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Sometime in December (or maybe a teensy bit later), my latest translation is due out from Vertical: Shinjuku Shark: Poison Ape, the second in a detective series by Arimasa Osawa. Samejima (whose name has the character for “shark” in it) is the hottest cop on the Shinjuku beat, and in this volume, he finds himself up against the Taiwanese mafia. The book gives a “retro” look at Shinjuku, back in the day when there was no “Southern Terrace” with an Eddie Bauer or Krispy Kreme donut shop.

Fun I had doing this translation: figuring out how to convert Chinese names from Japanese to Chinese readings and then “alphabetizing them.” ALSO, keeping a map of Shinjuku Gyoen Park on my screen so I could follow Samejima through the park to the Taiwan Pavilion for the exciting climax of the story!!