Japanese books are translated and published in other languages and reach readers in different parts of the world. For more than half a century, the JF has supported publishers and editors around the world in their efforts to translate and publish Japanese books. (For details, please visit the Japan Foundation’s 50th anniversary website.)

In recent years, there has been a remarkable increase in the translation and publication of Japanese literary works in the world, and Central and Eastern Europe is no exception. In February 2024, the JF will invite eleven editors from this region, who are responsible for the translation and publication of foreign language books, to visit Japan for ten days.

During their stay in Japan, the invitees, from Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Slovakia, will attend lectures by experts on Japanese literature and the Japanese publishing industry, participate in networking events, and visit local bookstores and publishers in several parts of Japan.

Cooperation: JAPAN BOOK PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION

Invitees

Invitation Program of Literary Editors: Invitees List【PDF:510KB】

国名 Region	氏名 Name	所属機関 Institution
Bulgaria ブルガリア	Raymond Wagenstein ライモンド・ワゲンシュタイン	Colibri Publishing House
Croatia クロアチア	Nermina Husković ネルミナ・フスコヴィッチ	Hena com
Czech チェコ	Nikola Kochová ニコラ・コホヴァー	HOST — vydavatelství, s. r. o.
Hungary ハンガリー	Balázs Éva バラージュ・エヴァ	Geopen Könyvkiadó Kft.
Kosovo コソボ	Edon Zeneli エドン・ゼネリ	Pema Publishing House
Montenegro モンテネグロ	Nikola Kasalica 二コラ・カサリツァ	Ouroboros d.o.o
North Macedonia 北マケドニア	Bojan Sazdov ボヤン・サズドフ	TRI Publishing Centre
Poland ポーランド	Adrianna Wosińska アドリアンナ・ヴォシンスカ	KIRIN Publishing House
Romania ルーマニア	Denisa Comanescu デニサ・コマネスク	Humanitas Fiction Publishing House
Serbia セルビア	Nenad Simonović ネナド・シモノヴィッチ	Tanesi d.o.o.
Slovakia スロバキア	Darina Zaicova ダリナ・ザイツォヴァー	SLOVART Publishing House