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How Time Flies! Getting Ready for ATA 56 in Miami

September 17, 2015 By Nadine Edwards Leave a Comment

Where did the time go?Get ready for the 56th Annual American Translators conference in Miami! We hope to see you there.ATA 56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCEMiami, FloridaNovember 4-7, 2015Japanese and Japanese Related Sessionshttps://www.atanet.org/conf/2015/bylanguage.php#JWe plan to have … [Read more...]

Words and 言葉 by Jim Davis

June 28, 2015 By JLD Administrator Leave a Comment

This month we continue with Professor Davis' series of examples illustrating how context provides essential information that can assist the Japanese-into-English translator in producing a translation that is complete, accurate, and natural sounding. In this installment: Example 7 … [Read more...]

ATA 2014: Minutes of JLD Annual Meeting

May 10, 2015 By JLD Administrator 1 Comment

The minutes of our Annual Meeting at the ATA conference are now available.(More after the break....) Minutes of the JLD Annual Meeting 2014American Translators Association, 55th Annual ConferenceSheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers,Chicago, ILThursday November 6th, 16:45. – … [Read more...]

Words and 言葉 by Jim Davis

February 24, 2015 By Nadine Edwards Leave a Comment

Taken Out of Context:The Importance of Context in Japanese-into-English Translation(Part 3)This month we continue with Professor Davis' series of examples illustrating how context provides essential information that can assist the Japanese-into-English translator in producing a … [Read more...]

Who’s Who in the JLD — Jim Patrick

February 1, 2015 By Nadine Edwards Leave a Comment

Jim Patrick has been the Administrator of the JLD since 2013. Intrigued by the bio he submitted prior to the 2013 election, I decided to interview him. I have enjoyed learning more about Jim, and am pleased to share my new-found knowledge with the JLD membership.利き手: Connie … [Read more...]

Translation training opportunity in Kanagawa

February 1, 2015 By JLD Administrator Leave a Comment

Nadine and I recently received this information from Fred Uleman about an upcoming translation training opportunity in Japan. See below for details. -Jim, JLD AdminTranslation Reboot CampWhat:The Translation Reboot Camp is an opportunity to learn from some of the very best in the … [Read more...]

ATA 2014: Automotive Translation and Interpreting

December 15, 2014 By JLD Administrator Leave a Comment

Presented by: Miyako OkamotoSummarized by: Yoko UsuiMy job responsibility includes being an in-house interpreter for a Tier 1 Toyota supplier, so needless to say, Ms. Okamoto’s session on “Automotive Translation & Interpreting – How cars are made” was on my list of … [Read more...]

ATA 2014: Chicago wrap up and planning for Miami

December 7, 2014 By JLD Administrator Leave a Comment

Dear JLD,You may not have noticed it, but the month of November just blew past. One minute many of us were at the ATA Annual Conference, and the next it was Thanksgiving. At least it felt that way. Happy December! I hope the weather is good wherever you are.I wanted to post … [Read more...]