Albert Nolla, finalista al Premi Montserrat Franquesa de Traducció per la seva traducció d'Onnagata i altres contes! Visca!!

Durante la era Meiji (1868-1912) se idealizó la costumbre del baño diario como un rasgo de la idiosincrasia japonesa. La profesora Kawabata Miki profundiza en la historia de la higiene de los japoneses.

*bangs on the table in agreement* translator Cathy Hirano gave us the phrase 'spark joy' -- that's the power of a good localiser, the ability to convey something so well it goes from a national concept to a worldwide meme.

Still a favorite! Folks can read one of the best stories in the collection for free, thanks to @wwborders.bsky.social.

Tangentially, Yukio Mishima was apparently fascinated by UFOs. He was also a member of the Japan Flying Saucer Research Association, founded in 1955.

More for Pride: Japanese authors have written about same sex relationships for more than a millennium. RJL presents a list of LGBTQ+ stories from Japan that are available in English translation. Not all of the authors listed are/were queer.

La cifra de menores de 15 años continúa descendiendo en Japón cada año desde 1982. A 1 de abril de 2025 eran 13,66 millones. Por otra parte, hay 36,20 millones de habitantes mayores de 65 años.

Japón recibió 3.908.900 visitantes extranjeros en abril, un 28,5 % más que en el mismo mes del año anterior.

En català, el 29/5!

Calma primaveral... Hi ha fum de bon matí als camps ploguts 長閑しや雨後の畠の朝煙り (Kobayashi Issa)

Nezu Shrine in Tokyo. #Shinto #Japan

El @pencatala.bsky.social llista _Onnagata i altres contes_, de Yukio Mishima ( @crater.cat, trad. Albert Nolla) com a finalista del Premi Montserrat Franquesa de Traducció! Quin tros de llibre! Enhorabona!

Hikaru Utada is no stranger to controversy. The singer is once again using their fame to make a statement, this time coming out in support of repealing a law that prevents married Japanese women from keeping their maiden names. buff.ly/WfLwgRJ

A new NHK poll finds that 34% of Japanese support revision of Article 9 of the Constitution, which bans Japan from having a military and waging war. It's an increase from 2020, but revision would require a majority in a national referendum. www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20...

The Hag of Adachi Moor is a terrifying tale from #JapaneseFolklore. It's about an evil witch-like hag who catches and eats her victims. Content warning for the last image in the thread below, it's pretty gruesome and surprisingly it wasn't blurred out when I originally posted. #WyrdWednesday

I missed celebrating yesterday's North American re-release day of Chiyo Uno's The Story of a Single Woman (trans Rebecca Copeland)!

Hola! Us he preparat una newsletter, edició especial Sant Jordi, amb algunes recomanacions de literatura asiàtica, per si voleu llegir-la mentre bereneu: bungaku.substack.com/p/bungaku-17...

Impedimenta reeditarà _Flores de verano_, de Tamiki Hara, que portava anys descatalogat! Ell mateix supervivent de la bomba de Hiroshima, _Flores de verano_ parla dels dies immediatament posteriors a l'esclat de la bomba

Article sobre Sayaka Murata 👀

Necessito que @manifestllibres.cat ens porti això en català, SISPLAU! 🥺🥺

Muchos turistas extranjeros mencionan los retretes como un aspecto positivo de su viaje a Japón. En el Museo Toto, en Fukuoka, se puede descubrir cómo este país revolucionó la cultura del inodoro. www.nippon.com/es/guide-to-...

The spatial structure of Edo in the last days of the Tokugawa regime

UFFF Un nou Takiji kobayashi!! 😍

It makes me indescribably happy to find that the Tokyo rockabillies are still dancing in Yoyogi Park on Sundays, nearly 20 years after I last had a chance to see them.

'Fuji River' - Shotei Takahashi, 1930.

Today, Japan officially dissolved the Unification Church. Why? It all started with the assassination of former PM Shinzo Abe—by a man known online as “Japan’s Luigi.” This story has cults, corruption, and revenge. Buckle up. open.substack.com/pub/tokyopal...

Què hi ha a la plataforma 3CAT? Aquests són tots els animes en català que hi ha disponibles al web de 3CAT. @boladedrac.bsky.social és tot un clàssic a revisionar però recordeu que també hi ha altres sèries i pel·lícules per descobrir!

Un article sobre els llibres japonesos que no estradueixen a l'anglès, i per què 👀

Demà farà 30 anys de l'atac amb gas sarín al metro de Tòquio per part de la secta Aum Shinrikyo causant 12 morts i 5500 ferits. Haruki Murakami en va fer una crònica, publicada al català com a _Underground_ traduccions.bungaku.cat/llibres/2014...

The Day Tokyo Changed Forever March 20, 1995. Tokyo police chief Yukihiko Inoue was on his way to work. It was just before 8 AM. Near the National Diet Building, he saw police cars racing, sirens blaring. “Something terrible has happened,” he thought.

L'editorial Navona publica un nou llibre de Satoshi Yagisawa: Els meus dies al cafè Torunka (trad. Marta Moya). És la 3a part de la saga de la llibreria Morisaki. Si us agrada aquesta "literatura de les cures", estareu d'enhorabona! ❤️ traduccions.bungaku.cat/llibres/2025...

En 'Nihongo no bi' (“La belleza del japonés”), Donald Keene (1922-2019) no solo reunió una colección de observaciones sobre la lengua japonesa, sino también recuerdos y reflexiones de una vida ligada a la literatura.

Hiromi Kawakami’s Under the Eye of the Big Bird collects fourteen speculative fiction stories that gradually form a narrative about the quiet and gentle end of our world. What will culture and society look like, Kawakami wonders, once people are no longer "human"? japaneselit.net/2025/03/15/u...

RJL's new episode is up—Japanese Writers Standing Up to the State. Listen on your podcast app of choice. The Japanese proletarian writers’ movement of the 1920s/early 1930s plus a deep dive into the life of author Genzaburo Yoshino and his novel How Do You Live?.

Happy N American release day to Yuko Tsushima's Wildcat Dome (trans Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda). This is mature Tsushima, written shortly before her death in 2016. In the aftermath of 3/11 two friends reunite, finding each other in a city undone by disaster. Out in the UK+ next month.

“One thing that does interest me is the way that, in Asia in particular, the mixed race subject is specifically tied to, and invokes the memory of, U.S. military occupation.” Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda on translating Yuko Tsushima’s Wildcat Dome.

Read Hiromi Kawakami's "God Bless You, 2011" (trans Ted Goossen), one of the first pieces of fiction to respond to the 3/11 Triple Disasters in Japan. It's free to read online via @grantamag.bsky.social.

Satō Sonomi era una niña cuando ocurrió el Gran Terremoto del Este de Japón, catástrofe en la que perdió a su hermana pequeña. Como directora, a través del cine afronta su dolor y trata también de ayudar a otras personas.

Hoy se cumplen 14 años del Gran Terremoto del Este de Japón. Repasamos cómo ha avanzado la reconstrucción de las zonas afectadas y los trabajos en la central de Fukushima Dai-ichi.

I didn't want to make 3/11 worse for anyone grieving yesterday, but I do want to provide others the chance to learn more. RJL's episode is about Tohoku and the 3/11 disaster; the response by Japanese writers; and Hiromi Kawakami + her stories “God Bless You” & “God Bless You, 2011”

Lake Tazawa, Japan’s deepest lake, is linked to the legend of Tatsuko, a girl who became a dragon to preserve her beauty. She is said to guard the lake alongside Hachiro, a dragon from nearby Hachirogata Lake. A bronze statue of Tatsuko stands by the shore, with scenic views surrounding the area. 🐉

Passeu a veure això! A destacar moltíssim _Sendas hacia el interior_, traducció i anàlisi d'aquesta obra de Matsuo Bashō! I també hi ha la traducció i anàlisi de _La esencia de la novela_, de Tsubouchi Shōyō, l'obra que va modernitzar la literatura japonesa a finals del s XIX! PDFs gratuïts!

Today is March 5th in Japan, which means it’s Miko day (巫女の日)! Not an official holiday, but definitely observed by those who practice or are interested in Shinto. Why March 5? Because of the play on words! 3 can be read as “mi” (三) 5 can be read as “ko” (五) As a Miko, I love today!

🗓️ NOVETATS MANGA EN CATALÀ! Aquest mes de març es publiquen els següents mangues en la nostra llengua: 🌟 Atac als Titans 8 🌟 Jujutsu Kaisen 26 🌟 Mujina into the deep 2 🌟Naruto 06 🌟 Bola de Drac Super nº319 🌟One Piece 10

Murou Art Forest es un proyecto artístico situado frente al templo Muroji, en el corazón de la prefectura de Nara. En el parque, las esculturas modernas se integran en el espectacular paisaje circundante de montañas, estanques y bosques de pinos https://japonismo.com/blog/murou-art-forest-nara

(Vídeo) Durante la fiesta del 'hina matsuri', que se celebra el 3 de marzo, muchas familias con hijas colocan una corte de muñecas en sus casas. En Kanazawa el conjunto se decora además con unos dulces tradicionales con forma de símbolos de buena fortuna.

🗺️🤔SOUTH OF THE CAPITAL🧭🌸 Second only to Kitano Tenmangū as the go-to destination for plum blossoms, Jōnan-gū's "Spring Mountain" (春の山) reimagines a Heian-period style garden. even the mean monks come to eat rice cakes- God of Jōnan 腹あしき僧も餅くへ城南神 -Yosa-no-Buson. #Kyoto #梅 #plumblossoms #京都 #Japan

Explore Tokyo's transit system in real-time 3D with Mini Tokyo 3D, an interactive map by Akihiko Kusanagi. This open-source project visualizes live public transport movements across the city.

Darrer dia per apuntar-se a això!

Les ganes que li tinc a això... M'esperaré uns dies a tenir-lo en català, però m'hi tiraré de cap!