[Asker]
Yoko Sakagami (Editor-in-Chief of Bungei)
Takeshi Toi (Editor-in-Chief of Gunzo)
Mariko Asai (Editor-in-Chief of Bungakukai)
Tatsuya Sugiyama (Editor-in-Chief of Shincho)
Q1. What was the work that made you fall in love with literature?
Literature (Sakagami)
Kanai Mieko's "Indian Autumn."
Group of Figures (Toi)
Kenzaburo Oe "Personal Experience."
Literary world (Asai)
Taeko Kono "The Bizarre Tale of Miira-gathering."
Shincho (Sugiyama)
I picked up Ko Machida "Kussun Daikoku" by chance when I was in junior high school, and was shocked by how free and wonderful the Japanese language is.
Q2. What is the most important thing when editing a literary magazine?
Literature (Sakagami)
Willpower, physical strength, and luck.
Group of Figures (Toi)
I treasure novels and let them be surrounded by writings and words from various genres.
Literary world (Asai)
How to incorporate the "now." Because it's a delayed medium.
Shincho (Sugiyama)
Whether it's the development of the story or argument, or the expression of details, I'm careful to avoid clichés.
Q3. What is the recommended way to read literary magazines?
Literature (Sakagami)
Skim through, pick up bits, and do things on impulse.
Group of Figures (Toi)
First, look at the table of contents, like looking at a map of a theme park. Get a feel for the overall atmosphere, and if there's anything that catches your eye, go there.
Literary world (Asai)
For now, I'd like you to take your time to look at the cover and table of contents.
Shincho (Sugiyama)
Why not start by reading a short manuscript, such as an essay, and try to imagine the writer's expression?
Q4. What do you think is interesting about literature?
Literature (Sakagami)
Encounter with humans.
Group of Figures (Toi)
Things like correct answers, goals, and results don't fit.
Literary world (Asai)
A place where you can only write and read by yourself.
Shincho (Sugiyama)
Through reading, you can discover a new side of yourself.
Group of Figures
Publisher: Kodansha
Release date: 7th of every month
Price: 1,500-1,650 yen
Editor-in-Chief Takeshi Toi
First issue: October 1946
Serial writers: Kazushige Abe, Shinji Ishii Iko Idogawa, To Enjo Genichiro Takahashi
Brady Mikako, Hosaka Kazushi, Ko Machida Matsuura Toshiki, and others
Shincho
Release date: 7th of every month
List price: 1,200 yen
Editor-in-Chief Tatsuya Sugiyama
First issue: May 1904
Serial writers: Ichikawa Sao, Oyamada Hiroko, Hashikake Kumiko, Shigematsu Kiyoshi
Haneko Takayama, Masaya Chiba, Noboru Tsujihara, Akira Miyamoto, and others
literary world
Release date: 7th of every month
List price: 1,200 yen
Editor-in-Chief Mariko Asai
First issue: October 1933
Serial writers: Toshiaki Matsuura Iko Idogawa Kikuko Tsumura Kaori Fujino, Suzumi Suzuki, Suzuki Matsuo and others
Literature
Release date: Quarterly (7th of January, April, July, and October)
List price: 1,540 yen
Editor-in-Chief Yoko Sakagami
First issue: November 1933
Serial writers: Ko Machida Minagawa Hiroko, Yanagi Misato, Enjo Toh, Kishimoto Sachiko, Ito Seiko, Kishi Masahiko, and others
