Mottainai Bāsan (もったいないばあさん; English-Japanese and English-Hindi bilingual editions published under the translated title Mottainai Grandma, and also known as The Waste-Not-Want-Not Grandmother[1] or No-Waste Grandma[2]) is the first book from the "Mottainai Grandma" series written by Japanese author Mariko Shinju. The book was published in 2004. The Japanese word mottainai means "don't be wasteful" or "what a waste!"[3]
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| Author | Mariko Shinju |
|---|---|
| Original title | もったいないばあさん |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Publisher | Kodansha |
Publication date | 2004 |
| Website | http://mottainai.com/e/ |
On January 13, 2018, it was released in Hindi and English translation in New Delhi, India, by the Japan International Cooperation Agency.[4] An earlier Japanese-English bilingual edition (pictured) was published by Kodansha in November 2005.
Shinju started having ideas about writing the book while trying to explain wastefulness to her child.[5]
References edit
- ^ https://guidebookstgc.snagfilms.com/8332_Japan.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Siniawer, Eiko Maruko (2014). ""Affluence of the Heart": Wastefulness and the Search for Meaning in Millennial Japan". The Journal of Asian Studies. 73 (1): 165–186. doi:10.1017/S0021911813001745. JSTOR 43553399.
- ^ "Mottainai Grandma Reminds Japan, 'Don't Waste'". NPR.org.
- ^ "Waste-battling 'Mottainai Grandma' book gets Hindi, English launch in India". Mainichi Daily News. 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Mottainai! "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" Gets Ethical in Japan and Beyond".
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