On January 18 (Wed), The International Library of Children's Literature (ILCL) released the digital exhibition "Children's Books Going Overseas from Japan" (English version). This digital exhibition is based on the catalogue of the exhibition "Children's Books Going Overseas from Japan" which was held in 2010 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the ILCL and the National Year of Reading.
The Japanese version of the digital exhibition was first released in 2010. Dealing with the subject of how translated Japanese children's books are published and spread in foreign countries, it attracted a high level of interest from overseas, which led to the production of this English version.
This exhibition introduces the countries and regions in which Japanese children's books have been translated, and what kind of changes have been made to illustrations and texts, etc., to fit their custom and culture, by displaying about 300 items, including translated Japanese children's books in over thirty countries and regions, and also their Japanese originals.