“Open the window a bit,” the midwife requested. “We all need some fresh air before continuing.” Toya, the youngest maid/attendant in the...

Below the clouds of cherry blossoms adorning ancient trees, three Japanese gentlemen engaged in a spirited discussion. The respectful...

“Shoya-sama, it’s a girl.” The smile that Kichinosuke Takahashi, the shoya, village head of Onorimura, Toyota-gun, Hiroshima-ken, and the...

“What do you think of this one?” asked eight-year old Sanae airily, turning slowly around with arms outstretched in the spacious parlor...