Read Japanese Literature

Alison Fincher
readjapaneseliterature.com
Monthly podcast. Next episode on Wednesday, August 5.

A podcast about Japanese literature and some of its best works

New episodes more-or-less monthly

50 episodes  •  0 archived  •  
S5 E6
Aum Anxiety in Japanese Fiction
S5 E6·
June 25
June 25
59 mins
S5 E5
Yasunari Kawabata
S5 E5·
May 11
May 11
57 mins
S5 E4
Japanese Monster Stories on the Big Screen
S5 E4·
February 10
February 10
1h 3m
S5 E3
The Japanese Cell Phone Novel
S5 E3·
Dec 14, 2025
Dec 14, 2025
48 mins
S5 E2
Lafcadio Hearn—The Master of the Japanese Ghost Story
S5 E2·
Oct 29, 2025
Oct 29, 2025
54 mins
S5 E1
Bullying in Japanese Literature
S5 E1·
Sep 20, 2025
Sep 20, 2025
57 mins
S4 E8
Christianity in Japanese Literature
S4 E8·
Jun 5, 2025
Jun 5, 2025
1h 1m
S4 E7
Japanese Writers Standing Up to the State
S4 E7·
Mar 18, 2025
Mar 18, 2025
1h 3m
S4 E6
Keiichiro Hirano
S4 E6·
Feb 5, 2025
Feb 5, 2025
52 mins
S4 E5
Christmas in Japanese Literature
S4 E5·
Dec 14, 2024
Dec 14, 2024
52 mins