A Proposal for the Creation of a New Translation Theory between Japanese and English by a Partial and Selective Union between Conventional Translation Theory and so-called Technical English Writing
Paper presented at the FIT Fourth Asian Translators' Forum
at Tsinghua University on October 28 – 30, 2004
by Chuichi Kamei (亀井忠一)
In the realm of business, scientific and technical...
Seeking to encourage talented people to enter the translation field, JAT is pleased to announce its Fourteenth annual Japanese <> English translation contest for new and aspiring translators. The actual passage to be translated is a real-life text—the sort of thing a working commercial translator might well be called upon to do.
Open to: Anyone with less than three years’ experience as a...
A New Billing System
Edward Lipsett
Intercom, Ltd. is located in Fukuoka, handling work between (mostly) the four languages of English, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. About half of our business comes from Kyushu and the remainder from clients in the Kanto region. In addition to translation, we also do large amounts of design, layout, and outsourced printing.
Since Intercom began as me...
Translating and interpreting in the field of classical music
Introduction
Translators who work in the more “conventional” fields of software, business, patents or whatever, may or may not be aware of the surprising amount of work that exists out there in the rather more obscure field of classical music.
Most of it is in the form of program notes for CDs, as a huge amount of classical music...
On Translating Someone Else's (Emotional) Landscape
I grew up reading all sorts of books that had been translated into Japanese without really thinking what they would be like in their original languages. When I started to learn English in middle school, I was excited to discover “another means” by which to express my thoughts. Having declared at the tender age of 11 that I would be a novelist...
(In Japanese only)
会員の皆様、
2017年6月24日の通常総会にて理事長に選任されました丸岡 英明です。通常総会の開催にあたっては、会員および講演者の皆様に多大なご協力を頂きまして誠にありがとうございました。おかげさまで、基調講演・パネルディスカッションには130名もの方々にお集まりいただき、通常総会では全ての議案が可決されました。
2017～2018年の新理事会のメンバー・構成については、こちら（ https://jat.org/about/jat_organization...
Motions and Documentation for 2017 Ordinary Meeting
To: All Japan Association of Translators (JAT) Members
I would like to invite you to the Japan Association of Translators' Ordinary General Meeting to be held on June 24, 2017 at the National Olympics Memorial Youth Center in Yoyogi, Tokyo.
Date and time of OGM: Saturday, June 24, 2017, 15:45-16:30
Place of OGM: International Conference...
Fellow JAT members,
We are pleased to announce the results of the 2017 JAT election.
A big thank you to this year’s candidates and to everyone who voted. Congratulations and best of luck in the coming two years to the elected Directors and Auditor, who are to be approved by the membership at the OGM.
WINNING CANDIDATES:
Auditor (2-year term)
Naoko Selland
Directors (2-year...
Concerning the May 27th TAC Seminar, How to Use Japanese Punctuation Marks: Understanding the "Totens of Thoughts" from Honda Dokuhon, the speaker made a blog post to tell us his appreciations and more thoughts;
http://1311racco.blog75.fc2.com/blog-entry-3413.html
The 2017 JAT Board Election will officially start from June 4, 2017 (0:00:00 JST). Please take the time to vote and choose those who will help run JAT for the next two years.
This year we have 6 people running for director to fill 7 possible openings, and 1 person running to fill 1 auditor opening.
Please use the following link to cast your vote. (You need to login as a member.)
Election...
Dear JAT members,
The 2017 JAT Election Committee would like to announce this year's candidates for Director.
Clifford Bender (director)
Phil Robertson (director)
Tony Atkinson (director)
Charles Aschmann (director)
James Singleton (director)
Chris Blakeslee (director)
Naoko Selland (auditor)
Firstly, we would like to express our thanks to the candidates and their endorsers.
If...
To: All Japan Association of Translators (JAT) Members
You are invited to the Japan Association of Translators’ Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) to be held in Tokyo, Japan, at 15:45 on June 24, 2017.
Proposed motions and supporting documentation will be available for your review on the JAT website beginning on June 13, 2017.
Agenda
1. FY 2016 Business report
2. FY 2016 Financial...
Only four days remain to register/declare candidacy in the 2017 JAT election!
Still mulling over whether you want to run or not? Maybe this will help…
!!!Q&A!!!
1. Can candidates endorse each other? YES!
2. How many Board meetings are held each year? In general, there are two face-to-face meetings, one in the spring/early summer (often held in connection with IJET) and one in the...
Fellow JAT members,
JAT会員の皆様
As you recently heard from Ben Tompkins, our illustrious president, JAT’s 2017 Election is about to begin. To review how many positions are open, who is up for re-election, etc., please take a look at the initial announcement https://jat.org/forums/viewthread/286/ (must log in). In a nutshell, we can elect up to 7 directors and 1 auditor in this year’s...
Fellow JAT members,
The 2017 JAT election is drawing near.
Announcements concerning the election will be sent by send-only e-mail, like this message, and clicking the reply to button will not work. Please direct any queries to [email protected].
1. Election Committee
The Election Committee has at least three members, as mandated by the JAT Bylaws. This year, the committee comprises Marian...
Thank you very much for your great interest in eJuku.
We received by far more applications for eJuku participation
than we can possibly accommodate within a few days of the
official announcement. The Call is closed. We will soon be
starting our screening process, which will be completed by
April 28. All applicants will be notified of the screening
result by private email.
Shuichi Yamakawa...