IJET-33—JAT's annual professional development and networking event—will be held in Fukuoka on May 9 to 11, 2025.
The conference will start with fun activities and festivities on May 9 followed by two full days of presentations on May 10 and 11.
Registration is now open! You can register at the early-bird rate until 11:59 pm on February 8, 2025 JST.
2020年にウェブトゥーン翻訳のトライアルを受ける機会に恵まれたことをきっかけに、フリーランス翻訳者として活動を開始しました。ウェブトゥーンは韓国発祥の縦スクロール形式で読める電子コミックで、日本でも2010年代以降から定着してきました。ウェブトゥーン翻訳は、登場人物の口調の設定やローカライズ、文字にない前後の絵から文脈を読み取る技術や、文字量が制限されるフキダシなど様々なことを考慮して訳さなければなりません。この講演では、ウェブトゥーン翻訳で重要となる下準備や実務プロセスを中心に、品質アップにつながる実践的な工夫をお話しします。 講演内容の一部抜粋 ・担当している案件の紹介 ・翻訳案件の受注から納品までの流れ ・ウェブトゥーン翻訳の実務的準備と段取り ・案件を受注するための取り組み ・日本語文法やウェブトゥーン/マンガ翻訳の勉強方法
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Registration is now open for IJET-33, May 9–11, 2025, at Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk! Early bird registration prices are available only until 11:59 pm JST on February 8, 2025. JAT members: JPY34,500 (Applied at checkout. Log into the JAT website first.)Non-members: JPY39,500 Standard registration is available from 12:00 am JST on February 9, 2025. JAT members: JPY39,500Non-members:...
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