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Interpreting in the U.S. #2 – Training and Certification

Greetings from sunny Columbus, Ohio. My name is Allyson and I work here as a conference interpreter. Over the next 9 articles, I will be giving you an honest, at times critical, overview of the Japane...

Interpreting in the U.S. #1 – In-house Challenges

Greetings from sunny Columbus, Ohio. My name is Allyson and I work here as a conference interpreter. Over the next 10 months, I will be giving you an honest, at times critical, overview of the Japanes...

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...

[JIF2017] Cognitive Impact of Words: A Psychological Approach

Shugo Hotta Professor of Meiji University, specializing in the research of the impact of languages in a court setting from linguistic, juristic, and psychological perspectives and also in the context...

[JIF2017] DIY for Interpreters: Maximizing the Power of Panaguides

Atsuko Hirayama Conference interpreter well-versed in military affairs, law, information technology, and automotives, Atsuko Hirayama has interpreted for global leaders and thinkers including former ...

[JIF2017] Interpreting in the Nuclear Industry 101: Starting from Zero

Nami Hijikata Nami joined Nikkei Inc. after college, and covered a wide variety of topics as a journalist such as corporate management and asset management. In 2008 she left the company and became a ...

[JIF2017] Your Voice: The Ultimate Differentiation Tool

Yasushi Takamaki Voice teacher and President of Takamaki Co., Ltd. After graduating from the Kunitachi College of Music, he pursued his studies on tone deafness and stuttering at Shinshu University. ...

[JIF2017] Japan Interpreting Forum 2017

Japan Interpreting Forum 2017 Time/Date: 9:30-18:45 on August 26, 2017 Venue: Forum 8 (Shibuya) Admission: JACI member: 3,500 yen / Non-Member: 8,000 yen Register from here (Japanese only) ...

JACI Interpreter Interview #2: Derek Wessman

This interview of JACI-certified member Derek Wessman took place in February 2017. - Tell us a little bit about yourself. I was born in San Diego, California, and grew up in Utah and Washingto...

[JIF2017] Learning from Figure Skating: “Perfect” Interpretation Considered

Miki Hirai Miki actually started as a part-time translator for ESPN Sports Center as a college student and later found her way into the world of interpreting. She went on to interpret in telecasts ...

JACI Interpreter Interview #1: Tom Eskildsen

This interview of JACI-certified member Tom Eskildsen took place in February 2017. - Tell us a little bit about yourself. I was born in Tokyo to Lutheran missionaries from the US. I grew up in...

[JIF2016] Japan Interpreting Forum 2016

Japan Interpreting Forum 2016 Time/Date: 9:30-18:45 on August 27, 2016 Venue: Forum 8 (Shibuya) Admission: JACI member: 3,500 yen / Non-Member: 8,000 yen Register from here (Japanese only) ...

Japan Interpreting Forum 2015

Japan Interpreting Forum 2015 Time/Date: 9:00-16:30 on August 29, 2015 Venue: Alcadia Ichigaya Admission: JACI member: 3,500 yen / Non-Member: 7,000 yen Register from here (Japanese only) [...

Launch of Official Website

The official website of the Japan Association of Conference Interpreters is here! The site still lacks publicly accessible content (some video and articles are available to members only) but we hav...