Past Forums, Page 3

[JIF2019] Is Your Japanese Understandable? Passing on Announcer Skills Immediately Applicable by Interpreters

Noriko Yamashita After working as an announcer for a commercial broadcasting company, is currently active as a narrator, MC and lecturer with 35 years of experience. Founded the Tokyo Narration and...

[JIF2019] Culture, Trivia and Subculture Knowledge That Can be Used in Interpreting

Akira Takahashi Business interpreter who loves more than anything SFX from before the era of CG, hats and dictionaries. Translation school instructor. After doubling as a cram school teacher and...

[JIF2019] What is CAI? Learning to Use Tools for Computer-assisted Interpretation Through Interpreting Practice

Allyson Sigman Born in West Virginia, USA. First experience of Japanese was during a homestay in Japan while in high school. Continued to study Japanese throughout university and graduate school, s...

[JIF2019] Conference Interpreting on the US West Coast – From the Front Line of Silicon Valley

Junko Bradley Conference interpreter, Representative of EJ EXPERT, Language Consultant for the Federal Government of the United States of America, Advisory Board of the Japan Association of Life Or...

[JIF2019] Behind the Scenes at the “M” Mark – The Attraction of In-house Interpreting at a Mammoth Hamburger Chain

Michiko Wakamiya Graduated from the English Language and Culture Department, Faculty of Humanities at Fuji Women’s University. Became an interpreter in January 2013 after working for an organizatio...

[JIF2019] Interpreting in the European Market as Seen from an Interpreter

Hiromi Sakai English-Japanese conference interpreter living in London. Strong fields are IR, nuclear power decommissioning measures, performing arts, fashion, and soccer. A full-time housewife for ...

Japan Interpreting Forum 2019

The fifth annual Japan Interpreting Forum will be held in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, August 24, 2019. Tickets are available from here (Japanese only). The event is currently seeking sponsors. Are y...

[JIF2018] Thinking about an Interpreter’s Parallel Career

Kayo Matsushita Associate professor (Ph.D.) of the Faculty and Graduate School of Intercultural Communication at Rikkyo University, and a conference interpreter. Entered the world of education af...

[JIF2018] Master the Basics of Interpreting in the Pharmaceutical Industry in One Hour!

Keitaro Morita In-house interpreter at a pharmaceutical company. Gained an MA degree in translation and interpretation at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, an MA in c...

[JIF2018] TV Shopping Interpreter – How to Move Hearts

Rie Hiramatsu Media and conference interpreter. Completed the course of study for a master’s degree in international media studies at Ulster University in Northern Ireland and gained an MA in inter...

[JIF2018] “Seller OK, Buyer OK, Interpreter OK” (The Three OKs) of Business Management and Issues for the Future

Yasuhiko Nakajima Director of the Interpretation Business Division and Director of the Human Resource Service Business Division of Brainwoods Co., Ltd. Born in Tokyo. While studying at Dokkyo Univ...

[JIF2018] Talking about the Attraction of Interpreting in the Automobile Industry

Eri Chiba After graduating university, worked at a patent law office and an environmental venture company before joining a car company as an in-house interpreter. Has experience mainly in R&D, ...

[JIF2018] What Kind of Work is Interpreting in the Entertainment Business?

Sayuri Suzuki Translator and interpreter born in Tokyo. Lived in Sydney, Australia, from the second to the eighth grades. Graduated from the Language Education program (Intercultural Communication)...

[JIF2018] Working in a Growth Industry – Interpreting at a Foreign-Affiliated General Insurance Company

Taku Doi Freelance interpreter and translator. While at professional interpreting training school in 2011, began his career as a simultaneous interpreter at an advertising agency. After working a...

[JIF2018] Addicted to SI: How I Started My Career as an Interpreter

Hiromi Sodekawa After graduating from the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies with a degree in French, Hiromi studied at the University of British Columbia where she completed her Master’s. She t...

[JIF2018] Know Your 5Ps: Perfect Preparation Prevents Poor Performance

Shun Nakasone After graduating from the University of West Virginia, Shun worked as a freelance translator/interpreter for NHK Sports and CNN World Sports, primarily covering MLB, NFL, and NBA. H...

[JIF2018] AMA: How to Build an Ideal Work Portfolio

Seth Reames After being largely raised in Japan, Seth A. Reames started translating professionally at the age of 19 when he interrupted his U.S. college education and spent a year learning the cr...

[JIF2018] What I Love About My Job: Japanese Voice of Charismatic Business Leader

Yuki Morimoto Yuki Morimoto is an in-house interpreter at Nissan Motor Company.  She joined the carmaker in 2001 as Chairman Carlos Ghosn’s interpreter / translator.  Prior to Nissan, she experienced...

[JIF2018] Breaking Down the Wall: Improving Communication in Construction

Noriko Nakata Noriko is a conference interpreter and is a graduate of Doshisha University. Her interpreting debut came at the Nagano Olympics where she served as an official interpreter. After spendi...

[JIF2018] Interpreting for the Presidents: From Clinton to Trump

Chikako Tsuruta Chikako is a conference interpreter and a professor at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, who is also a CFA and a member of AIIC. After receiving an MBA from Columbia University...

[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) ...