Mi_Sushi_So
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The ARB this week [Newsletter for 16 Dec 2025]: fiction in translation from Japanese, memoir and history from India and Japan mailchi.mp/99d160b1ba49...
December 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The ARB this week [Newsletter for 16 Dec 2025]: fiction in translation from Japanese, memoir and history from India and Japan mailchi.mp/99d160b1ba49...
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On the horizon: a book of ghost stories from Two Lines!
My translation of the story "Jupiter" by Tomoyuki Hoshino appears in this collection—my third piece to appear in a Calico.
In my pitch, I called it a work of "geopolitical haunting," which I stand by. The other stories are amazing as well!
My translation of the story "Jupiter" by Tomoyuki Hoshino appears in this collection—my third piece to appear in a Calico.
In my pitch, I called it a work of "geopolitical haunting," which I stand by. The other stories are amazing as well!
I Was Alive Here Once | Center for the Art of Translation | Two Lines Press
Ghost stories from Korea, Yemen, Poland, Japan, Uzbekistan, Iceland, Tanzania, and Thailand
www.catranslation.org
December 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
On the horizon: a book of ghost stories from Two Lines!
My translation of the story "Jupiter" by Tomoyuki Hoshino appears in this collection—my third piece to appear in a Calico.
In my pitch, I called it a work of "geopolitical haunting," which I stand by. The other stories are amazing as well!
My translation of the story "Jupiter" by Tomoyuki Hoshino appears in this collection—my third piece to appear in a Calico.
In my pitch, I called it a work of "geopolitical haunting," which I stand by. The other stories are amazing as well!
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Tokyo Godfathers is one of the best films of this century. A key reason is that it portrays Tokyo with an almost overwhelming level of care and detail.
Satoshi Kon and his team moved mountains to make this film's world feel real — as we explore today: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/satoshi-ko...
Satoshi Kon and his team moved mountains to make this film's world feel real — as we explore today: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/satoshi-ko...
Satoshi Kon's Impossibly Real Tokyo
Plus: news and a music video.
animationobsessive.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Tokyo Godfathers is one of the best films of this century. A key reason is that it portrays Tokyo with an almost overwhelming level of care and detail.
Satoshi Kon and his team moved mountains to make this film's world feel real — as we explore today: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/satoshi-ko...
Satoshi Kon and his team moved mountains to make this film's world feel real — as we explore today: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/satoshi-ko...
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Our winter open reading period for literary translations and new plays runs through Jan 12. We welcome volumes of poetry, collections of short fiction, and completed novels in translation and submissions of finished full-length plays (60-120 min. running time).
www.cmu.edu/universitypr...
www.cmu.edu/universitypr...
Submission Guidelines - Carnegie Mellon University Press - Carnegie Mellon University
Submission Guidelines
www.cmu.edu
December 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Our winter open reading period for literary translations and new plays runs through Jan 12. We welcome volumes of poetry, collections of short fiction, and completed novels in translation and submissions of finished full-length plays (60-120 min. running time).
www.cmu.edu/universitypr...
www.cmu.edu/universitypr...
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Calling all translators! Here's a great opportunity to have your work published by @cmupress.bsky.social.
Our winter open reading period for literary translations and new plays runs through Jan 12. We welcome volumes of poetry, collections of short fiction, and completed novels in translation and submissions of finished full-length plays (60-120 min. running time).
www.cmu.edu/universitypr...
www.cmu.edu/universitypr...
Submission Guidelines - Carnegie Mellon University Press - Carnegie Mellon University
Submission Guidelines
www.cmu.edu
December 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Calling all translators! Here's a great opportunity to have your work published by @cmupress.bsky.social.
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Got carried away working on RJL’s website tonight. If you search for the name any Akutagawa winner, you should now be able to find virtually all of their translated work in English—including in many anthologies!
December 17, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Got carried away working on RJL’s website tonight. If you search for the name any Akutagawa winner, you should now be able to find virtually all of their translated work in English—including in many anthologies!
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Asian Review of Books takes a closer look at Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window – The Sequel, exploring how this new installment adds fresh insights while keeping the warmth and charm of the original.
📖 Read the full review: https://ow.ly/gRSO50Xx253
📖 Read the full review: https://ow.ly/gRSO50Xx253
“Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window: The Sequel” by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
In 1981, Japanese actress and television personality Tetsuko Kuroyanagi published a best-selling memoir, Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window, an engaging story set during her unusual primary …
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November 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Asian Review of Books takes a closer look at Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window – The Sequel, exploring how this new installment adds fresh insights while keeping the warmth and charm of the original.
📖 Read the full review: https://ow.ly/gRSO50Xx253
📖 Read the full review: https://ow.ly/gRSO50Xx253
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I don’t want to undermine the economic blackout or We Ain’t Buying It campaign, so I’m releasing the 2026 New and Upcoming Japanese Fiction Releases list a little early this year. Please enjoy!
November 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I don’t want to undermine the economic blackout or We Ain’t Buying It campaign, so I’m releasing the 2026 New and Upcoming Japanese Fiction Releases list a little early this year. Please enjoy!
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RJL’s list of New and Upcoming Japanese Fiction Releases for 2026 is now available!
2026 New and Upcoming Japanese Fiction Releases - Read Japanese Literature
About this list: what's included, possible changesIt does not include most manga, light novels, or picture books. Listed released dates listed are tentative. Descriptions are excerpted from book sell…
readjapaneseliterature.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
RJL’s list of New and Upcoming Japanese Fiction Releases for 2026 is now available!
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Looking for a gift for a Japanese literature aficionado in your life? Buying yourself something special for the holidays?
Consider picking up one or more of the books we've covered together on the RJL podcast.
Consider picking up one or more of the books we've covered together on the RJL podcast.
Read Japanese Literature Podcast
Read Japanese Literature is a podcast about Japanese literature and some of its best works. Find out more at ReadJapaneseLiterature.com.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Looking for a gift for a Japanese literature aficionado in your life? Buying yourself something special for the holidays?
Consider picking up one or more of the books we've covered together on the RJL podcast.
Consider picking up one or more of the books we've covered together on the RJL podcast.
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Looking for a great Christmasy read? Look no further!
RJL has a list of almost two dozen Japanese books where the holiday plays a significant role.
RJL has a list of almost two dozen Japanese books where the holiday plays a significant role.
Christmas in Japanese Literature - Read Japanese Literature
images/Book-ListChristmas-in-Japanese-literature.png Christmas originated as a Christian holiday, but it’s still celebrated in Japan—a country where somewhere between one and two percent of the count…
readjapaneseliterature.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Looking for a great Christmasy read? Look no further!
RJL has a list of almost two dozen Japanese books where the holiday plays a significant role.
RJL has a list of almost two dozen Japanese books where the holiday plays a significant role.
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Today the in ARB: @mhillis reviews “The Summer House” by Masashi Matsuie tr from Japanese by Margaret Mitsutani asianreviewofbooks.com/the-summer-h...
“The Summer House” by Masashi Matsuie
Awarded Japan’s Yomiuri Prize for Literature, The Summer House is Masashi Matsuie’s debut novel. Also published as Summer at Mount Asama, the 2012 work reaches English readers through Margaret Mits…
asianreviewofbooks.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Today the in ARB: @mhillis reviews “The Summer House” by Masashi Matsuie tr from Japanese by Margaret Mitsutani asianreviewofbooks.com/the-summer-h...
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RJL's episode about the Japanese Cell Phone Novel is now available on your podcast app of choice!
The history of serialized publishing
The rise of Japanese cell phone culture.
Early 00s internet culture, esp on-line message boards
And Train Man "by" Hitori Nakano and trans Bonnie Elliott
The history of serialized publishing
The rise of Japanese cell phone culture.
Early 00s internet culture, esp on-line message boards
And Train Man "by" Hitori Nakano and trans Bonnie Elliott
Episode 47—The Japanese Cell Phone Novel - Read Japanese Literature
In this episode, we take a look at the Japanese cell phone novel and the classic story of Train Man. We’re going to start today by explaining the Japanese cell phone novel, including some relevant ba…
https://readjapaneseliterature.com/Podcast/Episode+47—The+Japanese+Cell+Phone+Novel
December 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
RJL's episode about the Japanese Cell Phone Novel is now available on your podcast app of choice!
The history of serialized publishing
The rise of Japanese cell phone culture.
Early 00s internet culture, esp on-line message boards
And Train Man "by" Hitori Nakano and trans Bonnie Elliott
The history of serialized publishing
The rise of Japanese cell phone culture.
Early 00s internet culture, esp on-line message boards
And Train Man "by" Hitori Nakano and trans Bonnie Elliott