interview Archives - J-En Translations

Translation Chat 11 – Christina Rose chats about Final Fantasy XIV

Christina Rose is a video game and manga translator who enjoys demystifying the J-E media translation industry and its practices for people new to the field or looking to break in. Final Fantasy XIV is a sci-fi/fantasy MMORPG that has

Translation Chat Podcast 02 – Anne Lee chats about Taisho x Alice

Anne Lee is a freelance Japanese to English translator and editor, with credits including Hitorijime My Hero volumes 1-3 and video games such as Giraffe and Annika, and Tokyo Afterschool Summoners. She also writes and podcasts about Japanese pop

Translation Chat Podcast 01 – Daniel Morales chats about Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

Daniel Morales is a writer, translator and former association professional based in Chicago. He writes the website HowtoJapanese.com and is a regular contributor to the Japan Times Bilingual page. Daniel chose to chat about Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End

Sara Linsley – Manga Letterer and Software Developer – Interviews With Localizers

– Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Sara Linsley Can you tell us about yourself? I’m a manga letterer and software developer. I tweet a lot about lettering and the localization process, and I

Maisy Hatchard – Board Game Translator – Interviews With Localizers

– Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Maisy Hatchard Hey, Maisy! Please tell us about yourself. Afternoon! Well, Tokyo is my current home, south-east England is my heart’s home, I did a bunch of

Stephen Meyerink – Game Translator & Writer – Interviews With Localizers

– Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Stephen Meyerink Can you tell us about yourself? I can! I’m Stephen Meyerink, and I’m a J to E translator, writer, game development learner, and a lover of

How To Get into Video Game Localization – JAT PROJECT 2020

On September 13th 2020 I held a talk for the Japan Association of Translators (JAT) online conference PROJECT. Each talk focused on a different sub-genre of Japanese English translation. Literary, medical, legal, interpreting, how to use CAT tools, and entertainment.