June 2020

[JITF2020] Tips and Tricks of Literary Translation & Current Trends in Publication Translation

(Photo by Shumpei Ohsugi) Toshiya Echizen Literary translator. Translated works include: "Only Child," "The President Is Missing," "Origin," "The Story," "The Literature Book," "The Lock Artist...

[JITF2020] The Skill of Interpreting the Disputes of Others: What Deposition Interpreting Is Really Like

Hanako Kaku Japanese-English conference interpreter and part-time lecturer at the University of Tokyo. Counting from the day long ago when as a fledgling interpreter she was on pins and ne...

[JITF2020] Subtitle Translation Is Simultaneous Interpretation!? Tips for Drafting Japanese That Does Not Get in the Way of the Film

Izumi Iwabe After graduating from university, she got a job of editing and writing for a women's magazine. After studying at the University of Chicago graduate school, she worked as a writer w...

[JITF2020] Future Directions for Interpreting Agencies amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

Taro Matsuda Deputy Manager, Interpretation Department, Language Services Division, Congrès Global Communications Inc. From Tokyo. Joined an interpretation agency 13 years ago and was involv...

[JITF2020] The World of Thai Language Was Broader Than I Thought! The World of Thai Style Will Continue to Expand

Miwa Takasugi Thai language interpreter, translator and coordinator. After graduating from the general education department of a local high school, she went to a prep school to retry the entr...

[JITF2020] Reading and Translating Punctuation

Yumiko Fukai Translator and interpreter with expertise in the fields of entertainment, media, marketing and PR, also teaching at a translation school since 1996. In charge of event planning a...

[JITF2020] Getting the most out of dictionaries 2020

Akira Takahashi Akira “hatter” Takahashi. Business translator who loves SFX from before the era of CG, hats and dictionaries more than anything. Translation school lecturer. Director and Vi...

[JITF2020] Closed Earth System: The Earth’s Environment and Disaster Prevention from the Perspective of Earth and Space Exploration

Takeshi Tsuji Professor and Head of Department of Earth Resources Engineering, Kyushu University, Director of the International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research, Kyushu University,...

[JITF2020] How to Become and Continue as a Translator

Honyaku Forum (Sakino Takahashi, Koji Inokuchi, Akira Takahashi, Yumiko Fukai) Honyaku Forum was formed in 1989 within "Nifty Serve," a pre-internet online service, as a place for translators ...

[JITF2020] What Conference Interpreters Say When They Talk about Management

Noriko Selland Principal of STC Corporation. Lived in Albany, New York and the San Francisco bay area in California for nearly 25 years, but the Great East Japan Earthquake drew her back to T...

[JITF2020] Interpreters’ Morning Self-Study Room – Keys to Success Developing a Virtual Meet-up Spot

Ms. Kazumi Iwase (Founding Member), Director of Japan Association of Conference Interpreters, JACI-certified interpreter. A "sixty-ish" freelance interpreter with a 30 year track record. Ms. A...

[JITF2020] The Interpreter as a Performer – the Animal Called a Theatrical Arts Interpreter

Akihito Hirano Translator/Interpreter (Japanese - French - Italian). Left the Ph.D. Program of the Graduate School of Language and Society of Hitotsubashi University without a degree. He star...

[JITF2020] This Is What I Think about Translation

Motoyuki Shibata Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo, translator of literature. Actively engaged in translation of the works of many present-day American authors. He won the Suntory Priz...

[JITF2020] Know It All and Rest Assured!?? The World of Star Wars

Kaori Horikami Video translator. Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in1965. Studied under Mr. Shinji Okaeda, who made the original subtitles for "Star Wars," and began working as a freelance video ...

[JITF2020] Cross-Cultural Communication from the Perspective of a Spanish Interpreter – Personal Experiences

Rika Yoshida Graduated from the Department of Spanish Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, and while enrolled there studied overseas at the University of N...

[JITF2020] News Translation: Basics of the Basics – the Bare Minimum You Need to Know

Satomi Matsumaru Freelance translator and writer. She spent a total of more than six years in London, England as a student and as expatriate staff at a Japanese company. When working oversea...

[JITF2020] The Journey to Become a Chinese Interpreter

Kikue Omori Chinese conference interpreter. She spent her high school and university days in China with her family. After returning to Japan, she worked as a part-time interpreter for pharmace...

[JITF2020] The Daily Life of an Entertainment Interpreter and Rules for Success – Promoting and Communicating about Movies

Mihoko Imai Graduated from the Department of English Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Sophia University. Graduated from a major interpreter training school in 2008. After graduating from...

[JITF2020] Overview of Game Translation

Yosei Muto Translator of games and publications. At the age of 29 when traveling alone under the influence of the Japanese novel "Shinya Tokkyu (Midnight Express)," he felt inspired about tra...

[JITF2020] Living in the Age of Fan Translation – The World of Original-juxtaposed Lyrics Translation from MJ to K-Pop

Nami Sasaki Lecturer, Global Education Department, Tsuru University. President, Meme Communications Ltd. She started her career as a translator and interpreter in the field of popular music,...

[JITF2020] The Effort Models of Interpreting: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Daniel Gile Daniel Gile’s initial background was in mathematics. While he was studying, he worked as a (self-trained) technical translator and occasional liaison interpreter. He later turned t...

[JITF2020] How to Publish a “Non-digital Book” during a Recession of the Publishing industry – Behind the Scenes in the Birth of a Book through Collaboration of Interpreters

Kayo Matsushita　 Associate Professor, College and Graduate School of Intercultural Communication, Rikkyo University; Board member, the Japan Association for Interpreting and Translation Studie...

[JITF2020] The Wonderful World of Non-fiction Publication Translation – What It Is Like, How the Work Progresses and What Is Required of Translators

Osamu Kojima Non-fiction publication translator. Born in 1970. Graduated from the College of Letters of Ritsumeikan University (majoring in psychology). After working at a company that oper...

[JITF2020] Understanding and Promoting the Value of Interpreting in an Uncertain World

Jonathan Downie Dr Jonathan Downie is a consultant conference interpreter (French<>English) and interpreting researcher based in Edinburgh, Scotland. As well as co-hosting the popular Tr...

[JITF2020] In-house Interpreting at Mercari: Interpreting About Everything For an App Where You Can Buy And Sell Anything

Gabe Beckerman Born and raised in the U.S., Gabe first came to Japan to do a homestay in Sapporo at the age of 16, and since then has lived in Kyoto, Toyama, and now Tokyo. After graduating fr...