The Nominating Committee of the Japanese Language Division is pleased to announce that thefollowing Division members have been nominated as candidates in the upcoming election ofofficers:Administrator: Mr. James (Jim) PatrickAssistant Administrator: Ms. Nadine A. EdwardsPlease … [Read more...]

J-4: Japanese<>English Certification WorkshopFriday, November 8, 4:00 pm-5:00 pmIf you are planning to participate in the Japanese<>English Certification Workshop, please obtain and translate a practice passage in advance. It is vital that translations be completed in … [Read more...]

Minutes of the JLD Annual MeetingAmerican Translators Association, 53rd Annual ConferenceDate:               October 25, 2012, 11:00 – … [Read more...]

JATLAW Legal Translation Workshop12:00 to 17:00 Friday, May 31, 2013, Peacock Room, Queen Kapiolani HotelRSVP: Required before May 31 JST by email to jatlaw@jat.orgMaximum participants:20 peopleCost: Free for JAT members, $20 for non-JAT membersRefreshments:Pastries as well as … [Read more...]

Aloha.IJET-24 Program Chair Ben Tompkins here.Where will you be on June 1 and 2, 2013? If your answer is “Hawaii,” you’ll get to enjoy some spectacular scenery and beaches as you network with fellow translators and attend informative sessions at the premiere E<>J … [Read more...]

Dear Editorial Staff,I stuck my hand up at the recent ATA conference to lead the charge to bring the JLD Times back to life.  Luckily, thanks to you with a few surgeons and nurses to help lead the charge, I hope we can make this a valuable, useful tool and resource for our … [Read more...]

日本語への翻訳で「生産性向上」と聞けば、期待感が膨らむのは筆者だけではない。ヨーロッパ言語に比べ、ローマ字入力・カナ漢字変換が日本語の入力効率を大幅に落としている点は避けようもない。一方、洗練された日本語入力ソフトも近年現れてきたが、そうしたソフトを入手し、十分に時間を掛けて評価する機会は誰しも少ないのではないか。Windows … [Read more...]

Kozo Igi, PhD and Mizuho Iwamoto, PhD presented the JLD workshop, "Terminology-Focused Basic Chemistry." This workshop provided a general overview of chemistry terminology important for scientific translation. During the first half of the workshop, Dr. Igi covered basic chemistry … [Read more...]

by Etsuko Yashiki Good, Japanese < > English Interpreter & TranslatorDid you ever get a call or inquiry to be a Check Interpreter in a legal case?  You began to wonder what the Check Interpreter’s job is in a deposition setting.  So you begin asking … [Read more...]

Submit a Presentation Proposal for ATA's Annual Conference______________________________________________________The American Translators Association is now acceptingpresentation proposals for ATA's 54th Annual Conferencein San Antonio, Texas (November 6-9, 2013).More than 1,500 … [Read more...]