Stone Bridge Press publisher talks with author and reviewer Stephen Mansfield about his work and the current state of writing about Japan for an international audience.
Mar 20, 2025
31 min
Author, editor, podcaster, and cultural critic and observer Patrick Macias talks about manga, anime, and the general state of pop culture in Japan.
Oct 8, 2024
33 min
Steve Beimel, a long-time resident of Kyoto, is the driving force behind Japan Craft 21, whose goal is to preserve and nourish Japanese crafts. Here he discusses the variety and significance of crafts in Japan and what makes them so special.
Jun 17, 2024
32 min
Translator Mark Gibeau and publisher Peter Goodman discuss Mark’s translation of Osamu Dazai’s "Ningen Shikkaku,” which Stone Bridge published as "A Shameful Life" (elsewhere known as "No Longer Human")
Mar 19, 2024
34 min
Author John Dougill talks about his 3,000-km train trip from Hokkaido to Kyushu along the west coast of Japan and his observations and adventures along the way.
Nov 7, 2023
35 min
Managing editor Meg Taylor talks about MONKEY, an annual anthology that showcases translations of works by top Japanese writers and that has recently launched a new fiction-in-translation imprint with Stone Bridge Press.
Oct 23, 2023
28 min
Helen McCarthy, one of the key figures in the introduction of anime culture into the English-reading world back in the age of VHS and basement viewing parties, looks at how the medium has changed over the years and become a profit center for big streaming corporations while at the same time (mostly) hanging on to its creative vitality.
Aug 7, 2023
55 min
Japan is officially open with no pandemic restrictions! Author Gilles Poitras offers first travel impressions of Tokyo, based on his new book "Tokyo Stroll."
Jun 12, 2023
27 min
Sake expert Jim Rion, author of the new book "Discovering Yamaguchi Sake," talks about local Yamaguchi brews as well as some sake basics and insight into brewing and ingredients.
Apr 11, 2023
29 min
Landscape architect Marc Peter Keane, based in Kyoto, talks about art and aesthetics in Japanese gardens.
Mar 8, 2023
47 min
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