Tag: Cultural affairs

Naruto Author Wins “Rookie of the Year” Award?

The Japanese government’s Agency for Cultural Affairs announced Thursday the winners of 2014’s Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Recommendation Awards, and the Rookie of the Year for media/arts went to none other than Masashi Kishimoto, creator of the recently-completed manga Naruto . …Read more »

Manga Translation Battle 2014 Kicks Off

September 29, 2014

Matt Schley

The third edition of the Manga Translation Battle is underway. The competition, sponsored by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs, pits aspiring manga translators in a competition to see who can best translate a given chapter of manga from Japanese to English. The grand prize winner …Read more »