monkeymagazine.orgTokyoweekender.com/art_and_culture/monkey-magazine-contemporary-japanese-literatureLiving in Japan as an avid reader, I’m habitually on a hunt to find trusted sources for high-quality translations of captivating, modernJapanese fiction. I knew I had discovered the answer when I immediately became engrossed inMonkey: New Writing From Japan, the 1st & only annual journal on the subject. Metaphorical peaches, homicidal barbers & syrupy nectar are just some delights from the 1st volume.The publication’s story starts with 2 indispensable people,Motoyuki Shibata&Ted Goossen.Shibatais also the editor ofMonkey, a Tokyo-based publication that highlights contemporary Japanese writing & translations from English. After editing theOxford Book of Japanese Short Stories,Goossengained an immense appreciation for contemporary Japanese authors. He approachedShibatawith a proposition: to build a bridge that connects English readers with the unforgettable stories being written in Japan today. And so,Monkey‘sEnglish edition was born.Contributors:Motoyuki Shibata, Ted Goossen, Hiromi Kawakami, Tomoka Shibasaki, Satoshi Kitamura, Kikuko Tsumura, Mieko Kawakami, Hideo Furukawa, Tatsuhiko Shibusawa, Haruki Murakami, Laird Hunt, Seikō Itō, Eric McCormack, Hiromi Itō, Barry Yourgrau, Jun’ichi Konuma, Mikako Brady, Hirokazu Koreeda, Miwa Nishikawa, Yui Tanizaki, Utamaru, Brian Evenson, Hiroko Oyamada, Yasunari Kawabata, Kyōhei Sakaguchi, Taki Monma, Yūko Tsushima, Aoko MatsudaI can’t translate this! Remarks from 12 translators:Jeffrey Angleson natsukashii,Polly Bartonon obasan and ojisan,Sam Betton midori,Michael K. Bourdaghson everyday words,David Boydon mi,Anna Elliotton haa,Michael Emmerichon homophonic names,Ted Goossenon fuyukai,Sam Malissaon mimetic words,Jay Rubinon kokoro,Ginny Tapley Takemorion irasshaimase,Hitomi Yoshioon sentence endings