〈Announcement from Kodansha Ltd.〉
A Dream Collaboration with the Theme “After April 1st” Involving over 50 Acclaimed Writers

Day to Day Will Feature New Works Published Every Day

Posted for Free on TREE, Literary News Site Run by Kodansha, Started from May 1st, 2020


Currently, the world is racked with widespread anxiety owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the world of publishing, bookstores and libraries are being forced to temporarily close en masse. This has led to a considerable reduction in the chance that people will encounter new stories. Following the state of emergency, our company has considered how authors and publishers might come together to work on a project that would still be remembered years after its inception. The result of our planning is the online serial publication Day to Day. Each day, this publication will feature a new short work set in Japan after April 1st 2020 and written by a different author.

〈Comment from the English Translation Manager: TranNet K.K.〉
Having introduced wonderful works of Japanese literature to English-speaking countries over the last 15 years, we were greatly moved when Kodansha spoke to us in the hope of enlisting our company in managing the English translation. Though we may be a smaller company than some, we hope to use our depth of experience to bring these stories to English readers across the world.

TranNet K.K.　https://jwh.trannet.co.jp/
Translation company specializing in publication, with over 2,300 translations published. In recent years, they have focused on translating and publishing Japanese literature overseas, particularly in Western countries. They also work to spread awareness of Japanese literature in other countries, working as the overseas publishing agents for writers including Kazufumi Shiraishi and Randy Taguchi, as well as promoting and accompanying writers including Risa Wataya and Fuminori Nakamura at literary events overseas. They have also been involved with English translation and editing books published by JAPAN LIBRARY, an international public relations project run by the Cabinet Office of Japan.