Japan adopts Balinese tale

Japan adopts Balinese tale

JAKARTA: A Balinese fable has been translated into the
Japanese language to be used as supplementary reading in
elementary schools across Japan, Akihisa Matsuno of the Osaka
University of Foreign Studies said in Denpasar, Bali, on
Saturday.

"The Bulan Kuning (Yellow Moon) was printed in 1979 and has
been reprinted every year since then. At least 60,000 Japanese
children have read the book," Akihisa told participants of the
5th Balinese Language Congress.

Akihisa noted that the story was translated directly from
Balinese into Japanese.-- Antara