Nagoya ¨C Translations of Japanese literature and English-language writing on Japan have arguably never been more popular.
In the American publishing industry, literature in translation sells better per book than non-translated works. Translations of Japanese literature have increased tenfold since 1980, and a relentless U.S. and U.K. publisher hunt for the ¡°next Haruki Murakami¡± has resulted in abundant and well-selling contemporary translations of authors such as Mieko Kawakami, Yoko Ogawa and Sayaka Murata.
On the writing side, the largest international population in Japan¡¯s history alongside the country¡¯s remarkable tourist boom of the 2010s has contributed to an thriving market and a vast online repository of writing about Japan: everything from memoirs, to creative cultural and historical nonfiction, to an ever-growing plethora of travel websites and blogs.
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