Ian MacDougall and David Nist discuss audio-visual translation. What is it? Just film and television subtitling? What about manga, video games, dubbing, voiceover scripts? What is the market for this popular but niche area of translation? What makes a good audio-visual translator? Is it so different from other forms of translation? How do you get into it, and can you survive in it?

Date: Saturday, March 17, 2012
Time: 14:00-17:00
Place: Forum 8, Shibuya (http://www.forum-8.co.jp/access/index.html)
Address: Dogenzaka 2-10-17, Shibuya, Tokyo
Phone: 03-3780-0008
Cost: JAT members free, Non-members 1,000 yen (advance registration not necessary)
Koryukai: from 17:15
Venue: Goodbeer faucets http://goodbeerfaucets.jp/
Cost: 2,000 yen (food only/cash bar)
Inquiries: tac@jat.org　

PART I: Presentation
"Language for interactive communications: Translation and interpretation in the local community"

PART II: Panel Discussion
"Targeting 5 million yen per year: Reconsider the way you work with agencies"

Date: February 11, 2012
Time: 13:30 - 17:30
Place: Conference Room H, U's 2
Address: 3F Fuji Bldg, 2-1-18 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka

Cost: JAT members free, Non-members 1,000 yen

PART I:
"A full hour of tips on becoming and being a translator"

PART II:
Japanese-English Translation Workshop

Date: February 12, 2012
Time: 13:00 - 17:00
Place: Sunport Hall Takamatsu
Address: 2F Takamatsu Symbol Tower/Hall, 2-1 Sunport Takamatsu
Cost: JAT members free, Non-members 1,000 yen

Speaker: Koji Inokuchi

Date: Saturday, February 18, 2012
Time: 14:00-17:00
Place: Forum 8, Shibuya (http://www.forum-8.co.jp/access/index.html)
Address: Dogenzaka 2-10-17, Shibuya, Tokyo
Phone: 03-3780-0008
Cost: JAT members free, Non-members 1,000 yen (advance registration not necessary)

Koryukai: from 5:15
Venue: The Aldgate British Pub (http://www.the-aldgate.com/)
Cost: 2,000 yen (Food only/cash bar)

JAT MEMBERS PLEASE NOTE: PLEASE RSVP FOR THIS KORYUKAI!

JAT members who intend to go to the koryukai, please click on the “Read More” button below, and send an RSVP. This will help us ensure adequate catering for what is expected to be a very popular event. If you RSVP and cannot attend, however, there is no obligation to pay the koryukai fee. NB. The RSVP function is only available to JAT members who are logged in to the JAT site. Attendance will be confirmed at the registration desk when signing in for the meeting.

Inquiries: tac@jat.org

Client Relations in the 21st Century

Speakers: John Burton, Kenji Shimizu, et. al

Date: Saturday, January 21, 2012
Time: 14:00-17:00
Place: Forum 8, Shibuya (http://www.forum-8.co.jp/access/index.html)
Address: Dogenzaka 2-10-17, Shibuya, Tokyo
Phone: 03-3780-0008
Cost: JAT members free, Non-members 1,000 yen (advance registration not necessary)
Koryukai: from 5:15
Venue: The Aldgate British Pub (http://www.the-aldgate.com/)
Cost: 2,000 yen (Food only/cash bar)
Inquiries: tac@jat.org

A Comparative Look at the Civil Law and Common Law Legal Systems

Finbarr (Barry) McCarthy, Associate Professor of Law, Temple University
School of Law (Japan Campus)

Date: December 3 (Saturday)
Time: 3:00 ~ 5:00 p.m.

Place: Conference Room 403, Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Address: 3-2-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005
Map: http://www.tokyo-cci.or.jp/english/Location.html
Phone: 03-3283-7500

Introducing the JAT Pharma Translation Handbook

Speakers: Doug Havens and Tony Atkinson

Date: 10th December, 2011
Time: 14:00-17:00
Place: Forum 8, Shibuya (http://www.forum-8.co.jp/access/index.html)
Address: Dogenzaka 2-10-17, Shibuya, Tokyo
Phone: 03-3780-0008
Cost: JAT members free, Non-members 1,000 yen (advance registration not necessary)
Inquiries: tac@jat.org

Date: October 23, 2011

Time: 13:30-16:30

Place: Conference Room "Male III", Chisun Hotel Hiroshima

14-7 Nobori-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima, 730-0016

TEL:082-511-1333 / FAX:082-511-1383

http://www.solarehotels.com/english/chisun/hotel-hiroshima/guestroom/detail.html

Date:   Saturday, October 1, 2011
Time:   14:00-16:00
Place:   Conference Room 403, Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Address:   3-2-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005
Map:    http://www.tokyo-cci.or.jp/english/Location.html
Phone:   03-3283-7500
Speaker:   Carol Lawson, lawyer-linguist, Legal Communications Japan
Cost:   JAT members free, non-members 1,000 yen (pre-registration not required)
Contact:    sarah.bull@translatingjapan.com

Our next JAT Tokyo translation workshop will be an English>Japanese session by veteran translator Mayumi Adachi. Hope to see you all there!

Title: How to Effectively Translate Personal Pronouns
Speaker: Mayumi Adachi.
 

Date: Saturday, October 15, 2011
Time: 14:00-17:00
Place: Forum 8, Shibuya (http://www.forum-8.co.jp/access/index.html)
Address: Dogenzaka 2-10-17, Shibuya, Tokyo
Phone: 03-3780-0008
Cost: JAT members free, Non-members 1,000 yen (advance registration not necessary)

Networking party from 17:30
Place: The Aldgate British Pub (http://www.the-aldgate.com/) ;
Cost: 2000 yen (food only/cash bar)
Sign up at the meeting
Inquiries to: tac@jat.org

第一部：フリーランス2.0 〜 新しい情報環境と市場における「振る舞い」
講演者：関根マイク

第二部：「不況の中できること、すべきこと」
パネルディスカッション

日時：2011年9月17日　13:30～16:30
場所：阪急グランドビル26階会議室11
http://www.hhbm.hankyu-hanshin.co.jp/meeting/grand/access.html
住所：大阪市北区角田町8番47号
参加費：JAT会員は無料、一般は1,000円 事前申し込みは必要ありません。
17時から梅田付近で交流会を予定。詳細は後日。
お問い合わせはこちらまで：
kat@jat.org

"Yokai 101 - Meet the Yokai
Speaker: Matthew Alt

Date: Saturday, September 17, 2011
Time: 14:00-17:00
Place: Forum 8, Shibuya (http://www.forum-8.co.jp/access/index.html)
Address: Dogenzaka 2-10-17, Shibuya, Tokyo
Phone: 03-3780-0008
Cost: JAT members free, Non-members 1,000 yen (advance registration not
necessary)

Koryukai from 17:30
Place: Irish Pub & Restaurant Failte (http://failte.jp/)
Cost: 2000 yen (food only/cash bar)
Sign up at the meeting, or let us know in advance.
Inquiries to: tac@jat.org

J-E Translation Workshop: Fiendishly Difficult Sentences
Speaker: Richard Walker

Date: Saturday, July 16, 2011
Time: 14:00-17:00
Place: Forum 8, Shibuya (http://www.forum-8.co.jp/access/index.html)
Address: Dogenzaka 2-10-17, Shibuya, Tokyo
Phone: 03-3780-0008
Cost: JAT members free, Non-members 1,000 yen (advance registration not necessary)
Koryukai: Time: 5:15-7:30 pm Cost: 2000 yen (food only/cash bar)
The Aldgate British Pub (http://www.the-aldgate.com/)
Sign up at the meeting, or let us know in advance.
Inquiries to: tac@jat.org

If you find yourself in the Kansai area at the end of June, please join us at this rain-or-shine combined event. Apologies for the short notice and cross-posting. All are welcome. Please pass on the information. Here are the details:
Kansai JAT June Meeting & SWET Pool Party Date: June 26, 2011
Time: starting at 12 noon Place: Kobe Club, Kitano-cho, Kobe Map: http://www.kobeclub.org/modules/content/index.php?id=4
Seminar: Terms of Art in J-to-E Technical Translation (Optional, 12 noon - 1:30 p.m.) James Judge (see details below, 日本語)
JAT members: free; SWET members: 500 yen; non-members: 1,000 yen
Pool Party Light lunch: Served on terrace at 1:30 pm; 2000 yen (incl tax) per person (to pay in advance)
Cash bar and extra kids’ snacks available
Swimming (optional!) for all the family, from 12 and all afternoon
Adults: 1,500 yen; kids 4 and above: 1,000 yen
Book Exchange Bring a paperback or two that you’ve read recently and want to give away. All extra books will be donated to the Kobe Club’s book exchange shelves. A rare opportunity to eat, swim and sit and chat in the beautiful, relaxing surroundings of the Kobe Club.
Reservations by June 22nd to: Cat Nakamichi <kat@jat.org>
Richard Sadowsky & George Bourdaniotis <kansai@swet.jp>

Title: "Thinking about clear Japanese"
Speaker: Oda Junko

Date: Saturday, June 18, 2011
Time: 14:00-17:00
Place: Forum 8, Shibuya (http://www.forum-8.co.jp/access/index.html)
Address: Dogenzaka 2-10-17, Shibuya, Tokyo
Phone: 03-3780-0008
Cost: JAT members free, Non-members 1,000 yen (advance registration not necessary)
Koryukai: from 5:15 The Aldgate British Pub (http://www.the-aldgate.com/)
Cost: 2000 yen (Food only/ cash bar) Sign up at the meeting, otherwise let us know in advance.
Inquiries: tac@jat.org