Ryusuke Kawai, a journalist and translator of “No-No Boy,” gave a book reading last Saturday at Nagomi Teahouse to share his passion about the book and research about author John Okada’s roots in Japan.
Kawai published his “No-No Boy” translation into Japanese last December. The North American Post and sister paper Soy Source hosted the event joined by about 20 attendees including Frank Abe, an expert of the novel, and University of Washington professors emeritus Gail Nomura and Stephen Sumida.
Kawai later joined the “No-No Boy” tour around the International District led by Abe. The book is available at Kinokuniya.
