Much ado about nothing, simply...

Asuka and Nara periods in Japan

Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's (谷崎 潤一郎) The Tattooer (刺青)

Taeko Kono's (河野 多惠子 ) "The Last Time" (最後の時間)

The Origins of Japan; from the Jomon Period to Kofun Period. 日本の起源;古墳時代の縄文時代から。

A Personal Matter ( 個人的な体験) by Kenzaburō Ōe (大江 健三郎)