Past Events

It’s hard to believe that the end of the year is already just around the corner! And with the TRAC Shinnenkai, we will officially have been around for a full year, all thanks to your support. 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 Shinnenkai on January 24th! We’ll be holding the festivities at Blair...

Pop Loc 101: Localizing Doraemon, Gundam, and More Video games. Comic books. Animation. Toys. It all seems like kids’ stuff, but localizing entertainment for foreign markets is serious business. And when you’re dealing with successful, long-running franchises, the stakes can be even higher. Matt Alt, a former translator for the US Patent and Trademark Office, and Hiroko Yoda, a former editor...

UPDATE: Registration deadline extended until 18:00 Monday, December 8. We have a few places still available for the Tokyo Bonenkai at Andy's, so we are extending the registration deadline until 18:00 Monday, December 8. It's not too late, book your seat now for a fun evening with translation friends old and new! The Tokyo Bonenkai will be held again at Andy's, an izakaya in Yurakucho run by...

UPDATE: Registration deadline extended until 18:00 Monday, December 8. We have a few places still available for the Tokyo Bonenkai at Andy's, so we are extending the registration deadline until 18:00 Monday, December 8. It's not too late, book your seat now for a fun evening with translation friends old and new! The Tokyo Bonenkai will be held again at Andy's, an izakaya in Yurakucho run by...

Date: 6 December 2014 (Saturday) Time: 6 - 9 p.m. (Preceded by a talk and workshop by Juliet Winters Carpenter nearby.) Venue: Gonbei (権兵衛), Umekita (梅北店) Branch, Umeda, Osaka Tel: 06-6372-6566 Map Address: 大阪府大阪市北区芝田２-3-23 メイプル芝田B1 (5 minutes' walk from Umeda Sta./JR Osaka Sta.; just north of Yodobashi Camera) Cost: 5,000 yen (including course meal and 2.5 hours...

Part One: Talk On Translating The Fall of Language in the Age of English Part Two: Translation Workshop Speaker: Juliet Winters Carpenter Date: 6 December 2014 (Saturday) Time: 2.30–4.30 p.m. (Followed by bonenkai nearby at 6 p.m.) Venue: U’s2, Umeda, Osaka (Room D, 3rd Floor) Tel: 06-6345-1325 (MAP) Address: 大阪府大阪市北区梅田2-1-18 (5 minutes' walk from Umeda Sta./JR Osaka Sta.) Fee: 1,000...

Date: 6 December 2014 (Saturday) Time: 6 - 9 p.m. (Preceded by a talk and workshop by Juliet Winters Carpenter nearby.) Venue: Gonbei (権兵衛), Umekita (梅北店) Branch, Umeda, Osaka Tel: 06-6372-6566 Map Address: 大阪府大阪市北区芝田２-3-23 メイプル芝田B1 (5 minutes' walk from Umeda Sta./JR Osaka Sta.; just north of Yodobashi Camera) Cost: 5,000 yen (including course meal and 2.5 hours...

Part One: Talk On Translating The Fall of Language in the Age of English Part Two: Translation Workshop Speaker: Juliet Winters Carpenter Date: 6 December 2014 (Saturday) Time: 2.30–4.30 p.m. (Followed by bonenkai nearby at 6 p.m.) Venue: U’s2, Umeda, Osaka (Room D, 3rd Floor) Tel: 06-6345-1325 (MAP) Address: 大阪府大阪市北区梅田2-1-18 (5 minutes' walk from Umeda Sta./JR Osaka Sta.) Fee: 1,000...

JAT Interpreters Group (JATINT) will hold the 3rd meeting in FY 2014, "InterpretJAPAN 2014" under the theme of Interpreting for Tomorrow as follows: Organizer: JAT Interpreting Committee, Japan Association of Translators Theme: Interpreting for Tomorrow. Venue: Seisen University Room 225 and Room226, 2nd Floor, Building No.2 Admission Fee: Admission Fee: JAT Member: 2,000 yen, Non-JAT...

JAT Interpreters Group (JATINT) will hold the 3rd meeting in FY 2014, "InterpretJAPAN 2014" under the theme of Interpreting for Tomorrow as follows: Organizer: JAT Interpreting Committee, Japan Association of Translators Theme: Interpreting for Tomorrow. Venue: Seisen University Room 225 and Room226, 2nd Floor, Building No.2 Admission Fee: Admission Fee: JAT Member: 2,000 yen, Non-JAT...