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[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...

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...

[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...

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...

[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...

[2/27] JACI Hong Kong Meetup

The Japan Association of Conference Interpreters will land in Hong Kong for the first time ever! Meet local interpreters, agency owners, and find out our plans to grow our presence in Asia and how you...

[2/21] JACI Singapore Meetup #2

The Japan Association of Conference Interpreters will be back in Singapore for another evening of fun and industry talk. Meet local interpreters, agency owners, and find out our plans to grow our pres...

[2/18] JACI Thailand Meetup

For the first time, the Japan Association of Conference Interpreters will be organizing an event in Thailand. Join us for an evening of fun and industry talk, and find out our plans to grow our presen...

[10/18] JACI London Meetup

Less than a week from our first-ever overseas event in Singapore, we will be taking our band all the way to the United Kingdom. Join us for an evening of fun and industry talk, and find out our plans ...

[10/13] JACI Singapore Meetup

For the first time, the Japan Association of Conference Interpreters will be organizing an event outside of Japan. Join us for an evening of fun and industry talk, and find out our plans to grow our p...

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] Bridging the Cultural Gap: Interpreting for the Japan National Rugby Union Team

Hidenori Sato Relocated to Gold Coast, Australia at the young age of 10 with his sister and mother (1990-1999). After graduating from a local high school, Sato returned to Japan, and worked for an ac...

[JIF2016] Simultaneous Interpreting for Beginners

Simultaneous Interpreting for Beginners Generally, students at a regular interpreting school in Japan would learn consecutive first and work their way up to simultaneous over time. However, ever si...

[JIF2016] Diplomatt School: The Way We Teach

Diplomatt School: The Way We Teach Diplomatt School Principal Fujiko Hara believes that “interpreters need to have the ability to communicate,” because interpreting is more than a simple act of wor...

[JIF2016] Learning Medical Interpreting by Concept Association

Learning Medical Interpreting by Concept Association Many doctors and researchers in the 1980s believed that interpreting is not possible in all matters medical. True or not, professional interpr...