As part of the special exhibition “French-Japanese Literary Translation and Its Evolution — From the Classics to Contemporary Works and Manga,” held from September 29 to November 3 at the Waseda International House of Literature, we will host two talk events.
No advance reservation is required. Please feel free to join us.

For details, see here: https://www.waseda.jp/culture/wihl/other/11296

Friday, October 17, 2025
“Marcel Proust’s Kaleidoscope — Rendering and Reflecting in Japanese”
Kazuyoshi Yoshikawa (Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University)
Hiroaki Seki (JSPS Research Fellow [PD])

Thursday, October 23, 2025
“Hovering at the Threshold — On Translation, Creative Writing, and ‘Portraits of Voice’”
Toshiyuki Horie (novelist, critic, and professor, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University)
Ryo Fukushima (Lecturer, University of Toyama, Humanities)

Applies to both Friday, October 17, and Thursday, October 23
[Time]	3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. (doors open at 3:00 p.m.)
[Venue]	2nd-floor Lab, Waseda International House of Literature
[Language]	Japanese
[Admission]	Free; no reservation required
[Co-organizers]	Waseda International House of Literature Konishi Foundation for International Exchange