It is hard to imagine the brilliant novelist Yukio Mishima taking a driving test, but he did in 1962, eight years before his sensational ritual suicide. At the somewhat mature age of 37 ...

Six letters from literary giant Yukio Mishima to writer and politician Shintaro Ishihara have been discovered, one of which was a vital factor in Ishihara’s decision to join the world of politics. The ...

“You’re going to wear this to the show? You’re going to wear the shirt of the band you’re going to see? Don’t be that guy.” These words have had a longer legacy in the world of music ...