Past Events

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...

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...

Title: “My Number” – Mastering the System An Indispensable Seminar for SME* Owners on Implement “My Number” Measures *SME: small- and medium-sized enterprises Speaker: Haruo Ito Abstract: Japan’s My Number System (Social Security and Tax Identification Number System assigning Japan’s residents an “Individual Number”) is now in full force, yet many have little understanding of how the system...

Title: “My Number” – Mastering the System An Indispensable Seminar for SME* Owners on Implement “My Number” Measures *SME: small- and medium-sized enterprises Speaker: Haruo Ito Abstract: Japan’s My Number System (Social Security and Tax Identification Number System assigning Japan’s residents an “Individual Number”) is now in full force, yet many have little understanding of how the system...

The American Translators’ Association is the only organization in the US to offer a translation certification exam. It is offered in many languages, including Japanese and English. The certification verifies that your translations are at the level of a professional. It is not an entry level exam for those who have never translated before. The exam will be offered on Friday, April 7th before...

The American Translators’ Association is the only organization in the US to offer a translation certification exam. It is offered in many languages, including Japanese and English. The certification verifies that your translations are at the level of a professional. It is not an entry level exam for those who have never translated before. The exam will be offered on Friday, April 7th before...