Leanne Ogasawara has worked as a translator from Japanese for over twenty years, in the fields of academic translation, poetry, philosophy, and documentary film. She has been contributing to KJ since 1999 — from poetry translations (Takamura Kotaro's Chieko Poems in KJ 39) to interviews (Kyoto artist Daniel Kelly, in KJ 91) to articles (‘Traveling Through a Painting: Dream Journey over Xiao Xiang’, KJ 47, and ‘Nachi Falls’ in KJ 92, our Devotion issue). See also, her monthly column at the science and arts blog 3 Quarks Daily.