(Title: Methods and Techniques of Translating Literary Works) With the mass media globalization today, a literary works can be translated into many different languages. This situation makes the translation literature become one of the prose that is in great demand by literary learners. A good translation literature cannot be separated from the translation system that can convey the contents of a literary work in the target language as well as in the original language. To get a good translation process, an interpreter (specially the beginner) must know the right way to transfer the original language into the target language. Difficulty translating literary works can be solved by the knowledge of translation. This article will explain about that knowledge which includes types, techniques and methods of translation. The purpose of this presentation is to provide some information for the Japanese language learners, especially those who learns the Japanese literature. Using the literature study method, it can be seen that there are three types of translation which include intralingual translation, interlingual translation and intersemiotic translation. The three types of translation can be translated by choosing the right method and technique from eight translation methods and nine translation techniques. By choosing the right method and technique, a translation literature is not only translated into the language system, but can also be further translated along with the sign and cultural meaning implied by that literary work.

(Title: Shintoism Reflection InOmamori) Shinto handed down from generation to the next generation. Shintoism have had a strong influence on the lives of Japanese people, from festival activities to objects in their surroundings. Omamori is known as one form of that influence and became a culture part of the harmonization of the Shintoism and Buddhism. As one of the sacred objects which are still trusted by Japanese people, the existence of omamori is so popular even in modern society. Through a literature review, this article aims to describe what parts of the omamori are a reflection of Shintoism. The results obtained show that the reflection can be seen among others in the omamori user's belief in the existence of kamisama (Gods), and evil spirits, also can be seen from the material of the omamori itself.

This research discusses the environmental issues and their relationship with the Japanese beliefs described in Japanese visual literature: anime Miyori no Mori. This animation story is full of messages about environmental preservation and environmental issues. The story Miyori no Mori teaches the audiences (especially children) the importance of protecting the forest and the impacts that will arise when the forest is destroyed and clearly illustrates how the forest is related to god’s spirits in Japanese belief. This research aims to reveal the elements of that belief through the existence of the forest depicted in the anime Miyori no Mori. Qualitative approaches and sociology literature study as research methods analyses forests’ critical role in Japanese people’s beliefs. The research examined includes the elements of faith depicted in the anime Miyori no Mori, such as the role of gods, the existence of ancestral spirits, and even monsters in that forest. As a result, it will be known how important the role of forests is as part of the Japanese people’s belief. It can be a solid reason for upholding environmental preservation, mainly to prevent their environment from covid-19 effects.

Title:The Values Of Bushido In Minwa) Minwa is one of the collective culture of Japanese society that is used also as a method to teached the values and norms of the society. This paper explains about the values and norms of life of traditional Japanese society in particular the values of bushido. In addition to the generally illustrated life values, Minwa's story filed with Bushido values. Those values can seen in the character's behavior, the series of events and the background of the community in the story . Of the three types of minwa, this research is used is Densetsu and Mukashi banashi as the object of research. From the analysis of those two types of minwa, it can be seen that 7 main values of Bushido ( Gi,Yu,Jin,Mei,Meiyo,Chuugi, Makoto) reflected on Densetsu and mukashibanashi intrinsic unsure. PENDAHULUAN Masyarakat Jepang dikenal sebagai masyarakat pekerja keras yang menjunjung tinggi nila-nilai budaya. Kehebatan Jepang dalam bidang teknologi tidak membuat mereka melupakan nilai-nilai dan norma tradisional yang diwariskan oleh nenek moyang mereka. Tatanan kehidupan yang mereka jalani di abad modern adalah penyelarasan antara kemajuan teknologi dan pemeliharaan budaya tradisional yang masih terjaga dengan baik. Salah satu yang masih menjadi bagian dari kehidupan masyarakat Jepang adalah nilai-nilai Bushido yang masih menjadi bagian penting dalam kepribadian masyarakat Jepang. Menurut Koentjaraningrat(2009:83) Kepribadian

This paper entitled  Sanmai no Ofuda in Greimas’s perspective. Sanmai no ofuda is the title of Japan’s folktale has similarities with localfolktales from several regions in Indonesia. In this paper, the writer tried to explain the narrative structure of Sanmai no Ofuda in Greimas’s perspective.Its mean to reveal the narrative structure of this folktale,the writer used structural naratology approaches with Algirdas Julien Greimas’s theory. The writer tried to understand about the intrinsic elements  in Sanmai no Ofuda by examining the actans schemes and functional structure. The findings show that the narrative structure can explain  the intrinsic elements more specificly.