Japan’s Media Renaissance
Japan’s entertainment industry reached its heyday in the second half of the 20th century, followed by a slump as Korean media took over the continent… Read More »Japan’s Media Renaissance
Japan’s entertainment industry reached its heyday in the second half of the 20th century, followed by a slump as Korean media took over the continent… Read More »Japan’s Media Renaissance
Although the internet and world wide web are major sources of information and communication, they have also opened up pathways for malicious actors to take… Read More »Cybersecurity Translation in the Asian Context
When OpenAI released the ChatGPT chatbot in November 2022, artificial intelligence (AI) became one of the most talked about topics in the world. The implications… Read More »The Growing Relationship Between AI and the Japanese Language
Anime is stylized Japanese animation that has taken the world by storm. With numerous titles being translated and localized for Western audiences, anime localization has… Read More »Lost in “Localization”: Anime Edition
Just five years ago in 2017, Japan was the world’s second-largest steel exporter, exporting to over 130 global countries and territories. These exports are used… Read More »Breaking Down Barriers in Steel: The Vital Role of Japanese Translation
A predominantly homogenous nation, it may come as a surprise that the land of the rising sun contains multiple different Japanese dialects. The country consists… Read More »Exploring the Rich Diversity of Japanese Dialects
In the translation process, there are some words that simply don’t have an equivalent from the source language to the target language and this is… Read More »Japanese to English Transliteration – How It’s Done
Have you heard of a seiyuu? It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that most of us have watched a creative video piece or listened… Read More »Dubbing & Voice-over Recording in Japan
Global borders continue to shrink and this is becoming ever more evident when it comes to English to Japanese translations. Many Western companies are heading… Read More »Localization Quirks From English to Japanese
An acronym is briefly defined as a shortened version of the various words that make up a meaningful phrase, with every first word of the… Read More »Can you translate acronyms from Asian languages?