Satisfied with the Upper House election results, the haikuist had worried that “the government went too far,” down the road to reinterpreting collective defense, noting that volunteer armies rely on ...

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Japan’s earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis have inspired many to turn to the time-honored tradition of haiku poetry.About the nuclear power plant/too much detail I hear/such unhappiness ...

First the ground shook, then the sea swallowed the land. Fires raged, lights went out, invisible menaces seeped into the air, the water, the soil. Tears flowed and headlines blared tales of sorrow and ...

The haikuist said she tested her “luck at the Kyoto Racecourse on the fourth day of the new year.” In today’s column, haikuists mark the turnover of zodiac signs for the Lunar New Year. Helen ...

First the ground shook and then the sea swallowed the land. Fires raged, lights went out, invisible menaces seeped into the air, the water, the soil. Tears flowed and headlines blared tales of tragedy ...

Japan’s earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis have inspired many to turn to the time-honored tradition of haiku poetry.About the nuclear power plant/too much detail I hear/such unhappiness Read the ...