The International Library of Children’s Literature (ILCL) held an exhibition “Children’s Books Going Overseas from Japan,” commemorating the 10th anniversary of the ILCL and the National Year of Reading in 2010. Based on the exhibition catalogue, a digital exhibition (in Japanese) was created and released to the public via the Internet. 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, what kind of changes have been made to illustrations and texts, etc., to fit local 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. (Please note that there are many books without cover image because of the copyright law.)

One of the missions of the ILCL is to focus on collecting Japanese children’s books translated into foreign languages. We hope this exhibition, introducing translated collections from various angles, will offer a good opportunity to inform you about the international diffusion of Japanese children’s books.

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