Yū Miri’s 2014 novel Tokyo Ueno Station is a compelling portrait of one man’s life and a pointed critique of the inequalities that support the supposed national prosperity championed by the Tokyo Olympics. Kazu, an unhoused man living in Ueno Park, was born in the town of Sōma in Fukushima in 1933. In order to… Continue reading Tokyo Ueno Station →
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