An outline of Koji Inokuchi’s presentation on “Translating ‘Steve Jobs’ made at the February 2012 Tokyo meeting is available for download from the following link:

translating_steve_jobs.pdf

2012 pre-election message on the State of JAT from JAT President Helen Iwata

Minutes of the November 2011 Face-to-Face Board Meeting are available from the following link:

November 2011 Board Meeting Minutes

An outline of John Burton's presentation on "How to Enjoy the Best of Both Worlds as a Translator: (living in your own country while “working in Japan")", made at the January 2012 Tokyo meeting on "Client Relations in the 21st Century" is available for download from the following link:

Burton_Best_of_Both_Worlds.pdf

Five finalists were selected in the Japanese-to-English category of the Eighth Annual JAT Contest for New and Aspiring Translators.

You can download Tony Atkinson and Doug Haven's presentation on "Introducing the JAT Pharma Translation Handbook" from the following link.

Introducing the JAT Pharma Translation Handbook

The Eighth Annual JAT Contest for New and Aspiring Translators is now closed for entries.

You can download a summary of Ms Mayumi Adachi's presentation 人称代名詞“I”と“We”の効果的な訳しかた from the following link:

I-We_Mayumi_Adachi_October_2011.pdf

Palin_Arizona-October_2011_handout.pdf

Source texts and Contest Guidelines are now available.

JAT is pleased to announce that the first version of the JAT Pharma Handbook is now available for members to download.

Seeking to encourage talented people to enter the translation field, JAT is pleased to announce its eighth annual Japanese-to-English translation contest for new and aspiring translators. The actual passage to be translated is a real-life text—the sort of thing a working commercial translator might well be called upon to do.

Open to:
Anyone with less than three years’ experience as a professional translator
JAT membership not required
Previous entrants (except winners) are welcome to enter again

Entry fee:
Free

Prizes:

All Finalists:

One-year complimentary JAT membership
+ Feedback from the judges

2nd Place:

One-year complimentary JAT membership
+ Feedback from the judges
+ free registration for the 23rd International Japanese/English Translaition Conference (IJET-23) to be held on June 2-3, 2012, in Hiroshima, Japan.

1st Place:  

One-year complimentary JAT membership
+ Feedback from the judges
+ free registration for IJET-23
+ transportation to and from IJET-23
+ free accommodations during IJET-23

Organized and funded by:

NPO Japan Association of Translators (JAT)

Contest Schedule:　　
2011  October 17 (Mon.): Source text and Contest Guidelines available for download
2011  November 18 (Fri.): Submission deadline (24:00 JST)
2012 Early January: Five finalists announced on the JAT website
2012 Early March: First- and second-place winners announced on the JAT website and by direct e-mail to the winners
2012 June 2-3: Winners attend IJET-23 in Hiroshima

Judges
Japanese-to-English: Malcolm James, Ken Wagner, James Davis
English-to-Japanese: Yukari Ishihara, Kiyoshi Chimasu, Kiyoshi Fujimura

Not everyone could attend IJET-22 in Seattle this year, but here are some comments and photos from those who were there. See what you missed!

You can download Mr. Richard Walker's presentation "Fiendishly Difficult Sentences" from the following link: Fiendishly Difficult Sentences.

At last! JAT T-shirts. By popular demand.

JAT has some super T-shirts hot off the press. With the translators' unofficial slogan on the front and the JAT name on the back. Available in both men's and women's styles in two colors (white and black) and three sizes

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