When Persistence Pays Off: On Translating and Publishing the Work of Kanako Nishi This is one of those publishing stories where the author—and in this case the translator too—waited for years, certain that their work deserved a wider audience, and was forced to stand patiently b…

T&I News - When Persistence Pays Off: On Translating and Publishing the Work of Kanako Nishi: https://bit.ly/3NtIxSi | Literary Hub (03/04/2026) | By Allison Markin Powell
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Announcing the prestigious Akutagawa and Naoki literary prizes. The winner is [drum roll]... no one.

Wait, no one? For either award?

#japanese #literature #award
#naokiprize #akutagawaprize

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First Love In First Love, a psychologist tries to understand a prisoner accused of killing her own father.

Just made this review of #FirstLove with #KeikoKitagawa #TomoyaNakamura #KyokoYoshine #ShoKiyohara #SakiTakaoka #YoshinoKimura and #YosukeKubozuka

This #JapaneseMovie is based on a novel written by #RioShimamoto, which won the 159th #NaokiPrize

First Love In First Love, a psychologist tries to understand a prisoner accused of killing her own father.

Just made this review of #FirstLove with #KeikoKitagawa #TomoyaNakamura #KyokoYoshine #ShoKiyohara #SakiTakaoka #YoshinoKimura and #YosukeKubozuka

This #JapaneseMovie is based on a novel written by #RioShimamoto, which won the 159th #NaokiPrize