Introduction
The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment in Japan
was founded in May 1994 to promote the exchange of ideas and information about literature and environment. ASLE-Japan has developed diversity and interdiscplinarity in its membership with an increasing number of scholars of Japanese, American, British, Chinese, French, and German literature, writers and poets, journalists, activists, and biologists.
CONFERENCES
In addition to annual conferences, ASLE-Japan has hosted a couple of international symposium. A few of the speakers at these include:
ISHIMURE Michiko, HINO Keizo, Linda Hogan, KATO Yukiko, KO Un, W. S. Merwin, MIKI Taku, MORISAKI Kazue, Brenda Peterson, SAKIYAMA Tami, Gary Snyder, and TAKADA Hiroshi.
PUBLICATION
Literature and Environment
ASLE-Japan’s official journal, published annually since 1998.
ASLE-Japan Newsletter
Issued biannually.
Nature: Urban, Rural, Wild (Sairyusha, 2004)
A collection of essays and articles presented at the ASLE International Symposium in Okinawa. Edited by YAMAZATO Katsunori, et al. (Japanese)
A Guide to Nature Writing (Minerva, 2000)
Collecting 120 works of Japanese, American, and British nature writing. Complied by ASLE-Japan. (Japanese)
Echoes of the Environment: Interviews with 12 Japanese Leaders (Tsurumi, 2000)
Edited as a college textbook by ASLE-Japan.
- by ASLE-Japan
- at 2007-11-20