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.
Translating Ryōma!: The Life of Sakamoto Ryōma, Japanese Swordsman and Visionary (vol. 1)
A Talk by Juliet Winters Carpenter, Kyoto, October 7 (Sun.), 2018
Time: 1:00–3:30 p.m.
Place: Room 207, James-kan, Doshisha Women's College, Imadegawa Campus (for directions to the campus, see
Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 (Wednesday)
Time: 7:00–9:00 p.m.
Location: Gulliver Room, Book House Café (Jimbocho, Tokyo)
https://www.bookhousecafe.jp/
Come out Jinbocho subway exit A1, turn right and walk about 15 meters to the Kitazawa Building. Look for the SWET sign.
Fee: Free for SWET...
Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Place: Shinsentei teahouse, Rikugien, Komagome, Tokyo (see below for details)
Fee: The event itself is free of charge, but there is a 300-yen admission fee to enter the Rikugien grounds.
Potluck: Please bring one dish and drinks to contribute to a late...
Please note this was originally scheduled for July 18 but is now on July 19 because of event space availability.
Date: July 19, 2018 (Thurs.)
Time: 7:00–9:00 p.m.
Location: Tokyo (Book House Café, Jimbocho, 2F Gulliver Room)
http://bookhousecafe.jp/
Come out Jinbocho subway exit A1, turn right and...
Special guest Alan Gleason
Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m. Discussion starts at 7:00.
Place (new venue): Book House Cafe, Jinbocho
http://bookhousecafe.jp/
See website for map; come out Jinbocho subway exit A1, turn right and walk about 15 meters to the Kitazawa Building. We will be on the...
Double-Header
• Rob Goss, on a SWET special interest group for travel writers
• Getting down to Brass Tacks on the Japan Style Sheet, 3rd edition
Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m. Discussion starts at 7:00.
Place: Book House Cafe, Jinbocho
http://bookhousecafe.jp/
See website...
Streamlining and Professionalizing Your Translation
Special guest: Beth Cary
Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m. Discussion starts at 7:00.
Place (new venue): Book House Cafe, Jinbocho
http://bookhousecafe.jp/
See website for map; come out Jinbocho subway exit A1, turn right and walk about 15 meters to...
Date: March 14, 2018
Time: 6:00-9:00 p.m. (Discussion starts at 7:00)
Place: new venue: Book House Cafe, Jinbocho
http://bookhousecafe.jp/
(See website for map; come out Jinbocho subway exit A1, turn right and walk about 15 meters to the Kitazawa Building. We will...
December's Early Bird Talk Shop Special
With Leza Lowitz and Holly Thompson
Date: December 5, 2017 (Tues.)
Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m. (Doors open for visiting at 6:00)
Place: Books on Japan (library), Jinbocho, Tokyo;
At the Jinbocho subway stop, go out the A2 exit; at...
