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EXPLORE THE UNIQUE CHARM OF MANGA IN JAPAN
- [Registrant]Highlighting JAPAN
- [Language]日本語
- [Location]Tokyo
- Posted : 2024/08/30
- Published : 2024/08/30
- Changed : 2024/08/30
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E-mail Newsletter "HIGHLIGHTING Japan"
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VOL. 195 (AUGUST. 2024)
◆EXPLORE THE UNIQUE CHARM OF MANGA IN JAPAN◆
Japanese manga fascinates people all over the world. As a comic genre, it is highly regarded, and many manga works have been translated and are widely read worldwide. This issue of Highlighting Japan features an interview with Japan Cartoonists Association President SATONAKA Machiko, who is one of Japan’s leading manga artists, about what makes the originality of Japanese manga so captivating. Also included are features on art galleries and museums around Japan that exhibit original manga art; libraries that specialize in manga; the Comic Market, which is the world’s largest fair for doujinshi (non-commercial, self-published manga works); and an interview with an expert who translates Japanese manga into English.
●The Originality of Japanese Manga-Making Captivates the World
(An interview with one of Japan's leading manga artists SATONAKA Machiko, President of the Japan Cartoonists Association.)
●Yokote Masuda Manga Museum: First Museum in Japan Devoted to Original Manga Illustrations
(Introducing Japan’s first art museum focused on the theme of original manga art, where original works by nearly 100 manga artists are on permanent display and can be viewed up close.)
●One of Japan’s Largest Manga Libraries Operated by a University in Central Tokyo
(Introducing a university-run library in Chiyoda City, Tokyo, which specializes in manga and boasts one of the largest manga collections in Japan, with about 410,000 titles.)
●Museum Recreating the Legendary Tokiwa-so Apartment Building where Japanese Manga Masters Lived
(Explore Tokiwa-so, an apartment building where some masters of Japanese manga spent their youth. Introducing the museum built on its former site, which conveys the lifestyles and workstyles of the manga artists of that era.)
●Kyoto International Manga Museum, a Comprehensive Cultural Facility for Manga in Kyoto
(Introducing Japan’s first comprehensive manga cultural facility, which houses approximately 300,000 manga-related materials, including manga books from Japan and other countries, as well as research books on manga.)
●Kitakyushu Manga Museum where You Can Not Only Watch, but also Read and Draw Manga
(Introducing a museum that holds exhibitions of popular manga and anime, offers unlimited reading access to about 70,000 manga books, and has audio guides in English and many other languages for its permanent exhibits.)
●Comic Market, The World’s Largest Doujinshi Convention
(Discover Comic Market, commonly known as “Comiket.” First launched in 1975, it is now the world's largest fair for doujinshi (non-commercial, self-published manga). Learn about this big biannual event, held each summer and winter, where you can enjoy the world of doujinshi manga.)
●A Japanese-English Manga Translator Describes the Challenges and Fun of Her Work
(Interview with KIMURA Tomo, a translator of Japanese shojo manga (comics written for girls and young women) into English, about what makes the work challenging, as well as fun and interesting aspects of translating the unique Japanese form into English.)
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(The Ministry of Justice of Japan convened the 1st ASEAN-G7 Next Leaders Forum)
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■DISCOVERING JAPAN THROUGH THE EYES OF JAPANESE INFLUENCERS
(Traditional Gardens from Various Periods throughout Japan: Gardens in Nara, Hiraizumi, and Fukui)
■TREASURES OF JAPANESE CULTURE
(The Japanese Sense of Beauty: Appreciating Simplicity)
■BACK COVER
THE BEAUTY OF JAPANESE SWORDS
(Sword, unsigned Masamune (celebrated Kanze Masamune))
https://www.gov-online.go.jp/hlj/en/august_2024/
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