DOI: https://doi.org/10.14710/izumi.15.2.151-161

Negotiation of Japanese Cultural Identity into Indonesian Culture in The Translation of Comic Kocchi Muite Miiko

Prodi Magister Linguistik, Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Indonesia

Received: 30 Jun 2026; Revised: 11 Aug 2026; Accepted: 1 Sep 2026; Published: 29 Oct 2026.
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This study explores Japanese cultural terms in comics, focusing on the negotiation of meaning in their translation to achieve semantic equivalence and serve as a bridge between the source and target cultures. Drawing on Newmark’s categorization of cultural terms, this research adopts a descriptive qualitative method with a comparative approach to identify patterns in the translation of Japanese cultural identity that undergo a process of negotiation into Indonesian culture. The material object of this study is the Japanese comic Kocchi Muite Miiko and its Indonesian translation Hai, Miiko on Volume 17 and 18. The findings reveal a total of 31 data, indicating that the negotiation of cultural identity encompasses 17 data of material culture, 9 data of socio-cultural elements, and 5 data of customs, and activities. No data were found for the aspects of gestures and habits. This study also highlights the translator’s efforts to address the complexities of mediating cultural differences between the source and target cultures within the visual medium of comics.

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Keywords: Negotiation; Cultural Identity; Translation; Comic

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