
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.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about how to get into Japanese - English translation or about media localization (specifically games, manga, and anime.)
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Articles for Localizers – Translation Link Roundup [Winter 2019 Part 2]
The following is a collection of interesting articles I found. These are not necessarily recent articles, some are a few years old. But they’re ones I’ve read […]What Skills Do I Need to be A Game Translator? (Part 2: Soft Skills)
Video game translators don’t just need to be good at translating, they need to be good at communication, empathy, curiosity, and so much more to be able to have […]Translation Chat 18 – Taylor Drew chats about Tokyo Ueno Station
Taylor Drew is a translator, writer, and manga proofreader based in Tokyo. She writes book reviews for her personal blog A Basket of Words and also does interview […]Liz Bushouse – Video Game Translator – Interviews With Localizers
– Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Liz Bushouse Tell us about yourself! I’m Liz Bushouse, a freelance Japanese to English […]
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Interviews With Localizers
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