JLD

Japanese Language Division

JLD文殊の知恵「翻訳者のためのツール」感想文

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12月13日・14日、JLD文殊の知恵「翻訳者のためのツール」感想文 クリスマス前の忙しい時期に、参加者計29人が集まりました。また、それぞれが、自分の使っている椅子や机について、スライドを見ながらコメントして、参加型で活発に意見交換や質問ができました。 Standing … [Read more...]

2024 Words of the Year

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As the year winds down, dictionaries in the U.S. have been busy unveiling their Word of the Year for 2024. Let’s take a look at the English words that made it to the top of the word pack in 2024. (We’ll introduce the Japanese Word of the Year winners in a separate blog post.) … [Read more...]

ATA65 Session Summary: Don Your Editor’s Hat for Better Japanese into English Translations

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  Speaker: Syra Morii Session Title: Don Your Editor's Hat for Better Japanese into English Translations Summary Author: Harumi Rudolph 「（誰か・何か）のために～する」を英訳するときには、"for the sake of"と"for the benefit of"をどう使い分けるべきでしょう。例えば、"The parents stayed together ＿＿＿＿＿＿their … [Read more...]

ATA65 Session Summary: 120 Yoko Usui et al–Panel Discussion: Japanese Linguists in the Automotive Industry

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Speakers: Yoko Usui, Denise Fisher, Naoko Mizutani, Yuko Seki Rozzell, Phil Soldini Session Title: Panel Discussion: Japanese Linguists in the Automotive Industry Summary Author: Shiho Fukuda Koski In this panel discussion, five experienced Japanese-to-English … [Read more...]

ATA65 Session Summary: 110 Kazumasa Aoyama–Working with Good Helpers in Scientific Translation: Online Research Tools and Resources

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Speaker: Kazumasa Aoyama Session Title: Working with Good Helpers in Scientific Translation: Online Research Tools and Resources Summary Author: Doug Durgee While the session title labels it for scientific translation, two reoccurring themes apply to us all: use more … [Read more...]

ATA65 Session Summary: 097 Junko Bradley–From Commodity to Valued Partner: Ten Strategies to Stand Out and Transform Your Language Service Business

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Speaker: Junko Bradley Session Title: From Commodity to Valued Partner: Ten Strategies to Stand Out and Transform Your Language Service Business Summary Author: Katherine Hall In this session from the last day of ATA65, Junko Bradley shared tips on how to improve one’s … [Read more...]