Opinion: What kind of picture books are needed in Japan's growing multicultural society?
Since last summer, Bookstart Japan, a nonprofit group that promotes activities to give picture books to parents and children ...
Learning from Japanese picture books (23) Mekkiramokkira Doon Don
"Mekkiramokkira Doon Don," written by Setsuko Hasegawa and illustrated by Nana Furiya (Published by Fukuinkan Shoten Publishers, Inc., 1985)Story outl･･･ ...
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Japanese bestseller 'Totto-chan' inspires school for autistic children in China
Japanese author Kuroyanagi Tetsuko attended a book launch event at a bookstore ... She also serves as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund and remains one of Japan's ...
Learning from Japanese picture books (22) Ruraru-san no Hondana
"Ruraru-san no Hondana," written and illustrated by Hiroshi Ito (Published by Poplar Publishing Co. Ltd., 2005)Story outlineMr. Ruraru's bookshelf (th･･･ ...
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Japanese bookworm takes mobile library to children in rural Thailand
A children's mobile library run by a Japanese expat in northern Thailand has become more important than ever during the coronavirus pandemic. Horiuchi Yoshimi sees books as "friends" for the ...