Getting a bit philosophical today! torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

In Torikaebaya monogatari (unknown author, circa 12th century CE), there are a handful of somewhat-named characters. In Torikae baya (Saito Chiho, 2012-2017), even the horse gets a name. torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

Join me in looking back on an eventful 2025! 🥂 torikae.baya.moe/blog/digress...

Join me in looking back on an eventful 2025! 🥂 torikae.baya.moe/blog/digress...

A delayed blog post about another slow reveal: torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

This week's chapter features a rare flashback and not-so-rare Genji nods: torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

A new blog post! torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

Did you know? Did you know? Have you heard the news? 🗣️ torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

A bit about the weather this week: torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

Great placards from the rally at the parliament #StopaStaffCutsatEoE

More pictures from Holyrood rally @ucuscotland.bsky.social

Read my ramblings about flowers! torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

This week I get into some of the seasonal events that appear throughout Torikae baya: torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

The call for papers and panels to the 18th International EAJS conference is now open! The conference will be a hybrid event hosted in Poznań, Poland from 27-30 August 2026. Please read the rules and instructions below before you submit your panel or paper. #EAJS2026 eajs.eu/2026-call-fo...

Today is publication day for MANGA'S FIRST CENTURY in North America! It's available at bookstores large and small. ahorbinski.com/books/ If you've already read the book, please consider leaving a review online! It helps. And if your budget is tight, requesting the book at the library is great too!

A little bit about fate in Torikae baya: torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

A new blog post! torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

A new blog post about such things as periods and Sad Moon Poems(tm): torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

Happy international translation day!!! Which I forgot because I was working late 😅 Here's an FAQ for aspiring Japanese to English media translators I wrote for this occasion a few years ago. j-entranslations.com/faq-for-aspi...

In a new post, I take a tantalising glimpse at the concept of kaimami: torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

Today's time-consuming rabbit hole: identifying tasty treats of the Heian period

Back with a new post! This week's episode is callbacks galore: torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

The next post after this might take a bit longer to appear, because tomorrow I'm heading down to Cardiff for BAJS 2025! See you if you're there!

Oh boy torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

A delayed new post! Things are moving fast - but not too fast - at the end of the third volume: torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

A new post, and I've added a map too! torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

A long post today, explaining what I've been up to this summer! torikae.baya.moe/blog/digression-research-trip-report

The heartening thing about this is just how many people are jumping up and screaming "no!" at the top of their lungs. Readers don't want garbage generated by the plagiarism machine! If only every company trying to shove it down our throats would realize that the way to our wallets is not genAI!

This is but a blog. Wide awake, I have now posted it, just as I long dreamt. torikae.baya.moe/blog/more-th...

College students digitized 795 poems from the world’s oldest novel ‘The Tale of Genji’ is a cornerstone of classical Japanese literature. By Andrew Paul www.popsci.com/technology/g... The tale of Genji at PG: gutenberg.org/ebooks/66057 #Books #Literature #Japan

A new post about one of my favourite chapters, looking again at tengu: torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

'tis the season! torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

I had a bit too much going on towards the end of this past week, so the next blog post probably won't go up until Friday! But in the meantime, here's a snippet of what I was so busy with (you'll see more about this in another post in the next few weeks):

This title was intended to be ironic even before it turned out to be my longest blog post by far! torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

Something slightly different today! torikae.baya.moe/blog/digress...

In this chapter, Tsuwabuki causes more problems, and I look closely (too closely?) at the title page torikae.baya.moe/blog/sgzjy35...

fellas, is it gay to think and say the things Tsuwabuki keeps thinking and saying? torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

Thinking a bit about practical considerations of translating the visual medium of manga (with a funny example!!) torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

Among other things, this week I explain what the deal is with "suetsumuhana": torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

Aaaand we're back! torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

Absolutely beautiful piece about how translators aren't invisible and translation isn't just word for word. "Is translation an art or an action? The answer is both, depending on the original. Literary translation is the translation of art, and so it must itself be art." lithub.com/the-future-w...

One more post before I take a little break! This time I get back into the complications of names: torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

This week's new blog post! torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

How many words does it take to translate a chapter title? (the answer may surprise you) torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

キャー！ torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...

Today I try to give you SOME sense of who all these people are: torikae.baya.moe/blog/digress...

A new post! This one looks briefly at the first of many appearances of tengu in Torikae baya: torikae.baya.moe/blog/more-th...

I just put up the first full blog post! Today I'm summarising the story and talking about translating job positions in the Heian court torikae.baya.moe/blog/thought...