On June 30th, the ATA’s Japanese Language Division (JLD) hosted a webinar titled “The Challenges of Websites and Online Marketing Translation Targeting the Japanese Market, and How to Succeed” featuring Motoko Hunt as the speaker. Ms. Hunt started the webinar off with … [Read more...]
Review of 2月の文殊の知恵：Job Scams and Tips to Avoid Them
When I first heard that scammers were targeting translators, I thought this could never happen. After all, would scammers know enough about translation work? We are really smart people, could they scam us? Could scammers even find us? Sadly, they do know about the translation … [Read more...]
2月の文殊の知恵：Job Scams and Tips to Avoid Them
今年2月にATAの会員となり、初めてのJLD「文殊の知恵」のテーマは、詐欺について。初回から物騒な話題だなと思いつつの参加でした。まずパネリストの方から、リンギストを狙ったよくある詐欺の手法について説明がありました。代金を払ってもらえないトラブルは耳にしたことがあったのですが、他にも過払い金詐欺、面接詐欺、履歴書詐取といった、今まで知らなかった手法についても説明があり、大変勉強になりました。その後、参加者の方達から体験談の共有があり、実例を聞くと「私も引っかかってしまうかもしれない」と思わされる点が多々ありました。普段カード会社や大手通販サイトを名乗るフィ … [Read more...]
Minutes from ATA60 Annual Meeting and Agenda for ATA61 Annual Meting
Dear JLD Members, We hope many of you are doing well and that you are planning to attend out upcoming JLD Annual Meeting (all JLD members are invited and can join) and Networking Social (only members who are registered for the conference can attend) on Sunday the … [Read more...]
JLD Distinguished Speakerから事前課題についてのお願い
ATA Japanese Language Divisionの皆様 2019年10月末に開催されるATA 60でのJLD Distinguished Speaker、飯泉 恵美子先生から、事前課題についてメッセージをいただきました。ご確認ください。 ファイルのダウンロードは、ATA 60のアプリからお願いいたします。 ーーーーーーーーーー American Translators Association の60th Annual Conference へのお招きをありがとうございます。 2019 年10 月25 … [Read more...]
ATA 60: Social Events for the JLD members
▷ JLD Newcomers Lunch October 24, 2019 (Thursday) 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM An informal bring-your-own lunch for conference first-timers, newcomers to the profession, veterans at the conference hotel breakfast area. ▷ JLD Annual Meeting October 25, 2019 (Friday) 4:45 … [Read more...]
JLD 2018-2019 Leadership Council
Dear JLD Members, The JLD Administration is happy to announce to you the new 2018-2019 Leadership Council. ********** Planning Committee: Chair: Yoshihiro Mochizuki, JLD Administrator Secretary: Paul Koehler CélineSutherland Browning, JLD Assistant Administrator Kazumasa … [Read more...]
ATA 59: Social Events for the JLD members
▷ JLD Newcomers LunchOctober 25, 2018 (Thursday)12:30 PM – 1:30 PMAn informal bring-your-own lunch for conference first-timers, newcomers to the profession, veterans at the conference hotel breakfast area.▷ JLD Annual MeetingOctober 26, 2018 (Friday)4:45 PM – 5:45 PMCome to … [Read more...]
E>J Certification Workshop @ATA58
An update...ATA 英＞日認定試験ワークショップのお知らせ （English into Japanese Workshop only） … [Read more...]
JLD Events @ ATA58
You heard it here first folks...JLD Newcomers LunchThursday, October 26, 2017, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM An informal bring-your-own lunch for conference first timers, newcomers to the profession, veterans at conference hotel breakfast area.DC Interpreters Panel at Embassy of … [Read more...]