Past Events

[Event postponed] This event has been postponed under the current circumstances in Tokyo concerning the novel coronavirus COVID-19. The new date for this event will be announced when decided. --- JAT is pleased to welcome Mr. Koichi Kikuchi—a Japanese patent attorney and Director of DEN IP Solutions, a patent translation company specializing in the field of information and communications...

[Event postponed] This event has been postponed due to the current circumstances in Tokyo concerning the novel coronavirus COVID-19. The new date for this event will be announced when decided. ========== Lecturer: Mr. Mitsuhiko Nakamoto Title: "Comparison of the Lawyer's Perspectives vs. Translator's Perspectives in Drafting/Translating License Agreements" Contents of the Seminar: 1. Brief...

[Event postponed] This event has been postponed due to the current circumstances in Tokyo concerning the novel coronavirus COVID-19. The new date for this event will be announced when decided. ========== Lecturer: Mr. Mitsuhiko Nakamoto Title: "Comparison of the Lawyer's Perspectives vs. Translator's Perspectives in Drafting/Translating License Agreements" Contents of the Seminar: 1. Brief...

JATPHARMA returns to Tokyo on Sunday, February 16, 2020 for an afternoon of learning and networking. This event will be in two parts. For Part 1, “Must-Know Information for Pharma Translators: Hansen’s Disease,” we have invited a speaker from the National Hansen’s Disease Museum in Higashimurayama to give a presentation on Hansen’s disease, its history, and allied human rights issues. For Part...

JATPHARMA returns to Tokyo on Sunday, February 16, 2020 for an afternoon of learning and networking. This event will be in two parts. For Part 1, “Must-Know Information for Pharma Translators: Hansen’s Disease,” we have invited a speaker from the National Hansen’s Disease Museum in Higashimurayama to give a presentation on Hansen’s disease, its history, and allied human rights issues. For Part...

Where did 2019 go? The Tokyo (and Sapporo <g>) Olympics will be upon us sooner than we think. In the meantime, it’s time for the annual gathering of local wordsmiths in Kansai. Catch up with friends and colleagues, and make new acquaintances. Of course, partners and friends are very welcome. If you’re interested in getting into the translation, interpreting and editing industry, don't...

Where did 2019 go? The Tokyo (and Sapporo <g>) Olympics will be upon us sooner than we think. In the meantime, it’s time for the annual gathering of local wordsmiths in Kansai. Catch up with friends and colleagues, and make new acquaintances. Of course, partners and friends are very welcome. If you’re interested in getting into the translation, interpreting and editing industry, don't...

Presentation: Monetary policy translation workshop Speaker: Christopher Blakeslee Date: Saturday, December 14, 2019 Time: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Doors Open: 1:30 pm Location: Minna no kaigishitsu Akasaka https://www.google.com/maps?q=35.6735133,139.7379396 Address：Stork Building 3F, 3-12-7 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo Presentation Outline: What central bankers say can have a large impact on the real...

Presentation: Monetary policy translation workshop Speaker: Christopher Blakeslee Date: Saturday, December 14, 2019 Time: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Doors Open: 1:30 pm Location: Minna no kaigishitsu Akasaka https://www.google.com/maps?q=35.6735133,139.7379396 Address：Stork Building 3F, 3-12-7 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo Presentation Outline: What central bankers say can have a large impact on the real...

Date: Saturday, November 23, 2019 Time: 14:30 to 17:00 (doors open 14:00) Venue: Seisen University, Room 131, 3F, Building 1 http://www.seisen-u.ac.jp/eng/access/index.php Moderator: Sarah Bull About the Seminar: In his chapter on legal translation in the Oxford Handbook of Translation Studies, Leon characterised legal translation theory as "stretch and snap". Like an elastic band tethered to...