Articles
January 4, 2013
Making a Good-Looking Book about Good Design
A well-designed object about Japan’s recent, well-designed objects, Naomi Pollock’s Made in Japan: 100 New Products was released in September 2012 by Merrell Publishers in the U.K. and is now readily available in Japan. On October 16, 2012, architect-turned-writer spoke to SWET about her new book. Her remarks about the making of Made in... more
September 20, 2012
Journeying with J-Boys: Kazuo’s World, Tokyo, 1965
by Avery Fischer Udagawa
Shogo Oketani, author of J-Boys: Kazuo’s World, Tokyo, 1965 (Stone Bridge Press, 2011), and his wife, Leza Lowitz, spoke to members of SWET and SCBWI Tokyo on December 6, 2011. Avery Fischer Udagawa, the translator of J-Boys, joined via Skype in the exchange, which was moderated by Holly Thompson at the Wesley Center... more
June 11, 2012
Japan Style Sheet Update
Please note that the Japan Style Sheet is now available at: [url=http://japanstylesheet.com]http://japanstylesheet.com[/url]
KANJI IN ENGLISH TEXT Editors, translators, and proofreaders turn to the Japan Style Sheet (Stone Bridge Press, 1998) to make style decisions for their work related to Japan. While the editorial options and recommendations given in JSS are as reliable as ever, technology has moved on, resolving some of the difficulties... more
June 3, 2012
From the Steerage • SWET’s New Online Look
by Richard Sadowsky
In mid-2012, SWET enters a new era with a visually redesigned and enhanced website at swet.jp setting the groundwork for SWET’s future development. From now on, the website will be the place to go for SWET news, articles, and information for members and others with an interest in SWET topics.
The website will continue to be based on the... more
May 20, 2012
SWET Newsletter, No. 130
Japanese to English Translation Of Eggs and Accents: Translating Kawakami Mieko, by Alison Watts March 11, 2011: Continuing Stories Already a Year—Only a Year, by Ginny Tapley Takemori SWET Events Journeying with J-Boys: Kazuo’s World, Tokyo 1965, by Avery Fischer Udagawa Stories from Inspiration to Publication, by Suzanne Kamata Writing in Japan: Publishing Alternatives, by Alex Shishin From the Steerage
January 16, 2012
The Wordsmith’s Craft
by Lynne E. Riggs
Some may have seen the New Year’s TV program showing the tsuikidoki craftsman who takes a flat sheet of copper and over three days to a week beats it into a gracefully shaped teapot, complete with spout, using only a hammer, a high-piled rack of toriguchi forming tools, and the accumulated experience of two or three decades... more