Tokyo 2020 and More - Latest Trends in Visual Media Translation

This session will look at the most recent trends in the Japanese visual media translation industry with a focus on Japanese-to-English translation. It will explore two main areas that should interest anyone working, or considering working, in the audiovisual translation field. Firstly, the role that visual media translation has been playing in Japan’s rapidly expanding inbound market, with the upcoming Tokyo Olympics in 2020 playing a big factor. And secondly, the current visual media translation needs outside of TV/movie subtitling, such as manga translation, mobile applications, narration for museums and exhibits, and subtitling for real-time events, MOOC classes and TED-style lectures. This will be a practical session exploring a developing market for translation services.

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