On Saturday, Asia Society presented two separate panel discussions, featuring prominent Japanese and foreign literary figures, in celebration of the publication of the sixth edition of Monkey Business, a cutting edge literary journal comprised of new writing from Japan.

The first conversation featured Linh Dinh and Mieko Kawakami and is moderated by Roland Kelts, and the second discussion featured Hideo Furukawa and Rebecca Brown and is moderated by Ted Goosen. Motoyuki Shibata, a founding editor of Monkey Business, introduced the participants.

Watch the above video for a complete presentation of both panel discussions.