J-En Translations is an educational website with resources for people interested in the Japanese to English localization industry.

You can find articles on improving translation skills, interviews with professional translators, editors, letterers etc., books and resources on translation, and a podcast on amazing English translations in media. And now useful articles for game developers looking to learn more about localization.

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions about how to get into Japanese - English translation or about media localization (specifically games, manga, and anime.)

J-EN Translationsとはメディアに関する日英翻訳業界について興味がある方向けのサイトです。

英語で書いていますが、翻訳スキルアップについて記事、プロ翻訳者とのインタビュー、翻訳について本のまとめ、メディア翻訳のポッドキャスト、等のページがあります。また、ゲーム開発向けローカライズについて記事もあります！

質問がありましたら遠慮なくご連絡ください！（日本語でOKです！）

Random Articles

  • Translating Japanese Video Games – Ikinari Maou
    At the end of 2016 IGDA – Localization SIG announced on their Facebook Page a competition to translate a Japanese video game in 17 days. On the 9th December 2016 the […]
  • Gained in Translation
    I hate the phrase “lost in translation.” Not only because it’s a terrible, terrible movie, but because it’s a phrase that perpetrates the myth that translation is inherently […]
  • New Goals and Improving Skills – Translation Link Roundup [February 2018]
    Translation Industry & Business New Year, New Goals – An short inspirational article from NOTIS, the North West translation association, about improving yourself as […]
  • TED Talks On Translation
    TED Talks are always great resources for various information and new insights. But sometimes it can be hard to find subjects that interest you. I love watching TED Talks […]

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