First off, I'm aware that I might not be posting in the right subreddit for this; this is just the Japan-related subreddit that I'm most familiar with.
Recently, I got a copy of an academic book called "Identities" by Hideo Levy, an American author who mainly writes in Japanese. As far as I could tell, this book doesn't have an English translation yet, so I figured that trying to translate this could be a free personal project of mine after I finish reading Natsume Soseki's "Kokoro" for the second time.
However, I don't want to infringe on Hideo Levy's copyright of this work at all with my non-commercial translation, even if it's mostly for private uses (language learning and/or job applications on a case-by-case or need-to-know basis). If you have any tips on how I can get in contact with him so I can talk this out with him (I also tried and failed to contact Kodansha, the publisher of "Identities"), that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
by julianah819