Translations of Japanese Works

Locating English Translations of Japanese Works
Search in ORBIS by the title or author of the work you are looking for to see whether a translation is available.  If you do not find what you are looking for, consider looking in the following print guides.

1868 to the Present
Japanese Literature in Translation Search
This database offers bibliographic information on works of Japanese literature that have been translated into various languages. One can search by original title, translated title, author, translator, translated language, publisher, and date of publication. Although they vary, searched entries occasionally provide pagination, place of publication, and the original source of the translated material.

Modern Japanese Literature in Translation: a Bibliography 
Call# Z3308 L5 K66 1979, East Asia Library Reference

Japanese Literature in Foreign Languages, 1945-1995
Japan P.E.N. Club, c1997.
Call Z3308 L5 J353X 1997, East Asia Library Reference

Japanese Women Writers in English Translation: an Annotated Bibliography.
Garland, 1989.
On Order

Modern Japanese Literature in Translation: a Bibliography.
Compiled by the International House of Japan Library.
Kōdansha International, 1979.
Call# Z3305 L5 K66 1979, East Asia Library Reference

Literature Prior to 1868
For premodern Japanese literature, consult this list of translations from classical Japanese up to 1600 compiled by Michael Watson.