|
|
No.9480 2006. 3
Suntory Announces FY2005 Overseas Publication Grants
The Suntory Foundation (Chairman: Nobutada Saji) has selected nine recipients for grants supporting overseas publication of Japanese works in fiscal 2005. The grants total 5.15 million yen.
This assistance program was established to promote a better understanding of Japan overseas by supporting the translation and publishing of significant works on Japan in other languages, as well as publishing original works on Japan in other languages. As a general rule, eligible works must focus on Japan, and be in the fields of social science or humanities, or must be outstanding works by Japanese authors. From a commercial standpoint, these academic and literary works are usually more difficult to translate and publish.
To date, the foundation has contributed to publication efforts for 206 works in twenty languages, which has helped introduce Japanese culture and Japanese academic achievements to a broader audience.
| Grants and award winners for fiscal 2005 | |
| 1. | Publication in Italian of Ozu Yasujiro no Han Eiga [Ozu's Anti-Cinema] by Kiju Yoshida |
| 2. | Publication in Urdu of Umi to Dokuyaku [The Sea and Poison] by Shusaku Endo |
| 3. | Publication in Mongolian of Bushido [The Way of the Warrior] by Inazo Nitobe |
| 4. | Publication in Korean of Nihon no Chosen Tochi to Kokusai Kankei [The Rule of Korea by Japan and the International Relations] by Akifumi Nagata |
| 5. | Publication in Chinese of Chugoku Kindai Gaiko no Keisei [The Formation of Modern Chinese Diplomacy] by Shin Kawashima |
| 6. | Publication in Chinese of Nihon no Kindai Kenchiku [Modern Japanese Architecture] by Terunobu Fujimori |
| 7. | Publication in Chinese of Gyoseigaku [Public Administration] by Masaru Nishio |
| 8. | Publication in English of Tokyo-Washinton no Mitsudan [Secret Talks between Tokyo and Washington] by Kiichi Miyazawa |
| 9. | Publication in English of Volume II of Nichi-Ro Senso Kenkyu no Saikento [Rethinking the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5] edited by Chiharu Inaba, John Chapman, and others |
(Academic titles omitted)
