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.
On MFA Boston’s Reintroduction of ‘Hokusai’s Lost Manga’
The discovery and authentication of drawings close to 200 years old is behind MFA Boston’s publication of ‘new’ work by old Japan’s master Hokusai.
On Korean Readers’ Fondness for Murakami in Translation
Haruki Murakami has more books translated into Korean than English, writes Colin Marshall for the Los Angeles Review of Books.
Japanese Bookseller Tsutaya Opens Its First Book Cafe in Taiwan
Allowing drinks among the bookshelves, Japanese book retail chain Tsutaya’s concept is meant to extend the amount of time visitors spend at the store.
An English Translation of a Japanese TV Series Based on a Swedish Book
A 36-year-old kids’ fantasy novel comes to UK and US screens this month. ‘Ronya, the Robber’s Daughter’ is by Astrid Lindgren, author of Pippi Longstocking.
New Venture, Kadokawa Amarin, Translates Japanese Content to Thai
The newly formed Kadokawa Amarin partnership and its Phoenix publishing arm are in place to translate novellas and manga comics from Japanese to Thai.
Agent Neil Gudovitz: Looking to Clean Up on the De-Cluttering Craze
Neil Gudovitz, who repped Marie Kondo’s ‘The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up’ went to Frankfurt with ‘Room To Breathe’ and ‘Goodbye, Things.’
Machine Learning: Can a Computer Judge a Book By Its Cover?
Could software someday design book covers that could be judged—correctly—by human readers? Research in Japan says…it depends.
Translation Issues: Why Don’t Children’s Picture Books Travel?
Perceived cultural resistance and inadequate marketing to international audiences can mean that children’s picture books lag in translation on the world stage.