Past Events

Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022Time: 18:00 – 1930 (JST)Location: Online (Zoom) JATTAC: Lightning Talks and Zansho Networking Party Lightning talks are short, quick fire talks dedicated to a single topic or thought. They are a way to share something thought provoking in a snappy and simple format. Maybe there’s a translation issue you’ve been burning to talk about, but it’s not enough for a...

WebinarDate and time: Sunday, August 21, 2022, 2:00–3:30 pm (JST)Speaker: Ms. Noriko OtsukaModerators: Tsukisawa Rikako, Tamakawa ChiekoLocation: Zoom (It will be recorded.)The event will be in Japanese.Contact: [email protected] Please be sure to include your email account when registering. The seminar will be on Zoom (download Zoom Client for Meetings from here) and we will send the Zoom...

Webinar Date and time: Saturday, July 2, 2022, 12:30–2:00 pm (JST) Speaker: Catherine Nakamichi Moderators: Nakazawa Kanna, Iwata Kō Location: Zoom (event will be recorded.) The event will be in English. Contact: [email protected] Please be sure to include your email account when registering. The seminar will be on Zoom (download Zoom Client for Meetings from here) and we will send the Zoom...

To: All Japan Association of Translators (JAT) Members You are invited to the Japan Association of Translators’ Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) to be held online at 9:00 pm JST on June 26, 2022. Proposed motions and supporting documentation are available for your review on the JAT Bulletin (login required) . JAT Bulletin (login required) Agenda FY 2021 Business reportFY 2021 Financial statements...

The voting period for the 2022 JAT Board Elections ends tonight at 22:00:00 JST. If you haven't yet, this will be the last chance to cast your vote for the next Board. Election form: (Closed)JAT is run by hardworking volunteer members. Your vote, as well, offers the opportunity for capable professionals within our organization to help JAT improve and expand. We encourage you to vote as a sign...

Voting Period: June 5 to June 11 Election form: (Closed) Each member may now cast their votes in this election. Campaigning is still allowed, and the candidate forum remains open; you can continue any discussions or ask further questions of the candidates during the voting period. Please check the candidacy statements the election forum before casting your votes. Candidacy Statements:...

Campaign period (May 29 to June 4) JAT has a dedicated forum for discussions pertaining to the election. Please feel free to use this to conduct campaign discussions. Go to Account > Forum Settings Scroll to the bottom of the page. Click the SUBSCRIBE button next to the 2022 Board Election / 2022年理事会選挙 Forum.This way you can stay up-to-date with all the discussions with this year's...

Board candidacy registration closes tonight at 22:00:00 JST. https://jat.org/form/boardCandidacy JAT is run by hardworking volunteer members. Consider running for the JAT Board of Directors to help JAT and the translation community grow stronger and change the translation industry for the better. Your vote, as well, offers the opportunity for capable professionals within our organization to...

Spring JAT – Finding something new Date: Saturday, May 21, 2022Time: 14:00 – 15:30 (Japan time)Doors open: 13:45Moderator: TBALocation: ZoomTickets: JAT members ¥0 / Non-members ¥500Inquiries: JAT Tokyo Activities Committee [email protected] available until: Thursday, May 19, 2022, 23:59 *Please be sure to enter your email address to receive invitation for the event and download Zoom Client...

Candidacy Registration Period (May 14 to May 27) Members seeking to run for office must first declare their intent to run for office and submit one endorsement from a JAT member. Instructions on how to run will be provided in a subsequent message and on the JAT website. Current directors seeking re-election only need to declare their intent to run for office: no endorsement is...