Past Events

Date & Time: Jan. 27, 2025 (Mon.) 7:00~8:30 p.m. Guest speaker: Akako Daita-san (translator of YA & children’s literature) Moderator: Yumeko Futaki Format: Zoom Webinar (not recorded) JAT members: Free Non-members: ¥2000 Students: ¥1000 (Registration deadline: Jan. 25, 2025 (Sat.) 11:59 p.m. JST) Sponsored by: Japan Association of Translators (JAT) Literary translation special interest...

The Kansai-Area Translators (KAT) of JAT will hold a New Year’s gathering in Kyoto on Sat., January 25th! This is a social nabe dinner gathering (with 7 other dishes and all-you-can drink) that offers Kansai-area translators and others the chance to meet like-minded word artisans new and old to exchange insider tips and generally just have a good time. The New Year is a great excuse to get...

JATOTH第2回オンライン交流会 日付:　2025年1月18日（土）入室開始：2:45 pm（日本時間）時間:　3:00 pm - 5:00 pm（日本時間）場所:　Zoomオンライン（申込締切: 2025年1月15日（水）23:59） 参加費用：JAT会員 無料 / 非会員 500円 お問い合わせ：JATOTHチーム [email protected]※お申し込みの際には、必ず電子メールアドレスをご記入ください。このイベントはZoomで行われますので、事前にZoom Client for Meetingsをダウンロードしてください。 交流会構成（全体120分）： 5分 挨拶、交流会の簡単な説明50～60分x2回 ブレイクアウトルームで交流会（参加人数により適宜調整）残り時間（1～3分） 終わりの挨拶 ...

Come celebrate the end of 2024 with JATENT and reflect on this year’s achievements. This casual online gathering is the perfect opportunity to connect with fellow translators and discuss all things entertainment. We will summarise some of the events JATENT has done over the past year and consider what is to come for 2025. Date: Sunday, 22 Dec 2024, 10:00-11:30 am JST | Saturday, 21 Dec 2024,...

JAT Online Bonenkai 2024Date: December 14, 2024 (Sat.)Time: 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. (Part 1)｜11:00 p.m.- 0:30 a.m. (Part 2)Location: Zoom onlineWe will be hosting the JAT Online Bonenkai again this year! While in-person events are enjoyable, the online party allows you to connect with people you might not usually see. You won’t have to worry about catching the last train home, and you can join...

(Event description in Japanese only. Contact [email protected] for more information.) 神戸ポートアイランド理化学研究所とスーパーコンピュータ「富岳」見学ツアー 日付:　2024年12月10日（火） 時間:　1:00午後 – 4:30午後 場所:　...

JAT TAC Tokyo Bonenkai 2024 Date: December 7, 2024 Time: 6:00 pm–8:00 pm JST Location: Grill & Pasta es Azabu-juban Address: Moto-azabu Garden B1F, Moto-azabu 1-2-13, Minato-ku, Tokyo https://grillandpastaes-azabu.foodre.jp/The service of food and drinks starts at 6:00 pm sharp, so please arrive 10 minutes or so early. TAC Bonenkai 2024 Once again, we are closing in on the end of the year!...

PROJECT Nagoya 2024 --> https://project.jat.org/ Date: November 24, 2024 Time:10:00 - 17:00 Location: Winc Aichi (Aichi Industry & Labor Center) 4-4-38 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 450-0002 https://www.winc-aichi.jp/en The Professional Japanese-English Conference on Translation (PROJECT) is a one-day seminar and networking event focusing on the appeal of translation as a...

Read the write-up in Japanese with a separate comment in English here: https://jat.org/blog/kat_jatph... When: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday, October 19, 2024 Where: Shin-Osaka (エブリグランデ新大阪（大阪府大阪市東淀川区東中島1-19-11）) The Kansai-Area Translators (KAT) group of the Japan Association of Translators (JAT) and JATPHARMA, the pharma special interest group of JAT, will hold an in-person meeting in Osaka...

In the game translation process, where time and resources are limited, proper communication with developers, or querying, is crucial for creating qualified translations. In order to obtain the information you need from game developers who aren’t themselves professional translators, what aspects should you keep in mind? In this session with 2K Localization Editor, Shunsuke Takagi, we’ll...