Past Events
Past event notices are listed here in chronological order. Detailed summaries or reports of most past events have been published in the SWET Newsletter between February 1981 until April 2012; for these older events, check the Newsletter Archive.
Part One: Talk on translating The Fall of Language in the Age of English
Part Two: Translation workshop
Speaker: Juliet Winters Carpenter
Date: 6 December 2014 (Saturday)
Time: 2.30–4.30 p.m. (Followed by bonenkai nearby at 6 p.m. Details...
The Challenges of Translating the 1866-67 Travel Journal of Nakai Hiromu
Speaker: Eleanor Robinson-Yamaguchi, Aichi Prefectural University
Date: 21 September 2014 (Sunday)
Time: 2.30-4 p.m. (Followed by a networking dinner nearby at 5 p.m. Details below.)
Venue: Yamanishi Fukushi Kaikan, Umeda Tel: 06-6315-1868 (
SWET Summer Party at the Kantokutei, Koishikawa Korakuen Garden
Date: Sunday, August 3, 2014
Time: 5:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Place: Koishikawa Korakuen Garden (Iidabashi area; see here for a map and how to get there by train or subway)
Fee: Free of...
It's summer, so let's enjoy dining al fresco on a rooftop in Umeda. This family event is open to members and friends of SWET and JAT, and their families and friends. Don't miss a great chance to catch up with...
Veteran professional editor Meg Taylor will talk about adapting publishing to the new online environment. Taylor is the editorial director of the Art Canada Institute, based at Massey College, University of Toronto. In November 2013, the ACI launched...
When: Saturday-Sunday, May 17-18, 2014 (Villa check-in from 2 pm on Saturday, check-out 10 am on Sunday).
Where: Shiraishi International Villa, Shiraishi Island, Kasaoka-shi, Okayama 714-0036
Price: 3,500 yen per person (children under 7: 1,000 yen) (BBQ and meals extra. The villa...
With Kate Wildman Nakai and Umezawa Fumiko
Date: May 11, 2014 (Sunday)
Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:00 for visiting)
Place: International House of Japan, Room 404 (Map)
Fee: 1,000 yen for SWET members; 1,500 yen...
Lunch and an Informal Talk with Judith Clancy
Date: Sunday 11 May 2014
Time: 13:30–16:00 (Judith’s talk from around 14:30)
Place: Machiya restaurant Soiru (5 minutes’ walk from Subway Marutamachi Stn)
Address: 京都府京都市中京区室町通夷川東入ル鏡屋町50-3 (Map)
Lunch: Curry, temakizushi, or soba lunch sets (880 yen) +...
