Past Events

Access Speakers: Steven Mayeda and Naotaka Midori of Tokyo Zeikei Tax Services Presentation Outline: Part 1: Tax Returns Made Easy Part 2: Tax Saving Strategies Whether you are living in your home country or abroad, the idea of filing taxes is enough to cause a headache. On top of that, freelancing or running your own translation business makes the process even more tedious. However, with...

Access Presenter: Professor Toshiko Takenaka Presentation Outline: JAT is pleased to welcome Professor Toshiko Takenaka (Keio University Law School, Washington University Law School, and an Of Counsel at Seed IP Group)—an expert on U.S., Japanese, and European patent laws and comparative law—as our speaker for the April TAC/Patent joint event. She will introduce the basics of U.S. patent...

Access Presenter: Professor Toshiko Takenaka Presentation Outline: JAT is pleased to welcome Professor Toshiko Takenaka (Keio University Law School, Washington University Law School, and an Of Counsel at Seed IP Group)—an expert on U.S., Japanese, and European patent laws and comparative law—as our speaker for the April TAC/Patent joint event. She will introduce the basics of U.S. patent...

Date: Saturday, March 16, 2019 Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm Location: Irish Pub CRAIC Address: 1F Henna Hotel Tokyo, 2-6-14, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo https://craic-akasaka.gorp.jp/ Cost: [Eventbrite - advance purchase] JAT members ¥2,000; non-members ¥2,500 [on-site payment] JAT members ¥2,500; non-members ¥3,000 Event description: Following JAT Pharma’s February 24 meeting and TAC’s joint meeting...

Date: Saturday, March 16, 2019 Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm Location: Irish Pub CRAIC Address: 1F Henna Hotel Tokyo, 2-6-14, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo https://craic-akasaka.gorp.jp/ Cost: [Eventbrite - advance purchase] JAT members ¥2,000; non-members ¥2,500 [on-site payment] JAT members ¥2,500; non-members ¥3,000 Event description: Following JAT Pharma’s February 24 meeting and TAC’s joint meeting...

Speaker: Professor Hirotomo Abe Date: Saturday, March 2, 2019 Time: 14:30 to 17:00 (doors open 14:00) Venue: Seisen University, Room 132, 3F, Building 1 http://www.seisen-u.ac.jp/eng/access/index.php About the Seminar: The Ministry of Justice established the Japan Law Translation Council in 2009 in order to examine matters concerning infrastructure development to promote foreign language...

Speaker: Professor Hirotomo Abe Date: Saturday, March 2, 2019 Time: 14:30 to 17:00 (doors open 14:00) Venue: Seisen University, Room 132, 3F, Building 1 http://www.seisen-u.ac.jp/eng/access/index.php About the Seminar: The Ministry of Justice established the Japan Law Translation Council in 2009 in order to examine matters concerning infrastructure development to promote foreign language...

The ulcer-inducing clueless (or just mean) client who makes impossible demands. The avalanche of work following a 40-day lull. Five deadlines on the very same day. Wishing you could clone yourself or at least your fingers and brain… These are the everyday challenges of your average freelance translator. Is it any wonder that so many of us live in perennial fear of the big C? Recent data...

The ulcer-inducing clueless (or just mean) client who makes impossible demands. The avalanche of work following a 40-day lull. Five deadlines on the very same day. Wishing you could clone yourself or at least your fingers and brain… These are the everyday challenges of your average freelance translator. Is it any wonder that so many of us live in perennial fear of the big C? Recent data...

Presentation Title: The Retirement Puzzle, Broken Promises & the Demographic Time Bomb Date: Saturday, February 16, 2019 Time: 2:00pm – 5:00pm Doors open: 1:30pm Location: T’s Shibuya Flag Conference Center, Room 8C https://www.kashikaigishitsu.net/facilitys/cc-ts-shibuya/access/ Address: Shibuya Flag 8F, 33-6 Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Cost: [Eventbrite - advance purchase] JAT...