Writing is a famously miserable profession, but Osamu Dazai stands out as one ... A literary star during his life, Dazai was ...

A portrait drawn by literary giant Osamu Dazai (1909-1948) has gone on display for the first time since it was created more than 70 years ago. It is being exhibited at the Mitaka City Gallery of ...

Plus Vijay Khurana’s “The Passenger Seat” and Osamu Dazai’s “No One Knows.” ...