“Literature critic John Nathan dissects Japan’s Nobel Prize laureates" in The Japan Times

An interesting and provocative article in The Japan Times about our own EALCS Professor, John Nathan:

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2015/09/05/books/literature-critic-john-nathan-dissects-japans-nobel-prize-laureates

See also, John Nathan: An extraordinary life in Japan and beyond (an interview) in The Asahi Shimbun.