Past Events

Join JATPHARMA for the July 2025 ツッコミの会 meeting for pharma translators of all levels and those interested in becoming pharma translators. The meeting is free of charge. Here's the details: Time and date: Wednesday, July 9 from 18:30 to 20:00 JST Format: Remote-only via Zoom Program18:30-18:35 Opening remarks18:35-18:45 Quick review of archived videos of past JATPHARMA presentations and...

Date: Friday, June 27, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM JST Location: Online (Zoom) Language: EnglishSpeaker: Rychelle Brittain Fee: Free for JAT members / ¥1,000 for non-membersDeadline for registrations: 26 June 2025Query: [email protected] Curious about subtitling? Wondering how to get started—or how it actually works behind the scenes? This JATENT seminar offers a practical, beginner-friendly...

Gather round the digital water cooler with JATENT! This month’s topic is: Overcoming Career Challenges Hosted by: Cynthia Caraturo Language: English Date & Time: 21 June, 2025 (Sat) 10:00-11:30 p.m. JST Registration Deadline: 16 June, 2025 (Mon) 9:00 p.m. JST (UPDATED!!) Notification of Random Selection Outcome: 17 June, 2025 (Tue) (UPDATED!!) Cancellation Deadline: 19 June, 2025 (Thu)...

Join a post-IJET gathering we're holding in Kobe!　 The idea is to share our impressions from IJET-33 Fukuoka, or, if you couldn't go, to find out what you missed. Everyone is welcome! Sun. June 8th, 2-4 p.m Center Plaza West Meeting Room (センタープラザ西館貸会議室) 4 near Sannomiya, Kobe Access: https://kscp.co.jp/access/inde... Fee: 500 yen (JAT members)/1000 yen (non-members) (Pay upon arrival)We will...

Come join us for a Q&A session with Roppyaku Tsurumi, a leading E>J game localizer within the Japanese market. This Q&A session will be based on questions submitted by participants beforehand. We look forward to reading all of your comments (https://forms.gle/KQijmtWbEdUJ...)! Date: 6 June 2025 FridayTime: 19:00-20:30 pm JST | 6:00-7:30 am EST | 3:00-4:30 am PSTPlace: Online...

[JATPATENT] Catch Up on the Latest in Patent Translation – A Power-Packed Session Featuring Four Hot Topics (In-Person)Get a full update on the current state of patent translation in just 2 hour and 15 minutes!— From IJET reports to the latest trends, this session is packed with essential insights —JATPATENT invites you to a rich, in-person event where you can explore four timely topics in a...

Join the Japan Association of Translators at the Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk for a presentation about the translation work behind Emmy Award-winning FX drama Shogun. Mayumi Sanda and Jun Ajiro, members of the script translation team, will discuss both the business and the task of translation, from the path their team took in getting the job, to building relationships with the producers, as well as...

IJET-33—JAT's annual professional development and networking event—will be held in Fukuoka on May 9 to 11, 2025.https://ijet.jat.org/ The conference will start with fun activities and festivities on May 9 followed by two full days of presentations on May 10 and 11.Registration is now open! You can register at the early-bird rate until 11:59 pm on February 8, 2025 JST. Registration is now open...

Gather round the digital water cooler with JATENT! This month’s topic is:Let’s keep talking about manga!Hosted by: Laura EganLanguage: English Date & Time: 26 April, 2025 (Sat) 10:00-11:30 a.m. JST(Friday 9:00pm EST) Registration Deadline: 19 April, 2025 (Sat) 3:00 p.m. JSTNotification of Random Selection Outcome: 21 April, 2025 (Mon)Cancellation Deadline: 24 April, 2025 (Wed) 10:00...

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to translate manga? Join JATENT in this crash course in manga translation, learn about formatting conventions and translation considerations expected from translators working on manga, and try your hand at creating your very own translation of a few pages! Date: 12 April 2025 Time: 21:30-23:00 pm JST | 8:30-10:00 am EST | 5:30-7:00 am PST Location: Online...