Past Forums, Page 2

[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...

[JITF2020] Costa Rica for the First Time

Rikiya Adachi Researcher specializing in Costa Rica, peace studies and conflict transformation. Studied in but did not complete the Ph.D. course at the Graduate School of Philosophy and Litera...

[JITF2020] Welcome to the World of Communicating with the Hands and Listening with the Eyes

Chiharu Tani Born in Tokyo in 1960.  Discovered sign language in high school days.  Served as NHK sign language newscaster and instructor of sign language courses on television. Currently serv...

[JITF2020] What Is the Voice-Over Translation Style? –The History of Japanese-Dubbed Video Contents–

Naomi Okawa Iwasaki She was a TV kid from a tender age, growing up watching re-runs of samurai dramas and dubbed foreign dramas. As a young adult, she learned the joy of translation through...

[JITF2020] Interpreting in the Animation Production Field – Communication that Stimulates Creativeness

Chris Takagi Graduated from University of Hawaii.  In-house interpreter at a leading Japanese animation production company.  Active as an interpreter in fields such as CG, animation and video ...

[JITF2020] Correcting Bad Habits! A Note-Taking Course

Wakana Myers Bilingual conference interpreter who grew up in Canada, Switzerland, Hungary and the United States.  After graduating from Sophia University with a B.A. in Comparative Culture, sh...

[JITF2020] Interpreting at LINE

Yuta Ishii In-house interpreter and translator (English). Graduated from Department of Law, Faculty of Law of Keio University.  Master's degree in Japanese interpreting and translation, Queens...

[JITF2020] How to Make Your Voice “Reach the Audience” – Use Recitation Methods to Imbue Your Words with Inspiration!

Yuko Aotani Recitationist / freelance bilingual announcer / English communication instructor / former NHK WORLD English announcer She went to primary and junior high school in London, Engla...

[JIF2019] The Interpreter’s Career Process: For an Abundant Life

Ryuko Shinzaki Conference and broadcast interpreter. Ph.D. in International Communication from Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School of International Politics, Economics and Communication. Part-...

[JIF2019] Is It Only Possible to Make a Living as an Interpreter through English? A Consideration from the Precarious Current Situation with Indonesian

Takayuki Dobe Indonesian language interpreter and translator. Born in Koganei City, Tokyo, in 1970. Graduated from the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia Universit...

[JIF2019] Plucking Up the Courage to Take the Path from Mummy-work to Interpreter

Kana Hashimoto Chinese interpreter (for the official Beijing language and Taiwanese). Born in Taiwan and moved to Japan at the age of 13. Graduated from Japanese high school and university and was ...

[JIF2019] French Interpreting is Interesting, But Does It Have a Future?

Seiko Takano Freelance French interpreter. Graduated from the Department of French Literature, Faculty of Humanities, Sophia University and studied overseas at the Université Catholique de l’Ouest ...

[JIF2019] How Do Interpreters Bring Up Their Children? Hints for Working Parents on Juggling Work with Childcare, and Blanks from Work

Miho Tatsumi A freelance Japanese-English conference interpreter single parent with an elementary school child. Without any local or family connections, she somehow manages to carry out delocalized...

[JIF2019] What Skills are Required to be a Freelance Conference Interpreter?

Kazuko Ikeda Graduated the Department of Comparative Culture, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Sophia University. Gained a master’s degree in Conference Interpreting from the Middlebury Institute of I...

[JIF2019] Communication is the Exchange of Human Warmth

Takako Nakayama President of Communicators Co., Ltd., Principal of the interpreter training institute “Saturday School”, and conference interpreter. While at the International Christian Universi...