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Early works of Japanese literature were heavily influenced by cultural contact with China and Chinese literature, often written in Classical Chinese. ...

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Japanese Literature
Japanese Literature, literature written by Japanese in both the Japanese and Chinese language. ... Japanese literature developed primarily in the forms of fiction, poetry, the ...

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Professor of Japanese literature at the University of Tokyo, book review editor ... I sensed something in classical Japanese literature that seemed to offer a way ...

JAPANESE LITERATURE
Japanese literature spans a period of almost two millennia of writing. Early work was heavily influenced by Chinese literature, but Japan quickly ...

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A symposium on the writings of Haruki Murakami (author of Norwegian Wood, Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, and Kafka on the Shore) and the influence of his ...

Kaguya Hime


Just saw this during a CM break just now which reminded me to post it.
Kaguya Hime is a 10th century Japanese Folk tale about a girl who was discovered inside the stalk of a glowing bamboo plant - you may have seen references to the story in some anime.


Sho Shu Riki is a brand of deodorizer and usually have funny ads like this one.

Your Japanese word for today is "Kusai" (臭い) meaning "to smell bad" If you come across a smelly odour, you can say "Kusai" in the same tone as kaguya hime in the ad.

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