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【Profile】Japanese Language Instructor / Translator. Graduated from the Tbilisi Institute of Asia and Africa in 2007 with a degree in Oriental Philology. Studied Japanese language and culture, and has been teaching Japanese at Tbilisi State University since 2009. During her student years, she was captivated by Japanese literature, particularly the works of Junichiro Tanizaki and Yasunari Kawabata. The first book she translated was Yukio Mishima's "Confessions of a Mask," which was selected as a f.....

【Profile】She Lives in Kyoto. Studied at Doshisha University under the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) program. Gained work experience as a (shrine maiden) at Kodai-ji Temple, at a Georgian restaurant in Osaka, and at the Kyoto Economic Center. During this time, she married a Japanese man and had a daughter, Moana.――What motivated you to study Japanese? You studied at Doshisha University through the MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Scie.....

【Profile】Organizer of the Georgia Film Festival in Japan. Picture book author. Since 1974, he has been involved in screenings of world classic films at Iwanami Hall in Tokyo for about 45 years. His works include "A Journey to Georgian Cinema," "The Wandering Painter Niko Pirosmani," and "The Wandering Saint Painter Pirosmani."He was awarded the Order of Cultural Merit by the Georgian government in 2022.――What first got you interested in Georgian films?Harada Takehide san: From the end of 1974 un.....

【Profile】Yasuhiro Kojima lives in Tbilisi. He graduated from Tokyo University with a degree in Linguistics. He worked as a special researcher of the Society for the Promotion of Science of Japan, as well as a special researcher of the Institute of Asian and African Languages ​​and Cultures of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and a specialist researcher in the Embassy of Japan in Georgia. Currently he works on translation and subtitles for Georgian film festival.――　What was the first thing tha.....