The IJET-31 Organizing Committee is pleased to announce that registration is now open! Join us in Fukuoka for JAT’s International Japanese-English Translation (IJET) conference, the ultimate annual event for translators and interpreters! This year’s theme "Crossroads in Kyushu ― 世界から九州に、九州から世界へ" promises informative presentations and plenty of opportunities for networking with...
There were a record-high 62 entrants in the Japanese-to-English Division and 54 in the English-to-Japanese Division of the Sixteenth Annual JAT Contest for New and Aspiring Japanese/English Translators. The finalists have been decided as follows:
Japanese to English Division: E05 E29 E51 E59 E62
English to Japanese Division: J24 J40 J51 J67 J70
First- and second-place winners will be...
Dear JAT Members,
The period for submission has now ended.
Many thanks to our members who submitted proposals.
Nadine Edwards,
IJET Liaison, JAT Board
December 4, 2019
JAT is pleased to announce this year's anthology of insightful essays, Translator Perspectives 2019, is available on the website.
Translators and interpreters working between Japanese and English face myriad problems on a daily basis. Some of them have routine solutions. Many do not. While the internet is a treasure trove of information resources, we still have to understand how to find and...
The entry for the contest is now closed.
To the entrants (Nov. 15): If you have not received your ID number please contact [email protected]
General Instructions
This contest is open to anyone with less than three years’ experience as a professional translator including students. JAT membership not required. Previous entrants (except winners) are welcome to enter again.
Japanese-to-English...
Where will you be on June 5 to 7, 2020? If you’re a translator, interpreter, language-oriented company employee, or otherwise involved in the translation and interpreting professions, we hope you’ll join the Japan Association of Translators (JAT) to learn, network, build your skillset, and exchange ideas at the 31st International Japanese-English Translation (IJET) Conference in Fukuoka, Japan....
The JATPATENT Steering Committee invited Masako Ohta, Registered Trade Marks Attorney with Shelston IP in Sydney to discuss the state of IP and trademarks in Australia. Ms. Ohta not only gave us an overview of the Australian IP system, but a fascinating history of famous inventions that you may not have known were invented by Australians. The full text of the report is in Japanese. JAT members...
Seeking to encourage talented people to enter the translation field, JAT is pleased to announce its sixteenth 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...
The Light at the End of the Tunnel: Do You See It Yet?
Larry Brouhard
At our annual Christmas Party last year I received a card with the following message:
This may be the last time I attend your Christmas Party as the president of my own translation company. Of course, it may be the last Christmas Party you give as president of your own company.
Who says translators don't have a sense of...
In memory of Geraldine Harcourt, who passed away in New Zealand last month, we republish an interview with Geraldine from JAT Bulletin 182 of May 2000.
The Challenges of Translating a Best-selling Nonfiction Work
by Geraldine Harcourt
This month Geraldine Harcourt (winner of the 1990 Wheatland Translation Prize) has generously agreed to answer some questions about her latest project, the...
Motions and Documentation for 2019 Ordinary General Meeting
To: All Japan Association of Translators (JAT) Members
I would like to invite you to the Japan Association of Translators' Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) to be held on June 29, 2019 at Cairns Convention Centre.
Date and time of OGM: Saturday, June 29, 2019, 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Place of OGM: Room 2 CCC, Cairns Convention Centre, Cnr Wharf...
For the first time ever, IJET will feature its own mobile phone app! The IJET conference app is now available to download from the App Store or Google Play.
https://ijet.jat.org/news/event_app_now_available
Standard registration for IJET-30 is about to end. Don't miss your chance to snap up a ticket while you can! Regular ticket sales end June 19th.
https://ijet.jat.org/register
Fellow JAT members,
We are pleased to announce the results of the 2019 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 terms)
Charles...
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 Cairns, Australia, at 4:30 pm on June 29, 2019.
Proposed motions and supporting documentation will be available for your review on the JAT website beginning on June 20, 2019.
Agenda
FY 2018 Business report
FY 2018 Financial statements...
Dear JAT Members,
The 2019 JAT Board Election will officially start on June 7, 2019 (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 8 possible director openings, and 1 person running to fill 1 auditor opening.
Please use the following link to cast your vote. (You need to login...
Dear JAT Members,
The 2019 JAT Election Committee would like to announce this year's candidates for Director.
List of Candidates
Click each name to view candidate details.
Charles Aschmann / アッシュマン・チャールズ (理事)
James Singleton / シングルトン・ジェームス (理事)
Tony Atkinson / アトキンソン・トニー (理事)
Clifford Bender / ベンダー・クリフ (理事)
Takeshi Miyahara / 宮原健 (理事)
Christopher Blakeslee / ブレイクスリー・クリストファー (理事)
Naoko...
Dear JAT Members,
The JAT board is now accepting proposals for IJET-31, to be held in Japan in 2020. Organizing an IJET requires effort and cooperation, but is also very rewarding. You would have the full support of the JAT Board and of past IJET organizers as you take on this important endeavor.
Prospective Organizing Committees are asked to submit written proposals as follows:
Submit a...
They say that good things come in small packages, and this 76-page book is an excellent illustration of that saying. Veteran Japanese-English translator and medical writer/educator Lee Seaman has teamed up with internationally renowned medical writer and communications consultant Tom Lang and three other collaborators to produce International Medical Writing: English for a Global Audience...
The May 18, 2019 Tokyo Activities Committee meeting held in Shibuya saw Steven Mayeda and Naotaka Midori of Tokyo Zeikei Tax Services give a comprehensive rundown of the basics of filing tax returns in Japan and outline a number of tax-saving strategies.
The two-part presentation proceeded with each topic discussed in English, followed by a summary in Japanese. Some of the subjects covered by...