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May 22, 2012

Presentation slides on "Does Translation Pay the Bills?"

The slides from Masashi Ishikawa's and George Tokikuni's presentation on "Does Translation Pay the Bills" at the May, 2012 Tokyo meeting, can be downloaded.

May 21, 2012

TAC Participant’s report: Does Translation Pay the Bills? II

Reports in Japanese by Tomoko Furukawa and Mayumi Toyota on the TAC meeting in May 2012.

There is also a report by Joji Matsuo on this seminar in English.

May 21, 2012

TAC Participant’s report: Does Translation Pay the Bills? I

By Joji Matsuo, Japanese to English translator, consecutive interpreter, and active JAT speaker

“Translation is no longer a viable profession if you expect to support a family.” This could very well have been the message that translators would take home from the first 90 minutes of the JAT’s May Meeting in Tokyo. Fortunately, the second half provided some valuable survival tips that will help translators improve their situation in the current market.... (Read more)

There are also reports by Tomoko Furukawa and Mayumi Toyota on this seminar in Japanese.

May 13, 2012

AGM 2012 Announcement

To: All JAT Members

Announcement of Annual General Meeting to be held June 3, 2012

I have the honor to invite you to the Japan Association of Translators Annual General Meeting to be held in Hiroshima on June 3, 2012.

May 6, 2012

Contest committee

Last year, we held the Eighth Annual Contest for New and Aspiring Translators. Every year, a group of screeners and judges help to narrow the entries and decide the winners. We would like to establish a committee similar to those we have for other JAT activities.

May 6, 2012

ISO committee

Well known in manufacturing, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is looking to draw up standards for translation and the translation industry. Because these may well directly affect JAT members, we think JAT should be part of the effort.

Apr 30, 2012

Anthology committee

To celebrate International Translation Day on September 30, we are considering publishing an anthology on translation.

Apr 28, 2012

Yuji Yamamoto on "Turbo-boosting your translation productivity today! " Download

The handout from Yuji Yamamoto's presentation on “Turbo-boosting your translation productivity today!" made at the April 2012 Tokyo meeting is available for download from the following link: 2012JATTokyo_Yuji Yamamoto_Handout.pdf

The video of this seminar can be viewed here: http://jat.org/events/videos/turbo_boosting_your_translation_productivity_today_breakthrough_in_quality/

Apr 26, 2012

TAC Participant’s report: Turbo Boosting Your Translation Productivity!

By Wendy McBride, Inhouse Translator

JAT’s Tokyo Activities Committee’s April seminar was presented by Yuji Yamamoto, a leading light in Japanese translation circles, to around 50 E-J and J-E translators, about half of whom were non-JAT members... (Read more)

There is also a report by Akiko Chiba on this seminar in Japanese.

Apr 26, 2012

TAC Participant’s report: Turbo Boosting Your Translation Productivity! (Ustream Report)

Report in Japanese by Hideaki Maruoka on using Ustream for the first time at the TAC meeting in April 2012.

Mar 30, 2012

Election Results

Please click Read More to view the JAT Election Announcement sent by e-mail.

Mar 26, 2012

月例セミナーのレポート：映像翻訳：映画、テレビとその後

Mar 26, 2012

Participant’s report: Translating the Audio-Visual: Film, Television and Beyond

By: Kavita Peterson

Approximately 55 people came to Shibuya, Tokyo on Saturday, March 17 to attend a seminar on audio-visual translation presented by two translators experienced in the field, Ian MacDougall and David Nist, and moderated by Julianne Long. The speakers introduced us to the world of audio-visual translation, especially concerning the translation of subtitles.

Mar 22, 2012