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Japanese novelist Nishi publishes English translation

NEW YORK, United States, April 10 Kyodo - Japanese novelist Kanako Nishi, winner in 2015 of the prestigious Naoki Japanese literary award, talks about her novel Sakura, a best-seller published in Japan in 2005, during a talk event held at a bookstore in New York on April 9, 2026, to celebrate the publication of her first title to appear in English. Sitting beside her is translator, Allison Markin Powell. (Kyodo)

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Japanese novelist Nishi publishes English translation

Japanese novelist Kanako Nishi, (far L) winner in 2015 of the prestigious Naoki Japanese literary award, attends a talk event at a bookstore in New York on April 9, 2026, held to celebrate the publication of a translation of her best-selling 2005 novel, Sakura, her first title to appear in English. Sitting beside her is translator, Allison Markin Powell.

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Japanese novelist Nishi publishes English translation

Japanese novelist Kanako Nishi, (far L) winner in 2015 of the prestigious Naoki Japanese literary award, attends a talk event at a bookstore in New York on April 9, 2026, held to celebrate the publication of a translation of her best-selling 2005 novel, Sakura, her first title to appear in English. Sitting beside her is translator, Allison Markin Powell.

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Japanese novelist Nishi publishes English translation

Japanese novelist Kanako Nishi (L), winner in 2015 of the prestigious Naoki Japanese literary award, talks about her novel Sakura, a best-seller published in Japan in 2005, during a talk event held at a bookstore in New York on April 9, 2026, to celebrate the publication of her first title to appear in English. Sitting beside her is translator, Allison Markin Powell.

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Novel laureate Kitagawa at press conference

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks during a press conference at the state-run college in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 19, 2025, following the university having been selected as a candidate for significant government grants at elevating Japanese research institutes to the top of global rankings.

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Novel laureate Kitagawa at press conference

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks during a press conference at the state-run college in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 19, 2025, following the university having been selected as a candidate for significant government grants at elevating Japanese research institutes to the top of global rankings.

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Novel laureate Kitagawa

Photo taken at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2025, shows Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) holding online talks with Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa (L) a day after he was named a co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2025.

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Novel laureate Kitagawa

Photo taken at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2025, shows Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba holding online talks with Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa a day after he was named a co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2025.

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Novel laureate Kitagawa

Photo taken at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2025, shows Kyoto University distinguished professor Susumu Kitagawa holding online talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba a day after he was named a co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2025.

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Japanese novelist Otani wins U.K. award

TOKYO, Japan, July 4 Kyodo - Japanese novelist Akira Otani delivers a speech in London on July 3, 2025, after winning the best translated crime novel prize for "The Night of Baba Yaga" at the Dagger Awards, becoming her country's first to win the major British award for crime and mystery writing. (Kyodo)

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Japanese novelist Otani wins U.K. award

The English version of Japanese novelist Akira Otani's crime novel "The Night of Baba Yaga" is displayed on a bookstore shelf in downtown London on July 3, 2025. Otani was given the best translated crime novel prize at the Dagger Awards, becoming her country's first to win the major British award for crime and mystery writing.

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Japanese novelist Otani wins U.K. award

The English version of Japanese novelist Akira Otani's crime novel "The Night of Baba Yaga" is displayed on a bookstore shelf in downtown London on July 3, 2025. Otani was given the best translated crime novel prize at the Dagger Awards, becoming her country's first to win the major British award for crime and mystery writing.

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Japanese novelist Otani wins U.K. award

Japanese novelist Akira Otani (R), alongside translator Sam Bett, meets the press after winning the best translated crime novel prize for "The Night of Baba Yaga" at the Dagger Awards in London on July 3, 2025, becoming her country's first to win the major British award for crime and mystery writing.

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Japanese novelist Otani wins U.K. award

Japanese novelist Akira Otani (C) is given the best translated crime novel prize for "The Night of Baba Yaga" at the Dagger Awards during an award ceremony in London on July 3, 2025, alongside translator Sam Bett (L), becoming her country's first to win the major British award for crime and mystery writing.

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Japanese novelist Otani wins U.K. award

Japanese novelist Akira Otani delivers a speech in London on July 3, 2025, after winning the best translated crime novel prize for "The Night of Baba Yaga" at the Dagger Awards, becoming her country's first to win the major British award for crime and mystery writing.

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Japanese novelist Otani wins U.K. award

Japanese novelist Akira Otani delivers a speech in London on July 3, 2025, after winning the best translated crime novel prize for "The Night of Baba Yaga" at the Dagger Awards, becoming her country's first to win the major British award for crime and mystery writing.

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis meets with Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese in a private audience at the Vatican on November 30, 2016. Scorsese is in Rome to present his new film 'Silence'. The movie, adapted from the 1966 novel by Japanese writer Shusaku Endo is about the persecution of a group of Jesuits in 17th-century Japan. The pope and Scorsese discussed the film and the mission of the Jesuits, the religious order Francis belongs to. - Pope Francis will celebrate his 10th anniversary of pontificate on March 13. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sneak peek of TV animation series at Kyoto Kabuki theater

KYOTO, Japan, Jan. 23 Kyodo - A sneak peek event for the Japanese animated television series "The Eccentric Family," based on the original Japanese novel written by Tomihiko Morimi, is held at Minamiza Theater, a Kabuki theater, in Kyoto on June 16, 2013.(Kyodo)

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Japan author Mieko Kanai

Japanese writer, poet, and literary critic Mieko Kanai (L) and Polly Barton, the English translator of her 1997 novel "Mild Vertigo," pose for a photo in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2024.

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Kazak artist Kuyukov in Hiroshima

Karipbek Kuyukov, an artist and nuclear nonproliferation activist from Kazakhstan, visits Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, on April 28, 2023, on the occasion of the publication of a Japanese translation of his novel about the damage caused by a nuclear test in Kazakhstan by the Soviet Union. Kuyukov born without arms as a result of his parents exposure to radiation from nuclear weapons testing near his village, illustrated the cover of the book.

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Japan formally decides to downgrade COVID-19 to flu level on May 8

A Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry panel convenes a meeting in Tokyo on April 27, 2023, where it found no issues with the government's plan to downgrade the legal status of the novel coronavirus to a level on par with seasonal influenza on May 8.

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Japan imperial family on summer vacation

(from L) Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko take a stroll on the premises of an imperial villa in Nasushiobara in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 21, 2023, as they stay there for their summer vacation, the first time in four years after the novel coronavirus pandemic. (Pool photo)

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Japan imperial family on summer vacation

(from L) Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko take a stroll on the premises of an imperial villa in Nasushiobara in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 21, 2023, as they stay there for their summer vacation, the first time in four years after the novel coronavirus pandemic. (Pool photo)

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Japan imperial family on summer vacation

(2nd from L) Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko arrive at JR Nasushiobara Station in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 21, 2023, to stay at an imperial villa for their summer vacation, for the first time in four years due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. (Pool photo)

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Int'l flight facility at Tokyo's Haneda airport

Photo shows All Nippon Airways Co.'s check-in counters for international flights at Terminal 2 of Tokyo' Haneda airport, unveiled to the media on July 13, 2023. The Japanese airline is set to reopen the terminal's international flight facility on July 19, after a three-year closure from April 2020 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Int'l flight facility at Tokyo's Haneda airport

Photo shows All Nippon Airways Co.'s check-in counters for international flights at Terminal 2 of Tokyo' Haneda airport, unveiled to the media on July 13, 2023. The Japanese airline is set to reopen the terminal's international flight facility on July 19, after a three-year closure from April 2020 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Int'l flight facility at Tokyo's Haneda airport

Photo shows All Nippon Airways Co.'s check-in counters for international flights at Terminal 2 of Tokyo' Haneda airport, unveiled to the media on July 13, 2023. The Japanese airline is set to reopen the terminal's international flight facility on July 19, after a three-year closure from April 2020 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Kazak artist Kuyukov in Hiroshima

Karipbek Kuyukov, an artist and nuclear nonproliferation activist from Kazakhstan, visits Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, on April 28, 2023, on the occasion of the publication of a Japanese translation of his novel about the damage caused by a nuclear test in Kazakhstan by the Soviet Union. Kuyukov born without arms as a result of his parents exposure to radiation from nuclear weapons testing near his village, illustrated the cover of the book.

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Japan formally decides to downgrade COVID-19 to flu level on May 8

A Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry panel convenes a meeting in Tokyo on April 27, 2023, where it found no issues with the government's plan to downgrade the legal status of the novel coronavirus to a level on par with seasonal influenza on May 8.

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Murakami's new novel hits bookstores in Japan

A staff member stocks shelves with copies of renowned Japanese author Haruki Murakami's new full-length novel, "The City and Its Uncertain Walls," at a bookstore in Tokyo on the night of April 12, 2023.

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Murakami's new novel hits bookstores in Japan

A staff member stocks shelves with copies of renowned Japanese author Haruki Murakami's new full-length novel, "The City and Its Uncertain Walls," at a bookstore in Tokyo on the night of April 12, 2023.

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Murakami's new novel hits bookstores in Japan

A staff member stocks shelves with copies of renowned Japanese author Haruki Murakami's new full-length novel, "The City and Its Uncertain Walls," at a bookstore in Tokyo on the night of April 12, 2023.

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Murakami's new novel hits bookstores in Japan

A long queue forms outside a bookstore in Tokyo late on the night of April 12, 2023, ahead of the release of renowned Japanese author Haruki Murakami's new full-length novel, "The City and Its Uncertain Walls."

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Murakami's new novel hits bookstores in Japans

People stand in line to buy copies of renowned Japanese author Haruki Murakami's new full-length novel, "The City and Its Uncertain Walls," at a bookstore in Tokyo in the early hours of April 13, 2023, shortly after the release of the book.

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Murakami's new novel hits bookstores in Japans

People stand in line to buy copies of renowned Japanese author Haruki Murakami's new full-length novel, "The City and Its Uncertain Walls," at a bookstore in Tokyo in the early hours of April 13, 2023, shortly after the release of the book.

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Carriage carries new ambassador to Imperial Palace

A horse-drawn carriage heads to the Imperial Palace from near Tokyo Station in the Japanese capital on March 8, 2023. The traditional procession to carry new ambassadors to Japan slated to submit their credentials to Japanese emperor is held for the first time in three years after the novel coronavirus-caused hiatus.

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Carriage carries new ambassador to Imperial Palace

A horse-drawn carriage heads to the Imperial Palace from near Tokyo Station in the Japanese capital on March 8, 2023. The traditional procession to carry new ambassadors to Japan slated to submit their credentials to Japanese emperor is held for the first time in three years after the novel coronavirus-caused hiatus.

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Carriage carries new ambassador to Imperial Palace

A horse-drawn carriage heads to the Imperial Palace from near Tokyo Station in the Japanese capital on March 8, 2023. The traditional procession to carry new ambassadors to Japan slated to submit their credentials to Japanese emperor is held for the first time in three years after the novel coronavirus-caused hiatus.

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Japan to downgrade COVID-19

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare holds a meeting of medical experts in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2023, as the government mulls reclassifying the novel coronavirus to put it in the same category as common infectious diseases such as seasonal influenza.

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Japan to downgrade COVID-19

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare holds a meeting of medical experts in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2023, as the government mulls reclassifying the novel coronavirus to put it in the same category as common infectious diseases such as seasonal influenza.

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Japan to downgrade COVID-19

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare holds a meeting of medical experts in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2023, as the government mulls reclassifying the novel coronavirus to put it in the same category as common infectious diseases such as seasonal influenza.

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Japan PM Kishida on gov't handling of COVID-19

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2023, following a ministerial meeting on the government's handling of the novel coronavirus.

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Japan PM Kishida on gov't handling of COVID-19

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2023, following a ministerial meeting on the government's handling of the novel coronavirus.

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Japan PM Kishida on gov't handling of COVID-19

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2023, following a ministerial meeting on the government's handling of the novel coronavirus.

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Japan protests China's suspension of visa issuance to citizens

The Japanese government on Wednesday protested China's decision to suspend the issuance of visas to Japanese travelers and urged the country to repeal the measure that is seen as retaliation for Tokyo adopting tighter COVID-19 entry restrictions. "It is extremely regrettable that China is restricting issuing visas for reasons besides novel coronavirus countermeasures," Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a regular news conference, adding Tokyo has protested through diplomatic channels. China stopped issuing new visas to Japanese and South Korean travelers Tuesday after it said it would respond to countries that introduced tighter coronavirus entry restrictions on visitors from China. Since late last year, Japan temporarily started tightening border controls on travelers from mainland China amid a surge of cases and fears that a new virus variant could emerge there.

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Japan PM Suga at parliament

TOKYO, Japan, March 4 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks at a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 4, 2021, wearing a mask amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Japan gov't coronavirus task force

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 21 Kyodo - Shigeru Omi (C), who heads the Japanese government's task force on the novel coronavirus, attends a meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 21, 2020. Health minister Katsunobu Kato (L) and economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (R) also attended the meeting.

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Writer Kawasaki wins Miura Ayako award

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Japanese novelist Akiko Kawasaki, winner of the Miura Ayako literary award, is seen in front of a picture of novelist Ayako Miura and her husband Mitsuyo. Kawasaki, a Hokkaido native also engaging in dairy farming, won the award in November 2014. The one-off literary award was created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Miura's debut with her best-selling novel "Hyoten."

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Eyeglasses without nose pads win top online shopping award

TOKYO, Japan - Eyeglasses without nose pads, made by Japanese optical frame maker Bridge Corp. in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, are shown on Oct. 16, 2014. The novel frames, which use special supporting attachments at the temples instead of nose pads below the bridge, were selected by online shop 47CLUB as the best product with a clever design that impressed consumers.

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Director Liman wins 'Japan cool content award'

LOS ANGELES, California - Doug Liman (C), director of the film "All You Need Is Kill" based on a Japanese sci-fi novel and featuring Tom Cruise, attends an award ceremony for the "Japan Cool Content Contribution Award" at the residence of Japan's consul general in Los Angeles, California, on Sept. 13, 2014. Cruise also won an award.