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How 'Color and Light' Translates into Japanese

Interview with the Translator

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James Gurney
Sep 01, 2025
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I am always fascinated by the way ideas about the visual world vary from culture to culture. Given that Western and Japanese traditions are so different, I wondered what was involved in translating the ideas in my book Color and Light for Japanese readers.

The translator, Sanae Hiraya, very generously offered to answer some questions.

1. What concepts in …

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