日本通訳翻訳フォーラム2020

[JITF2020] Finding Your Place in the Premium Market

Chris Durban Chris Durban is a US-born freelance translator based in Paris, where she translates business texts from French into English for demanding clients. She translates every day and enj...

[JITF2020] The World of Poker English

Munehiko Matsuyama Probably Japan's one and only translator specializing in poker. His main work is translation of poker textbooks, of which he has translated more than ten volumes. Besides ...

[JITF2020] Introductory Voice and Articulation Training for Interpreters

Yuko Hirai She has been providing voice training courses for interpreters since three years ago. Most of her students are interpreters in their twenties through seventies. She gives lessons ...

[JITF2020] Introduction to Yoga for Interpreters

Chiemi Nakai Translator and interpreter. Graduated from the Department of Japanese Literature, Faculty of Letters, Waseda University. After working at a manufacturer as a general worker and ...

[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] 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] 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...