood’, a Personal Comic Book about Childhood and Family

‘Samurai Wisdom Stories’, an Anthology of the Code of Honour

An Encyclopaedia of Japanese Science-Fiction by Fabien Mauro

‘All about Lily Chou-Chou’, The mythical score of a fictional singer

ADAn Acoustic Monument on Niigata Prefecture’s Sado Island

Ryo Fukui – Japanese Jazz Legend, Rediscovered

Cafe OTO, Home of Experimental music

Guruguru Brain, the Japanese Underground Music Label

The ‘Witches of the Orient’, the Remarkable Story of Working-Class Volleyball Players

Masahiro Hoshino, Born to Be a Biker

‘Yakuza, Japan’s Criminal Underworld’, Uncovering the Mysteries of Organised Crime

When Friendship Repairs the Damage Done to the Deceased

Placing the Marginalised at the Heart of the Debate

The First Postcards from a Japan Previously Closed to Foreigners

‘WADAKO – Stories of Japanese Kites’

‘Samurai Wisdom Stories’, an Anthology of the Code of Honour

Sekigahara, a Seminal Battle in Japanese History

Japonisme, the Impact of Japanese Art

Japan as Read and Dreamt About by Emilie Papatheodorou

Anticipating Fashion, the Vision of Tetsuya Okada

Japan, the Country of Suicide?

Aurélie Saada’s Japan

‘The Chrysanthemum and the Sword’, Understanding Japan from the United States