Past Events

Cafe Friends, on the 2F of the National Olympic Memorial Youth Center Central Building, has a glass facade overlooking Yoyogi Park that lets visitors take in the blossoming sakura in all their glory. Enjoy the spring atmosphere while chatting about translation! Non-members also welcome. Date: Saturday, April 1, 2017 Time: 17:00 - 19:00 Venue: Cafe Friends (second floor at Central Building,...

14:00 -15:30 TAC session About the ISO 17100 Translation Service Provider Certification System Speaker: Hideaki Ueki Translation Service Certification Manager, Service Group, Japanese Standards Association Since joining the Japanese Standards Association, Mr. Ueki has held different positions relating to standardization, including publishing, creating standards, education and training, and...

14:00 -15:30 TAC session About the ISO 17100 Translation Service Provider Certification System Speaker: Hideaki Ueki Translation Service Certification Manager, Service Group, Japanese Standards Association Since joining the Japanese Standards Association, Mr. Ueki has held different positions relating to standardization, including publishing, creating standards, education and training, and...

Happy New Year from Sendai! TRAC would like to announce our first seminar for 2017. This time, we gladly welcome Rick Weisburd from ELSS, Inc. to share his insight on editing and writing better in English. This session touches on skills vital to any and all J-to-E translators and writers alike! Abstract: In the sense that all successful writing is the transference of an author’s ideas to...

Printing Museum, Tokyo Join us in February for a visit to the fascinating Printing Museum, Tokyo. The Printing Museum, Tokyo was established in 2000 in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. In 2002, the museum was presented an exhibition award from the Japan Society for Exhibition Studies. The museum collects and studies material related to the culture of...

Happy New Year from Sendai! TRAC would like to announce our first seminar for 2017. This time, we gladly welcome Rick Weisburd from ELSS, Inc. to share his insight on editing and writing better in English. This session touches on skills vital to any and all J-to-E translators and writers alike! Abstract: In the sense that all successful writing is the transference of an author’s ideas to...

Printing Museum, Tokyo Join us in February for a visit to the fascinating Printing Museum, Tokyo. The Printing Museum, Tokyo was established in 2000 in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. In 2002, the museum was presented an exhibition award from the Japan Society for Exhibition Studies. The museum collects and studies material related to the culture of...

Statistical Expressions for Med/Pharma Translators Ah, those impossible-to-avoid, grief-inducing statistical expressions we encounter as pharma translators. Taking examples from statistics sections of actual regulatory documents and medical papers, Shiho Koizumi will guide participants though the tricky obstacle course of writing about statistical analyses. Topics to be covered include how to...

Statistical Expressions for Med/Pharma Translators Ah, those impossible-to-avoid, grief-inducing statistical expressions we encounter as pharma translators. Taking examples from statistics sections of actual regulatory documents and medical papers, Shiho Koizumi will guide participants though the tricky obstacle course of writing about statistical analyses. Topics to be covered include how to...

Kansai: Working with Japanese Agencies -- A Primer with Alex Farrell Date: February 12, 2017 (Sunday) Time: 2:00 – 5:00 PM (followed by dinner nearby; details to follow) Place: Room 1, TKP Kyoto Shijo-Karasuma Kaigishitsu, Imon-Shijo Bldg 7F (access map: http://www.kashikaigishitsu.net/facilitys/kg-kyoto-shijokarasuma/access/)* Fee: 1,000 yen SWET/JAT members, 1,500 yen JTF members, 2,500 yen...