I love his postmodern novels. I like the way he leaves the interpretation to the reader. Incidentally, his work published last year topped the bestseller list.
An exhibit of Impressionists' paintings opened last week at an art museum in Ueno and representative works of Renoir, Monet and Manet, among others, are displayed there. Incidentally, the admission fee is 3,500 yen for adults and 1,000 yen for children.
On the 26th and 27th of last month, there was an international conference on architecture in Tokyo. The theme of the conference was "The humanization of architecture." Incidentally, about 1,500 people attended.
A professor in the U.S. can take a sabbatical every seventh year. During that period the professor concentrates on research. Incidentally, professors are paid half their salary for a year's sabbatical or their full salary for half a year.