Past Events

The day before IJET-27, JAT's SIGs (special interest groups) will present a range of interesting and educational seminars at a venue in Sendai. In the evening there will be a welcome reception—an excellent opportunity for eating, networking and just having fun. These events are separate from the main IJET conference and from each other. Each seminar and the reception must be registered and...

The day before IJET-27, JAT's SIGs (special interest groups) will present a range of interesting and educational seminars at a venue in Sendai. In the evening there will be a welcome reception—an excellent opportunity for eating, networking and just having fun. These events are separate from the main IJET conference and from each other. Each seminar and the reception must be registered and...

Date/Time: Sunday 5 June, 2016 15:00-17:00 Venue: http://fujius2.ec-net.jp/ (Short walk from JR Osaka Station) Fee: JAT members 1,000 yen, SWET/JTF members 1,500 yen, non-members 2,000 yen Registration: [email protected] Most of us translators experience some form of discomfort or pain at some point; neck and shoulder tension, backache and sore hands are all occupational hazards, part and parcel...

Date/Time: Sunday 5 June, 2016 15:00-17:00 Venue: http://fujius2.ec-net.jp/ (Short walk from JR Osaka Station) Fee: JAT members 1,000 yen, SWET/JTF members 1,500 yen, non-members 2,000 yen Registration: [email protected] Most of us translators experience some form of discomfort or pain at some point; neck and shoulder tension, backache and sore hands are all occupational hazards, part and parcel...

Illustrating and Translating Words This JAT session will feature two presentations about the English translation of the 1910 travelogue Ein Spaziergang in Japan (A Walk in Japan). This travelogue conjures up the sights, sounds, and smells of yesteryear Japan. When its aspiring German author, Bernhard Kellermann, arrived in Meiji-era Japan, he drank deeply of a country in transition, wandering...

Illustrating and Translating Words This JAT session will feature two presentations about the English translation of the 1910 travelogue Ein Spaziergang in Japan (A Walk in Japan). This travelogue conjures up the sights, sounds, and smells of yesteryear Japan. When its aspiring German author, Bernhard Kellermann, arrived in Meiji-era Japan, he drank deeply of a country in transition, wandering...

Enjoy the Beauties of Toyo Bunko Library Come and join us as we visit Toyo Bunko (Oriental Library), which has been described as one of the most beautiful modern libraries in the world. Located in Tokyo’s Bunkyo-ku, the facility is a specialist library and research center for Asian studies, focusing on the history and culture of the whole region. It was founded more than 90 years ago with the...

Enjoy the Beauties of Toyo Bunko Library Come and join us as we visit Toyo Bunko (Oriental Library), which has been described as one of the most beautiful modern libraries in the world. Located in Tokyo’s Bunkyo-ku, the facility is a specialist library and research center for Asian studies, focusing on the history and culture of the whole region. It was founded more than 90 years ago with the...

For this session, we proudly welcome back Akira Takahashi for his second trip to Sendai since his presentation at our Sendai IJET-25 Pre-event in February of 2014. And after the session will be our first TRAC hanami! Come fraternize with local translators below the cherry blossoms in what is forecasted to be peak season in Sendai. Session: As translators, our translations need a concrete...

For this session, we proudly welcome back Akira Takahashi for his second trip to Sendai since his presentation at our Sendai IJET-25 Pre-event in February of 2014. And after the session will be our first TRAC hanami! Come fraternize with local translators below the cherry blossoms in what is forecasted to be peak season in Sendai. Session: As translators, our translations need a concrete...