I Don't Think Young People Need To

I Think, We Can Only Write Very Personal Matters Through Our Experience. When I Named My First Novel About My Son "a Personal Matter," I Believe I Knew The Most Important Thing: There Is Not Any Personal Matter; We Must Find The Link Between Ourselves, Our "personal Matter," And Society.

If Any Suffering Was Fruitless It Was The Agony Of A Hangover; What He Suffered Now Could Not Expiate Suffering Of Any Other Kind.

Fundamentally A Good Author Has His Or Her Own Sense Of Style. There Is A Natural, Deep Voice, And That Voice Is Present From The First Draft Of A Manuscript. When He Or She Elaborates On The Initial Manuscript, It Continues To Strengthen And Simplify That Natural, Deep Voice.

In The Recent Years There Have Been Criticisms Levelled Against Japan Suggesting That She Should Offer More Military Forces To The United Nations Forces And Thereby Play A More Active Role In The Keeping And Restoration Of Peace In Various Parts Of The World.

As I Grew Up, I Was Continually To Suffer Hardships In Different Realms Of Life - In My Family, In My Relationship To Japanese Society And In My Way Of Living At Large In The Latter Half Of The Twentieth Century.