Mar 25, 2012
By: Kavita Peterson
Kavita Peterson is a Japanese to English translator working in Kochi Prefecture as a co-ordinator of international relations. She specializes in localisation, particularly pertaining to video games and web sites.
Approximately 55 people came to Shibuya, Tokyo on Saturday, March 17 to attend a seminar on audio-visual translation presented by two translators experienced...
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Mar 31, 2011
Prof. Mami Hiraike Okawara
5 March 2011
Mami Hiraike Okawara is Professor and Dean at the Graduate School of Regional Policy, Takasaki City University of Economics; Chair of the Japan Association for Language and Law; Mediator at the Maebashi Family Court; and a Public Member of the Gunma Prefecture Local Labor Relations Commission. Prof. Okawara’s research focuses on legal terminology. She...
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Sep 30, 2010
Kyal Hill and Tobias Rushbrook
11 September 2010
This Workshop was presented at JAT’s PROJECT Tokyo 2010 conference. The theme of the conference was “Tools and Workshops.” The program consisted of introductions to translation tools, workshops to improve practical skills, and informative sessions from industry specialists.
Kyal Hill has a Master of Arts in Japanese Interpreting and Translation...
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Feb 28, 2010
Timothy Marrable
2 February 2010
Tim Marrable, a native English speaking veteran of the Japanese finance industry who is admitted to practice law in England and Wales took the initiative to found JATLAW early in 2010. This timely initiative tapped into a growing body of expertise in J-E legal translation, and provided a forum for those with formal training and experience in the field to share...
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Jan 1, 2010
JATLAW is the legal chapter of the Japan Association of Translators (JAT). It was founded by experienced lawyer-linguists and legal translators in early 2010.
Although Japan’s need for expert legal translation is rising, it has been difficult for translators wishing to enter the field to find appropriate training without committing to postgraduate translation studies outside Japan.
The JATLAW...
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Jan 1, 2000
The Challenge of Translating Murakami Haruki:
by Philip Gabriel
JAT Bulletin 177, December 1999
The following is an interview with J. Philip Gabriel, who is a translator of Japanese literature and an Associate Professor in East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona.
Professor Gabriel is the author of the recently published Mad Wives and Island Dreams: Shimao Toshio (島尾敏雄) and the...
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