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.
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) +...
The Northern California Translators Association (NCTA) (a chapter of the ATA) has announced that it is running a webinar, titled "Translation Techniques for Crafting Natural English from Japanese," which may be of interest to SWET members...
A fun workshop about illustration with Rebecca Otowa
Date: Saturday, February 8, 2014
Time: 15:00-17:00 (followed by an early dinner for those able to join us)
Fee: 1,000 yen for JAT/SWET members; 1,500 for non-members
Place: Venture Dream Office
Address:...
As wintry winds whistle, the year draws to an end. The holiday season offers the occasion to eat, drink, and make merry in the warmth of SWET's collegial community.
Please join us for a sit-down restaurant bonenkai. Particulars will be sent out soon after...
(Sessions in Japanese and English [Simultaneous Translation])
Date: December 9, 2013 (Mon.)
Time: 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Place: Sophia University, Building 2, Room 2-1702, Yotsuya, Tokyo
For information and reservations: symposium@japanesehistory.de
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Sophia University, a symposium...
How is your year, so far? Hard to believe 2014 is creeping closer towards us, so soon. Come share your stories and experiences in 2013 with friends, and make new friends and business contacts at the JAT/SWET Kansai bonenkai. All...
Speaker: Amy Chavez
Date: Sunday 3rd November 2013
Time: 3–5 p.m.
Fee: 500 yen SWET and JAT members; 1,000 yen non-members
Place: Room 205, Hyogoken Shigaku Kaikan, Motomachi, Kobe Map
神戸市中央区北長狭通4丁目3-13 (2-minutes north of JR/Hanshin Motomachi Stns, 7 mins from Hankyu...