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Though Chen Po-jung struck gold selling English in 1970s Taiwan, in 1980 he decided to bring his family to America, a dream ...

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The app offers line-by-line translation for bilingual audiobooks, making language learning portable and accessible via a mobile/iOS device for learners of all ages.

Japanese cities each have their own guides on how to dispose of rubbish. In Fukushima, rubbish bags have to be placed at collection points every morning by 0830 - but cannot be left out from the ...

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The 39 most anticipated books of 2025 include Susan Choi’s long-awaited follow-up to Trust Exercise, an essay collection from environmental justice activist Catherine Coleman Flowers ...

As the first half of the 2020s comes to a close, one global literary trend shows no signs of abating: a hunger for the stories of Japanese writers. The past five years saw authors from Japan win ...

The book follows the trio as they navigate marriage, business, and power together. Rebecca Romney, a rare book dealer, explores the women authors who most impacted Jane Austen. As the publisher ...

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The lyricist Ira Gershwin outlived his composer brother by more than 40 years, but never quite escaped George’s shadow. Review by Joseph Epstein ...