New Interview with Japanese HP Translator

Yuko Matsuoka Harris is the person who has translated all of the Harry Potter books into Japanese. The Japan Times online has a new interview with her about this job.

She says:

Enthusiasm is what matters. This is what J. K. Rowling said when asked why they gave me the copyright. She's the greatest! Enthusiasm is all I had: I loved the book and wanted every Japanese to read it.

Trust your instincts. My friends recommended that I get the rights to the "Harry Potter" books. I read the first in one sitting and was hooked. I knew this was the project I was preparing for my whole life. It didn't bother me that at that point I had never translated a book nor published much. I knew that I could do it.

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