As a rookie Japanese learner, I am always on the lookout for things to read. Given that there are more Japanese-language than English-language blogs, and that there are a great number of libraries in Japan, I decided to take a look at what’s out there.

I won’t be able to read them, but I could translate with Babelfish to try and get a sense of what’s happening over there. Although, as a member, I get IFLA’s RSAO newsletter, which focuses on events in South East Asia, it’s great to get steadier updates through blogs too.

I couldn’t see any Japanese blogs on LISZEN, so I did a fairly crude search for 図書館学 (library science) or 図書館 (library) and ブログ (blog) and came across Doshina Liblog and Library & Copyright ( 図書館と著作権あれこれ ). Yamanakoko 
( 山中湖情報創造館ブログ - 指定管理者 図書館 -) among hundreds of others.

Is there anyone with far better Japanese skills than me who can make a good list of ones to watch and add them to one of the library-blog wikis?