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September 24, 2014

Workshop with Juliet Winters Carpenter

The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators will host SCBWI Japan Translation Day on October 18, 2014, in Yokohama. The day will feature a workshop by Juliet Winters Carpenter, translator of A True Novel by Minae Mizumura. A True Novel has won the 2014 Next Generation Indie Book Award’s Grand Prize in Fiction. SWET offers an interview with Carpenter... more

September 7, 2014

Japan Writers Conference Upcoming in October

The Japan Writers Conference (JWC) has just announced more details on its 2014 Japan Writers Conference event, which are now up on the JWC website. Over the next few weeks, schedules and maps will be posted.

This year’s conference will be held on October 25 & 26 at Iwate National University (“Gandai”) in the city of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture. Sessions begin... more

July 9, 2014

New E-book Released, SWET Members in Action

A new e-book reflecting SWET member involvement has recently been published. SWET writer and editor Ted Taylor is co-editor of Deep Kyoto: Walks, along with Michael Lambe. At the Deep Kyoto site, Lambe describes it as "both a literary tribute to the city as home and a testament to the art of walking for its own sake," with each of the walks... more

July 6, 2014

JAT Event: Michael Emmerich – The Thingness of Translation

Michael Emmerich is a literary translator and scholar whose interests range from classics like The Tale of Genji to contemporary writers like Yoshimoto Banana. By approaching the question of translation from unfamiliar angles, his two-part talk will aim to provide new insights. We are very pleased to welcome this well-respected member of the translation community.

More details can be found on... more

June 13, 2014

IJET-25 Opens to Full Capacity

As a reminder to those attending or simply following the event, IJET-25 opens at Tokyo Big Sight on June 21 & 22, 2014 to full capacity.

This is the first-ever IJET to actually be held in Tokyo (many were held in Yokohama), and the event is the world’s largest Japanese-English translation and interpreting hub. Highlights include: Over 50 sessions, panel discussions,... more

June 4, 2014

June 2014 Issue of Artscape Available

The latest issue of this informative journal is now out and can be accessed at Artscape Japan.

This issue features The Classical Beauties of Ukiyo-e, by Christopher Stephens; Training Passion: The Hara Model Railway Museum, by Lucy Birmingham; and Spiritual Worlds at the Photography Museum, by Alan Gleason. (Thanks to Alan Gleason, the English editor of Artscape Japan, for this information.)