June 2017 – Japan Association of Conference Interpreters

JACI Interpreter Interview #3: Fri McWilliams

This interview of JACI-certified member Fri McWilliams took place in June 2017. - Tell us a little bit about yourself. I was born in Yamaguchi, but soon moved to Hiroshima where my parents still...

Special Interview: Mary Allred and Trevor Price

Depositions cannot take place without experts like Mary Allred (stenographer) and Trevor Price (videographer). Interpreters may be the ones bridging communication, but what happens in the room and wha...

[JIF2017] Theatrical Interpreting: A Primer

Wakana Myers Wakana is a fully bilingual conference interpreter who spent time growing up in Canada, Switzerland, Hungary, and the U.S. After graduating from Sophia University she worked as an in-hou...

[JIF2017] The Interpreter’s Role: Perspectives of SI Pioneers in Japan

Kumiko Torikai Professor Emeritus at Rikkyo University. She started her career as a simultaneous interpreter while she was still in college. She currently supervises and teaches a number of English c...

[JIF2017] Sales Techniques and the Economics of a Freelance Japanese-English Interpreter in Japan: Winning from Day One

Ippei Maruo Born in 1970 in Japan, Ippei lived in New York from 1980-85, and after graduating from college in Japan he went to work for a whiskey and spirits JV. He started a career as an interpreter...

[JIF2017] Management of a Boutique Agency and Our Partnership with Interpreters

Noriko Momohara President of M & Partners International (HR support, global business support, language coordination). After graduating from Western Washington University with a degree in politi...

[JIF2017] The Analog Approach in the Digital World: A Broadcast Interpreter’s Perspective

Sanae Shibahara Sanae is a broadcast interpreter and a lecturer at Dokkyo University. She earned her Master’s degree from the University of London (London School of Economics) after graduating from S...