The life and death of acclaimed writer Yukio Mishima is a cautionary reminder of the complex, sometimes dangerous ...

The writer spent his life cultivating beauty—on the page and in the mirror—only to end it with a samurai-style suicide. Both ...

From the daily newsletter: a selection of Yukio Mishima novels. Plus: Emily Witt on the L.A. wildfires; Justin Chang’s Oscars ...

The other individual was literary giant Yukio Mishima. Osamu ... was probably the first experience that aroused and fomented patriotism in my brother,” Osamu said. Masakatsu entered the ...