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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A summary of the 2010 face-to-face board meeting is available in Japanese:
Japanese Summary of 2010 Face-to-Face Board Meeting
The detailed minutes are available in English:
2010 Face-to-Face Board Meeting Minutes
The member user name and password published on the mailing list are required for access.

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July 18, 2009 Tokyo Meeting Presentation
You can download a summary of Mr. Steven P. Venti's presentation "Translating and Interpreting for the Automotive Industry," from the following link:
Venti_Automotive7_18_09.pdf
You will need the member password published on the list to access this file.

Entries for the Seventh Annual JAT Contest for New and Aspiring Translators were closed on November 2, 2010, as scheduled.

The Japanese-to-English division fielded 41 valid entries, and the English-to-Japanese division, 52 valid entries. We would like to sincerely thank everyone who entered and everyone who helped to spread the word about the contest.
Entries are anonymized during the judging period by assigning ID numbers. The ID numbers and translations of the five finalists will be announced on the JAT website on December 21, 2010. First and second place winners’ names will be announced on January 24, 2011.

(If you submitted an entry but have not received an ID number for it, please contact us at contest@jat.org.)
Contest Committee
Mark Stevenson
Emily Shibata-Sato

You can download a summary of Mr. Masahi Negishi's presentation "Could You Also Be A Tourist Guide? Inbound Tourism Trends and CS for Interpreter Guides," from the following link:

JAT_2010_7_17.pdf

You will need the member password published on the list to access this file.