Born in Tokyo, Taeko Kono (1926–2015) was “one of the most significant feminist writers of postwar Japan” (Japan Times). Lucy North has translated Japanese fiction and non-fiction, including by Taeko Kono, Hiromi Kawakami, Fumiko Enchi, and Natsuko Imamura. Born in Tokyo and raised in Los Angeles, Yuki Tejima is the translator of works by Mizuki Tsujimura, Emi Yagi, Kumi Kimura, and Risa Wataya, among others.