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Uncanny Japan Podcast--Thersa Matsuura👹👋 @uncannyjapan.bsky.social · 3h

For October, I'm doing a couple #ghost #stories for the #Halloween season.

Here is my retelling of the classic (& tragic) tale of Oiwa, Yotsuya Kaidan. (Remember ad free versions go up for $5 tier and above patrons.)

Listen here🎧: tinyurl.com/ytnxzexs

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Read Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · 12h

Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month with RJL.

(Not sure why the title card says file not found. The file is found!)

Episodes 39-40—LGBTQ Stories from Japan - Read Japanese Literature

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https://readjapaneseliterature.com/Podcast/Episodes+39-40—LGBTQ%2B+Stories+from+Japan

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Read Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · 12h

North American listeners—enjoy 15 more hours of free shipping at Bookshop's anti-Prime sale.

What a great time to catch up on your RJL TBR!

(Every purchase supports after you click this link supports the podcast. Or switch to shop at your favorite indie bookstore.)

Read Japanese Literature Podcast

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Read Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · 16h

It’s Bookshop.org here. 🫠

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curious ordinary @curiousordinary.bsky.social · 2d

My next #MythologyMonday book recommendation is 'The Book of Japanese Folklore' by Thersa Matsuura (@uncannyjapan.bsky.social). It introduces a collection of yokai with Thersa's wonderful storytelling and gorgeous illustrations by Michelle Wang. She's also got a #yokai oracle deck on the way.

Front cover of 'The Book of Japanese Folklore'

Illustration of a white nine-tailed fix and red torii in a forest.

Illustration of a tengu, winged being with long red nose.

Open page of book with text about bakeneko and nekomata and illustration to match.

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Gabriella Page-Fort @pagefort.bsky.social · 1d

Looking for a novel that feels as good in your hands as it does in your heart? Here's a very special Japanese-paperback-inspired look for this lovely read about a taxi ride to change your life tr @tnieda.bsky.social
#pubnews #worldliterature #booksky #japanesefiction
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Read Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · 1d

"Young man, aren't you aware that your partner was a wicked demon from hell. Her intention was merely absorbing your vital essence. Once your vital essence is exhausted then it should be your doom!"

Read the earliest known version of what's best known as "The Peony Lantern" for free.

Yuan Dynasty Ghost Tale | PDF | Religion & Spirituality | Mystery, Thriller & Crime Fiction

Qiao was a scholar who lived alone after his wife passed away. One night during the Lantern Festival, he saw a beautiful woman named Fu Liqing carrying a peony lantern. They began meeting every night....

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Kathryn Hemmann @kathrynthehuman.bsky.social · 5d

Udon: Unknown Dog of Nobody, available as a gorgeous chapbook from @strangerspress.bsky.social, follows three sisters and their adopted dog into adulthood. Haneko Takayama writes speculative ecofiction about animals, and it's fantastic to see her work in translation! japaneselit.net/2025/10/03/u...

Udon: Unknown Dog of Nobody

Haneko Takayama’s short story Udon: Unknown Dog of Nobody, published by Strangers Press as a stand-alone chapbook in their Kanata series, follows three sisters connected by their love for their fam…

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Read Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · 1d

Happy N American release day to Yasushi Kitagawa's The Lucky Ride, trans Takami Nieda.

Shuichi settles into the backseat of a mysterious taxi and embarks on a series of magical rides that will teach him surprising life lessons.

(Buy today or tomorrow for free shipping!)

The Lucky Ride: A Novel Full of Opportunity

A Novel Full of Opportunity

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Read Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · 1d

Bookshop.com is running two-days of anti-Prime free shipping. Now is a great time to stock up on your RJL back-list or get ready for RJL next episode, all about Lafcadio Hearn and different versions of the story "The Peony Lantern".

In Ghostly Japan: Japanese Legends of Ghosts, Yokai, Yurei and Other Oddities

Japanese Legends of Ghosts, Yokai, Yurei and Other Oddities

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Read Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · 4d

He was from just about everywhere else… but not Australia.

*Not really. But he could have made reasonable claims to Greece, Britain, Ireland, the US, and Japan for various reasons. He also lived for a time in Martinique.

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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 7d

The Ghosts of Okunoin Cemetery and Kōyasan ⛩️

NEW EPISODE! - Supernatural Japan 🇯🇵

Apple Podcasts:
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#Japan #folklore #travel #SpookySeason #haunted #paranormal #Japanese

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Ginny Tapley Takemori @ginnytkmr.bsky.social · 7d

I guess my job is secure for a while, then!

Japanese literature shows why human translation still counts

AI and translation tech lower barriers to global communication, but literary translation requires the ability to convey tone, rhythm and cultural context.

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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 7d

The Ghosts of Okunoin Cemetery and Kōyasan ⛩️

NEW EPISODE! - Supernatural Japan 🇯🇵

Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

#Japan #folklore #travel #SpookySeason #haunted #paranormal #Japanese

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Phillip Jackson @pjacksonmusic.bsky.social · 7d

Kicking off Ghostly October with 'Screaming Samurai Ghosts & Kazan Tunnel', the tale of Akechi Mitsuhide & more from the pages of PARANORMAL JAPAN.Other spooky content to check out and get spirits roused includes SUPERNATURAL JAPAN PODCAST @madformaple.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4Og...

Screaming Samurai Ghosts and the Kazan Tunnel.

YouTube video by PARANORMAL JAPAN

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Read Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · 8d

Lafcadio Hearn, subject of RJL’s next episode, was… cantankerous.

He once quit his writing job by letter: “Please understand that your resentment has for me less than the value of a bottled fart, and your bank-account less consequence than a wooden shithouse stuck by lightning.”

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Read Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · 8d

Lafcadio Hearn, subject of RJL’s next episode, was… cantankerous.

He once quit his writing job by letter: “Please understand that your resentment has for me less than the value of a bottled fart, and your bank-account less consequence than a wooden shithouse stuck by lightning.”

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Read Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · 8d

Aoko Matsuda!

Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 8d

I have a new rundown of recent books in translation up at @wwborders.bsky.social!

The Watchlist: September 2025 - Words Without Borders

This International Translation Day, Tobias Carroll recommends poetry by Afghan women, fiction from Croatia and Mozambique, and more.

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Jen Calleja @jencalleja.bsky.social · 8d

Happy International Translation Day!

Here’s part of my translation manifesto, which can be found in full at the end of Fair: The Life-Art of Translation.

(Written out in replies)

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Jim Rion @jimrion.com · 9d

A look back on translating Strange Houses, with a bit of a spoiler discussion of one big issue.
#Uketsu #StrangeHouses #JapaneseLit #StrangePictures #Books

Translating Strange Houses

Jim goes on a somewhat spoilery journey looking back on an issue encountered in translating Strange Houses by Uketsu, which ended up making a major difference on the book.

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Jocelyne Allen @brainvsbook.bsky.social · Jun 19

Since people have asked why I don't start a Substack:
I have one; it's called a blog and it's at brainvsbook.com. Why would I let some company slap its brand all over my writing?? Especially when that company is fascist and transphobic! (Great summary of why Substack sucks in case you're unaware)

Don't call it a Substack. - Anil Dash

A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

www.anildash.com

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高田怜央丨Leo Elizabeth Takada @leoelizabethtakada.bsky.social · 9d

今年も寄稿しています。第二詩集『ANAMNESIAC』より柴田元幸さんセレクトの対訳詩3篇と、ショートエッセイ。どうぞよろしくお願いいたします🐵

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HORROR＝「ホラー」をテーマにした、ここでしか読めない「猿の一ダース」が誕生。
MONKEY37号「特集猿の英単語」（10/15発売）とあわせてぜひ。
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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 10d

Need help identifying AI-generated text? The Wikimedia Foundation has a handy guide.

Here’s a handy guide to help you spot AI writing.

Source image from Wikimedia Foundation It’s always a bit surprising to me how trusted Wikipedia has become, since I spent my entire childhood being told by adults to never, ever, trust it. But the …

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E.D.E. Bell @edebell.com · 11d

Good morning. These translations need visibility to fund.

I know there are a lot of things going on, but that doesn't explain why this really worthy project hasn't been at least talked about in public.

If you know people who value translation, could you tell them?

Support African Translation Project

African Translation Project, Goal 4: Fully Fund Two Translations, by 31 October, still needed: $3575, 64%, If this goal is met: Translations will be fully funded for Bengithi Lizokuna and Zvinobvinza,...

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Richard Medhurst📚️🇯🇵 @richardmedh.bsky.social · 13d

I learned some interesting stuff translating this article. Like the private "Hearnish" language between Lafcadio Hearn and his wife Koizumi Setsu.
www.nippon.com/en/japan-top...

Koizumi Setsu: Lafcadio Hearn’s Wife and Creative Partner

Koizumi Setsu was the wife of Lafcadio Hearn, who is known for his writings on Japan, including tales of the supernatural. Hearn never systematically learned Japanese, and Setsu was instrumental in su...

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