Author Sao Ichikawa rode to the podium on an electric-powered wheelchair to receive the prestigious Akutagawa Prize for literature. “I am extremely happy that I can stand here,” the 43-year ...

The series released its final chapter of the year, focusing on Nei Takarai, a Maga killer working in the same organization as Miss Tao and Alma. Nei is a skilled fighter and takes on as many ...

A proposal to close the National Eye Institute (NEI) and consolidate it with two other arms of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has brought together leaders from three vision research ...

Saou Ichikawa is the country’s first severely disabled author to win a top literary prize. Her novel “Hunchback” is an angry cry against “ableist machismo.” By Martin Fackler Reporting ...

Saou Ichikawa’s award-winning novel, “Hunchback,” is narrated by an heiress with a rare genetic disorder and a brilliant, cynical mind. By Elizabeth McKenzie Elizabeth McKenzie is the author ...

In “Hanchibakku” (“Hunchback”) by Saou Ichikawa, the human body is a machine that can be used for financial gain — even if it appears to be broken. The novella, which won the second ...