“About the Frontispiece” by Hayashi Yoshikatsu 「口絵の写真について」林義勝 About the frontispiece Written by Hayashi Yoshikatsu The frontispiece of Dazai Osamu taken by my father, Hayashi Tadahiko, is a familiar shot—people have been exposed to it frequently via...
From Taiyo Fujii’s “Hello, World!” 『ハロー・ワールド』藤井太洋 Hello, World! By Fujii Taiyo “Yasuhiro, that T-shirt. I’ve got one too,” says Atsushi Kuruwaze, calling me by my first name as he looks up from his plate of organic vegetable curry. His ellipse-shaped,...
Sakaguchi, Oda, and Dazai in Conversation at Bar Lupin in Ginza (excerpted): On One’s Taste in Women 坂口安吾・織田作之助・太宰治「座談会 歓楽極まりて哀情多し」より抜粋 On One’s Taste in Women S: Sakaguchi O: Oda D: Dazai S: I feel like the charm of women exists in...