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Reciting Osamu Dazai’s Waiting

Yumiko after the recording at SBS

Yumiko after the recording at SBS Source: SBS

Yumiko Hashimoto, a member of the Japanese Book Club Koe recites "Waiting", a short story by a famous Japanese author, Osamu Dazai. In Waiting, a heroin goes to a little station every day and sits down on a bench, watching people come and go. What or who is she waiting for?


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Yumiko Hashimoto, a member of the Japanese Book Club Koe recites "Waiting", a short story by a famous Japanese author, Osamu Dazai. In Waiting, a heroin goes to a little station every day and sits down on a bench, watching people come and go. What or who is she waiting for?



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