Literature & Literary Studies

When News Travels East

Translation Practices by Japanese Newspapers

by Kayo Matsushita

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Journalism and unique translation practices by Japanese media today

International news stories provided to the public basically rely on translation. Most of this translation is done not by translators, but by journalists with practically no training in translation. What happens when the norms of journalism and those of translation clash? In this book, the author, a trained conference interpreter and former international journalist, investigates translator decisions in the practice of Japanese news translation. Her extensive analysis of texts from six major Japanese newspapers and interviews with Japanese “journalators” focuses on direct quotations, where accuracy is a journalistic priority but can generate loss of communication impact if implemented rigidly. She argues that many shifts from accuracy can be explained as risk management strategies. When News Travels East provides invaluable insight from an insider about news translation in Japan and beyond and paves the way for further research in the field.


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Kayo Matsushita is associate professor of Interpreting and Translation Studies at Rikkyo University and board member of The Japan Association for Interpreting and Translation Studies.

Leuven University Press

Leuven University Press

Leuven University Press, established in 1971 under the auspices of KU Leuven, is an ambitious academic press of international standing.Today the press publishes high-quality academic titles in a broad range of fields including music, art & theory, media & visual culture, text & literature, history & archaeology, philosophy & religion, society & migration and law & economics. We publish approximately forty new titles a year by authors from all over the world. We publish in English, but also offer room for publications in Dutch or French.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher Leuven University Press
  • Publication Date November 2019
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9789462701946
  • Publication Country or regionBelgium
  • FormatPaperback
  • Primary Price 39.50 EUR
  • Pages208
  • ReadershipProfessional and Scholarly
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Copyright Year2019
  • Dimensions234 × 156 mm
  • SeriesTranslation, Interpreting and Transfer
  • Series Part1

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