This week, we have views from the corporate headquarters of Kinokuniya, showing off its 30th world bookstore location, just opened in May as the company’s first store in Cambodia.
Frankfurt Notes: NetGalley Announces New UK and Japan Editions
The arrivals of a UK and fully operative Japan site later this month are the latest in NetGalley’s ongoing international expansion.
The Art of Books: An Exhibition of Shobunsha’s Star Cover Designer Kouga Hirano
From the Japan Times: The Kyoto DDD Gallery’s exhibition of Kouga Hirano’s 30-year body of work includes his book cover designs for travel publisher, Shobunsha.
Translator Lucy North on Women in Japanese Literature: ‘Extremely Good’
From Bookwitty: ‘It’s generally agreed that writing by women in Japan dominates the literary scene,’ translator Lucy North tells Olivia Snaije.
Publishers in Japan Produce LGBT-Themed Books for Students
From Japan Today’: at the ministry of education’s urging, Japanese publishers Otsuki Shoten and Popular Publishing have created children’s books on the LGBT experience.
The Journal ‘Monkey Business’: Seven Years of New Writing from Japan
With a technique of putting Japanese and American work together, ‘Monkey Business’ is now in its seventh year of creating a ‘hybrid space’ for literature.
Can Automated Translation to English Expand Audience for Japanese Books?
From the Nikkei Asian Review: With a goal of making Japanese books accessible to international readers, Media Do automates translation.
Japan’s ‘Harukists’ Cheer Release of New Murakami Title
Like a Potter release in the UK, the arrival of a Murakami title in Japan means countdown retail events and early bookshop openings.
US Politics Sparks Republication of Japanese Sci-Fi Story, ‘America’s Wall’
Sometimes forgotten literature finds new life in current events. The acclaimed Japanese sci-fi author Sakyo Komatsu’s short story ‘America’s Wall’ is a new case in point.
Study: At Peking University, Japan’s Keigo Higashino Is a Hit
Textbooks, George Orwell, and Karl Marx share spots on the Beijing campus’ 2016 report on favorite reads among students. And digital reading is up.