Past Events

It’s hard to believe that the end of the year is already just around the corner! It’s been an eventful year for JAT in Tohoku, hosting IJET-27 in Sendai and now closing out the second full year of TRAC. We at TRAC hope that we continue to see you all, along with new faces, into next year and beyond. With that, announcing the TRAC Bonenkai on December 10th! This time around, we’ll be holding...

It’s Bonenkai season once again. This year’s party will take place at Jasmine Bar (Kyobashi), which is known for traditional Japanese cuisine specializing in organic vegetables, jidori chicken, and fresh seafood. Nomihodai for drinks is a bumper 150 minutes! There will be ten dishes of fantastic food, including dessert. Enjoy a great party with your fellow translators as we say farewell to...

It’s Bonenkai season once again. This year’s party will take place at Jasmine Bar (Kyobashi), which is known for traditional Japanese cuisine specializing in organic vegetables, jidori chicken, and fresh seafood. Nomihodai for drinks is a bumper 150 minutes! There will be ten dishes of fantastic food, including dessert. Enjoy a great party with your fellow translators as we say farewell to...

On November 23rd, JATINT will hold a seminar in Osaka. Former JAT President Manako Ih​aya who is a prominent interpreter and translator in the United States will give us tips on providing interpretation and translation services. Further she will talk about ATA translation examination from the position of ATA Japanese-into-English exam grader. JATINT is looking forward to hearing her session and...

On Wednesday, November 23 (Japan’s Labor Day), we’ll hold a seminar during the Shino Festival celebrating the Sukunahikona Shrine dedicated to Shino-san, the Chinese God of Medicine and Sukunahikona, the Japanese God of medicine and healing. Located at the eastern entrance of Doshomachi, a street in Osaka that represents everything Pharma in Japan, this area stems back to the early 1600’s, when...

On November 23rd, JATINT will hold a seminar in Osaka. Former JAT President Manako Ih​aya who is a prominent interpreter and translator in the United States will give us tips on providing interpretation and translation services. Further she will talk about ATA translation examination from the position of ATA Japanese-into-English exam grader. JATINT is looking forward to hearing her session and...

On Wednesday, November 23 (Japan’s Labor Day), we’ll hold a seminar during the Shino Festival celebrating the Sukunahikona Shrine dedicated to Shino-san, the Chinese God of Medicine and Sukunahikona, the Japanese God of medicine and healing. Located at the eastern entrance of Doshomachi, a street in Osaka that represents everything Pharma in Japan, this area stems back to the early 1600’s, when...

Title: How Hard Could It Be? Building My Own CAT tools Speaker: Richard Walker Abstract Computer Assisted Translation (CAT) tools are nothing new and, if designed and used correctly, can be a great boon to both productivity and quality. However, most commercial CAT software leaves a lot to be desired and one of the primary reasons for that is that CAT programs market themselves as being...

Title: How Hard Could It Be? Building My Own CAT tools Speaker: Richard Walker Abstract Computer Assisted Translation (CAT) tools are nothing new and, if designed and used correctly, can be a great boon to both productivity and quality. However, most commercial CAT software leaves a lot to be desired and one of the primary reasons for that is that CAT programs market themselves as being...

On Wednesday, November 16, we’ll be holding the JATPHARMA Tokyo meeting titled: Skill-Building for Biomedical Translators. We hope this one-day workshop will provide an opportunity for all translators to think about skill-building strategies; which skills they should work on, regardless of how long they have been active as a Med/Pharma translator. Venue: Tokyo Olympic Memorial Youth Center...