Tag: Japanese

頭の中にある頭

頭の中にもう一つの頭があって、顔の後ろにもう一つの顔があって映像が日本と中国の仏教の世界でよくある。この映像は特別の名前あるけど、忘れた。

Odd Translation Job (2): Fishy Trilingualism!

Thank goodness trilingual jobs rarely arrived. The following is a tour guide I did for what is probably Japan’s most famous fish market. I can’t vouch for the quality of the Chinese (red) I’m afraid! 築地魚河岸(うおがし)市場ツアーガイド 筑地鱼市场观光导游手册 Tsukiji Riverside Fish Market Tour Guide

Odd Translation Job: What’s On The Menu?

It’s odd, isn’t it, the jobs you can find yourself doing. This was a restaurant menu that came from someone who I don’t remember. But I do remember that it paid fairly well. Not having much knowledge of cuisine, I found this a bit of a challenge (although fairly interesting – the one consistently good […]

和漢ローカライゼーション (On Japanese-Chinese Localization)

The following is a summary of notes I took on a series of presentations that I attended during a localization conference back in my Tokyo days. (It’s surprising what you can find on old hard drives!) The contents are as follows: Frequently made mistakes [when localizing into Chinese from Japanese]; Suggestions For a Functional Localization […]