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Translators I think most non-Japanese people read Japanese books translated in your native language. And If the translations aren't good, you may feel like the books aren't good, even if the original books are good. So translators are important. I wonder if you have the same impression as mine when you read Japanese books translated in English and so so. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/11/25/books/ensuring-women-not-lost-translation/#.WhwX43lUsgG

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I think most non-Japanese people read Japanese books translated into their native language. And if the translations aren't good, they may feel like the books aren't good, even if the original books are good. So translators are important. I wonder if you have the same impression as me when you read Japanese books translated in English and so on.


- While "you" is not wrong, "they/their" is usually a better adverb when talking about "people"

- "so-so" is an adj that means "it's ok, not too good, not too bad". You're probably thinking of "so on". It still is a little weird, so It's probably better to end the sentence there ("...translated in English.")

You could also say "when you read foreign books translated into English" to include all foreign languages

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Thank you for your comment. It's interesting. We can understand translated writing deeper, if we know about the culture of the country.
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I got the impression that I don't notice a lot of stuff that's in there, because I know too little about Japan and Japanese culture. For example in one of the mystery novels that I read there was an interesting description of a “couple” (actually they were not a couple, but never mind). So it was said about the woman that she was nice looking and had a small face. And the guy, who was in love with her, had a big head (or something like that). At first I didn't pay attention to it but then I thought of a video by Rachel and June, where Rachel explained that “small faces” are considered to be more beautiful and attractive in Japan. So the mentioning of the size of their faces should make the contrast even more prominent. But most people wouldn't get it, because they don't know about it.

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