Edward Lipsett – Speculative Fiction in Translation

Kurodahan Press

For over twenty years (2002-2025), Kurodahan Press brought Anglophone readers a wealth of fascinating fiction and nonfiction from and about Japan. A major focus of this press was speculative fiction, resulting in a number of works in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, weird, uncanny, and horror being translated into and published in English. Kurodahan

Interview with Edward Lipsett

By Rachel CordascoNovember 9, 2025interviewEdward Lipsett, Japan, Japanese, Kurodahan Press

Edward Lipsett, an American immigrant to Japan and a professional translator, founded Kurodahan Press with two colleagues in Japan in 2002. Between then and 2025, Kurodahan Press published a wealth of Japanese texts in various genres (including speculative fiction) in English translation. Here, I ask him about sf, publishing, and translation. Rachel at SFT (SFT):

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Interview with Edward Lipsett