JIF2018

[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...