RKS Literature: Too Lazy to Make His Bed (Kōji Uno)

“Every single day since then he has spent either visiting friends or sleeping. Sanasku’s style of sleeping deserves special mention. His small tatami-matted room has the standard tall, deep closet divided by a sturdy shelf into upper and lower compartments for storing his futon and covers behind a pair of sliding paper doors, but SanaskuContinue reading “RKS Literature: Too Lazy to Make His Bed (Kōji Uno)”

RKS Literature: The Roustabout Lawyer’s Fantasy (Kōji Uno)

‘I wonder why I never put more of myself into studying the law,’ thought Sanasku. ‘I think of that stiff brained, tongue- tied, unimpressive looking classmate of mine, Kakii: I see in today’s paper they’re calling him one of the up-and-coming hot young lawyers for that stupid case he’s managed to win. The public isContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Roustabout Lawyer’s Fantasy (Kōji Uno)”

RKS Japanese Literature: A Dismal Failure Who Believes Himself Superior to All (Kōji Uno)

“As a child, Sanasaku tended to be smug and arrogant, always ready to show off his slightest ability. He was, in a word, vaguely contemptuous of just about everything and everyone. The tendency only increased with age to the point where now he has come to find it somewhat abnormal. His sense of dissatisfaction hasContinue reading “RKS Japanese Literature: A Dismal Failure Who Believes Himself Superior to All (Kōji Uno)”