Articles

The Fan Quest for Authenticity

by Jessi Nuss, Meghan Strong, and Amanda Te

The fan translation done by fans of anime, manga, and video games for their own satisfaction and desire to share seeks to render the originals “authentically.” Trends and approaches from fan translation can influence “official” published translations and afford ideas for professional translators.

The word “translation” usually brings to mind the vast world of... more

SWET Newsletter, Number 112

In this issue:

The Fan Quest for Authenticity • Jessi Nuss, Meghan Strong, and Amanda Te (In the print Newsletter, author given as “Amy Tan” should be “Amanda Te” on cover and p. 3; SWET apologizes to the author for this mistake.) JLPP Update: New NPO Established • Lynne E. Riggs and Sahara Ako SWET Events Sustaining Credibility (Stephen Lacey) Anime as Cross-Cultural Interface (Damon... more

Editorial Addendum

by Kim Schuefftan

SWET asked Kim Schuefftan, editor at Kodansha International from 1966 to 1989, subsequently working as a freelance editor from his base in the countryside north of Tokyo, to comment on his experience as editor working with Amy Katoh on Otafuku: The Joy of Japan. In November 1999, Schuefftan spoke to SWET, and a report of his talk may... more

Otafuku Encounters

by Damon Shulenberger

Author of Otafuku: Joy of Japan (Tuttle, June 2005), Amy Katoh is known for her shop Blue & White, a fixture of Tokyo’s Azabu Juban area for more than 30 years, and three previous books. SWET pried into the profession and persona of one of Japan’' greatest champions of traditional crafts and culture.

Once you... more

SWET Newsletter, Number 111

In this issue:

Writing for Children Straight Talk from Suzanne Kamata • Eugene Tarshis Interview Otafuku Encounters: Amy Katoh • Damon Shulenberger SWET about Town Markuz Wernli Saitō on Book Design (Lynne E. Riggs) Mourning Newspapers? (Allan Murphy) SWET Events Eating and Drinking in the New Year (Helen Lewis) . . . and Later (Yoshida Shūji) Wordsmiths Japan 2006 (Helen Lewis) Threads on SWET-L Writing the Right... more

Markuz Wernli Saitō on Book Design

by Peter Goodman

A Swiss designer with a background in commercial and website design, Markuz Wernli Saitō was the photographer/designer of Stone Bridge Press’s Mirei Shigemori: Modernizing the Japanese Garden, a book based on the doctoral dissertation of author Christian Tschumi on the twentieth-century scholar and garden designer. On January 22, 2006 Wernli Saitō spoke about how the photographs... more