This page lists various works I have translated from Japanese to English.
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Published translations:
Days & Nights: Stories of classic Japanese women’s literature
Tales of the Disturbed [Volume 1]
Two of Six: A Captain’s Dilemma
Classic Japanese Fairy Tales [Volume 5]: Mimei Ogawa: The Father of Modern Japanese Fairy Tales Kindle Edition
The below translations are official, meaning I have gotten the authors full permission to translate and list the translation on my blog: (the first three below are full translations)
- ”Sluggish Symbol, Inane Illusion” (緩慢な表象と虚ろな幻想) by Yuki Fujimira (藤村由紀) [Full Series]
- “Final Days of Summer” (残夏) by Masaki Hashiba (ハシバ柾) [Table of Contents]
- The Rainlands (雨の国) by Haruka Asahi (朝陽遥) [Full Series]
- “Memoirs of a Traveller” (ある旅人の手記) by Romo Mamiya (まみや ろも): First few chapters
- “Japan: A New Age” (Revolution（科学の力で日本を変革、そして宇宙へ) by Tasogarenin (黄昏人) [partial]
- “Welcome to the Raindance Cafe” (パーセント・エイジ 〜カフェ、レインダンスへようこそ！〜) by Yama Yamasaki (山崎山) [Table of Contents]
- House Epherema (蜉蝣の家）by Hatasu Shikishima (識島果) [partial]
- “Two of Six: A Captain’s Dilemma” (“6分の2”）by Tomohito Moriyama (森山智仁) [part of the first chapter]
- Japanese Light Novel Translation: “Past, Present, You” by Yuki Hoshizaki [in progress]
- “The Soul Lives On” (by Mimei Ogawa)
Translations of classic works available on Aozora Bunko:
- “The Crane’s Flute” (鶴の笛) by Hayashi Fumiko (林芙美子)
- “The Life of a Musical Instrument” (楽器の生命) by Mimei Ogawa (小川未明) [full text]
- “Matasaburo of the Wind” (風の又三郎) by Kenji Miyazawa (宮沢賢治) [part 1/5]
The below are all fiction works which I have done unofficial translations for and posted them on this blog.
(Note: All of the below are unofficial translations and I will not be able to provide the original Japanese text (though I own the books for all of them). I fully support these authors and recommend purchasing the original books if you are interested.)
- “Candy Candy: Final Story” by Keiko Nagita [prologue] [Chapter 1, Part 1]
- “The man who shared my face” (俺とソックリな男が) by Shusaku Endo [short story taken from a compliation]
- “Hibana” (火花） by Naoki Matayoshi [first paragraph only]
- “Downtown Rocket” (下町ロケット） by “Jun Ikeido” [prologue]
- “Teaching methods based on student native language, English edition” by Kazuko Nakagawa [section about the verbs もらう、くれる, and あげる]
- “そして、星の輝く夜がくる” (And thus, the starry night fell upon them) by 真山仁 (Mayama Jin) [First chapter]
- “Witch of the Library” (図書館の魔女) by Daisuke Takada (高田大介) [First chapter]
- “Passagio” (パッサジオ) by Hitonari Tsuji (辻仁成) [Short excerpt]
- “A Perfect Day For Miho Mugimoto” (麦本三歩は今日が好き) By Yoru Sumino (住野よる) [Short excerpt]
- “Convenience Store Woman” (コンビニ人間) by Sayaka Murata (村田沙耶香) [First few pages]
- “Poverty Lessons” (ビンボー魂) by Toru Kazama (風間トオル) [a few pages]
- 「蜜蜂と遠雷」(Honey Bees and Distant Thunder) by 「恩田 陸」 (Riku Onda) [introduction]
- Japanse novel translation: “Little Bird”（ことり） by Yoko Ogawa （小川洋子）[short excerpt]
- Short translation excerpt: 天使の卵 (Angel’s Egg) by 村山由佳 (Yuka Murayama)
The below translations are for non-fiction works.
If you have ideas or suggestions for things to translate please leave a comment on this post. If you would like me to translate more of any of the above works, please leave a comment on the respective post, and/or you can respond to this survey where I ask what I should focus my time on.
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