Produced by the Japan Foundation, this online database catalogues around 36,000 translations of Japanese literature, and can be searched in Japanese or other languages into which translations have been published.
The Japan Foundation
Description
This database, which covers Japanese literary works translated into other languages, mainly after World War II, was started by publishing the data primarily provided by the Japan P.E.N. Club and UNESCO in 2005.
How to start
You can simply click on the link below.
Japanese Literature in Translation Database
Notes：
- This database collects information on Japanese literary “works,” and not on “books.” When a book is an anthology of ten short stories (works), there will be ten separate data.
- The database does not cover all Japanese literary works translated into other languages in the world, so using it as the basis for compiling statistics may not always be appropriate.
- The database is continually maintained, with new items added, and existing information checked and corrected. We welcome information for adding titles yet to be included and correcting errors. See the “User’s Guide” on the criteria for inclusion of data, and contact us at the email provided.
Contact
The Japan Foundation
Planning and Coordination / Literary Arts Section
Arts and Culture Dept.
E-mail : arts＠jpf.go.jp
When sending an e-mail, please replace the full-width character “＠” with a half-width character “@.”
Planning and Coordination / Literary Arts Section
Arts and Culture Dept.
E-mail : arts＠jpf.go.jp
When sending an e-mail, please replace the full-width character “＠” with a half-width character “@.”
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