1. Naoko Mabon
(June 2017/Contributors)

Naoko Mabon is a Japanese independent curator based in Scotland. She gained an MA from Tama Art University, Tokyo in 2007, and initiated her own curatorial practice WAGON in 2014 after working in con

2. Leaves Without Routes: 根も葉も無い
(June 2017/Creative non-fiction)

by Naoko Mabon To me, curating an exhibition is another form of narrative-making. With care—which, after all, is where the word "curate" originally comes from—you stitch little

3. On Writing Japan
(June 2017/Editorial)

...er work. Japanese poets Goro Takano and Yoko Danno live in Japan, but write in English. The Japanese curator Naoko Mabon lives in Scotland, and this is her first experience writing an essay in Engl...

4. Cha: An Asian Literary Journal
(June 2017/Front page)

... CREATIVE NON-FICTION: Fumiko Hayashi,​ Mariko Nagai, ​ Akira Kisa, Miho Kinnas, ​Jordan A. Y. Smith, ​Naoko Mabon, ​Mei Chiam  PHOTOGRAPHY & ART: Mississippi, ​A’misa Chiu...