After the bachelor of the literature at the university in Tokyo and the practice of Russian language in Moscow for one year, she had started to study Latvian literature and folklore at Latvian university in Riga from 1994. Besides of the essay writing about Latvia, she had translated the cantata “God, my land is burning!” by Lūcija Garūta, the poems of Ojārs Vācietis, Amanda Aizpuriete, Kārlis Vērdiņš, Inga Gaile for the poetry readings in Riga. Sandra Kalniete’s “With dance shoes in Siberia”, Maruta Grasmane’s “Latvian Mittens” and Jānis Einfelds’s “Askoldīne” are also published in Japanese in her translation. Now the translator is working on the translations of “Mother’s milk” by Nora Ikstena, which is planned to be publish in 2019, and “Colorful tales” by Imants Ziedonis.
ソビエト・ミルク
ソビエト・ミルク (Mātes piens)
Title
: ソビエト・ミルクTitle*
: Mātes piensAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Japanese
Publisher
:Shinhyoron Publishing, Japan
Pages
:268
Year
:2019
Copyrights
:The author, the publisher, the translator
Synopsis
:This novel considers the effects of Soviet rule on a single individual. The central character tries to follow her calling as a doctor. But then the state steps in. Banished to a village, her sense of isolation increases.
Dansu shoes de yuki no siberia e-----aru ratobiajin kazoku no monogatari
Dansu shoes de yuki no siberia e-----aru ratobiajin kazoku no monogatari (Ar balles kurpēm Sibīrijas sniegos)
Title
: Dansu shoes de yuki no siberia e-----aru ratobiajin kazoku no monogatariTitle*
: Ar balles kurpēm Sibīrijas sniegosAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Japanese
Publisher
:Shinhyoron Publishing, Japan
Pages
:408
Year
:2014
Synopsis
:It is a moving and eloquent testimony to her family and to the Latvian nation—to their shared fate during more than fifty years of occupation.
キオスク
キオスク (Kiosks)
Title
: キオスクTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Japanese
Publisher
:Ushio Publishing
Pages
:38
Year
:2021
Copyrights
:the author
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.
メタル'94
メタル'94 (Jelgava 94)
Title
: メタル'94Title*
: Jelgava 94Authors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Japanese
Publisher
:Sakuhinsha
Pages
:352
Year
:2022
Copyrights
:the author
Synopsis
:The story takes place in the Latvian town of Jelgava and centers around the rather short-lived craze for heavy metal music in the 1990s.
