when the government withdraws my income tax for last year from my account, I can declare that as a business expense on my tax return next year, right? That is how it works, isn't it? (If only...)

#taxes #accounting

RE: https://localization.cafe/@nosword/116294270977199331

I'm just sentimental relic of a human being to think this is actually kind of tragic...😥

started reading All Systems Red by Martha Wells. Let's see if this novel lives up to the hype.

#scifi #reading #hype

Finished the title novella Kamogawa Runner. The premise--an American man modelled on the author discovers himself through studying Japanese and settling in Japan—is identical to that of HIdeo Levy's 1992 debut novel A Room Where The Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard, but Khezrnejat updates it for the early 21st century, bringing his own prose style and cross-cultural insights.

#exophonic #literature #japanese

RE: https://mastodon.social/@elikp_william/116208190936470092

"Translator Eli KP William is equal to Hoshino’s lyricism... and his passion for the project shines through in a fluid and considered prose that hardly feels like a translation at all."

Very kind words. Makes me want to translate another book.

#japaneseliterature #japanese #literature #memoir #essay #travelwriting #translation

fifteen years since the 3/11 earthquake struck, since I sheltered under a desk at my then workplace in Tokyo and watched the corners of the room rock open and closed like mouths, since the tsunami washed so many poor souls in Tohoku away, since the Fukushima meltdown that changed everything and nothing.

#march11 #tohoku #earthquake #tsunami
#fukushima #nuclear #meltdown

The Asian Review of Books reviews my latest translation, The Traveling Tree by Michio Hoshino.

https://asianreviewofbooks.com/the-travelling-tree-by-michio-hoshino/

#japaneseliterature #japanese #literature #essay #memoir #travelwriting #translation

watch the recording of me reading from my latest translation, The Traveling Tree by Michio Hoshino, livestreamed yesterday (March 1st) from Human Arts Studio in Tsukuba.

https://youtu.be/cJ3LgHNQdh8?t=4068

Once you get my little contribution out of the way, go watch the other translators' readings as well. You'll be treated to a veritable smorgasbord of literature, from poetry to narrative non-fiction, short stories to Noh theatre.

#japanese #literature #translation #reading #tsukuba

RE: https://mastodon.social/@elikp_william/116141297925840099

This is happening today! Don't miss it.

#japanese #literature #translation #reading #tsukuba #livestream

Calling all literature lovers! I'll be reading this Sunday from my latest translation, The Traveling Tree by Michio Hoshino, alongside an epic roster of other translators. Watch the livestream, or come join us in Tsukuba!

https://www.humanarts.jp/2026/02/21/japanese-literature-in-english-book-readings/

#japanese #literature #translation #reading #tsukuba #tokyo #livestream