Translator of the universal and the local

The Japan Times Online: "Despite being hardly known here — and his work being full of quirky Irish humor and jargon — in one bound McDonagh assumed star status in Japan's theater world. A key figure in his ascension here has been 42-year-old translator Jo Meguro. With her translation of 'The Beauty Queen of Leenane' set to open in Tokyo next week, Meguro recently took time out to speak with The Japan Times."