[TAC Webinar] Keeping Your Instrument in Tune: Self-Care for Interpreters and Translators

Date: January 16, Fri 2026
Enter: 12:45 pm JST
Time: 1:00 pm–2:30 pm JST
Location: Zoom online
(Registration deadline: January 12, Mon 2026 11:59 pm)

Fee: JAT member FREE / non-JAT member 500 JPY
Query: JAT TAC Team [email protected]

*Please be sure to enter your email address to receive an invitation for the event and download Zoom Client for Meetings to participate.

The event will run for 90 minutes.
JAT introduction… 5 minutes.
Webinar… 70 minutes (5 minute break)
Q&A and closing… 15 minutes

Overview
Self-Care for Interpreters and Translators

Speaker bio:
Masatoshi Shoji

English/Japanese instructor; technical and medical translator; and licensed acupuncturist certified by the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion.

I enjoy Western classical languages such as Latin and Ancient Greek, as well as the Chinese classics. I am also interested in Old and Middle English. Since 2015, I have been offering grief care and hosting Death Cafés and end-of-life education workshops.

My academic background is in applied linguistics—particularly linguistics, education, and corpus linguistics—through which I conducted research on language and language education. After the passing of my wife, I obtained qualifications in acupuncture, acupressure, and massage, a field I had been interested in since childhood. I later earned certification as a lymphedema therapist at the Földi Clinic in Germany. To study basic research, I pursued doctoral studies at Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, focusing on bone tissue development and histology. I earned a Medical Writing Certificate at the University of California, San Diego. I currently major in Classics at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. My current interests lie in research and education related to language and communication in healthcare.

Please be certain to include your email account when registering. The seminar will be on Zoom (download Zoom Client for Meetings from here) and we will send the Zoom meeting details to registrants by email no later than June 7. Please follow the instructions in the email and access Zoom on the scheduled date and time.

If you have not received a link by January 14, please check your spam mail before contacting JAT. If you have any questions, email us at [email protected].

The deadline for registering for this seminar is 11:59 p.m. on MONDAY, January 12.

Fees:

JAT members: waived
Non-members: JPY 500

FAQ

What language will the event be presented in?

The webinar will be presented in Japanese

Will the event be recorded?

No, this event will NOT be recorded.

Will the event be available in the JAT member archives?

No.

Is the event online, in-person or hybrid?

This is an online event, hosted on Zoom. Make sure to download Zoom before joining the webinar.

Is the event only for JAT members?

Anyone with a professional interest in Japanese can join the event. The event is 500 yen for non-members and free for JAT members. Visit our membership page to find out more about becoming a JAT member.

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Deadline for registration is January 12, 23:59 (JST).

See you there!