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.
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.