5 values of a professional interpreter – and how they help you to reduce risk. A lot of people think that inte…

Conference and event organizers have so many tasks to juggle. Rooms, speakers, travel, accommodation, equipmen…

Almost every time a new customer gets in touch with me about my interpreting services, they ask the same quest…

I am often asked by fellow Japanese interpreters about working with international (overseas) agencies, rather …

Can you become an interpreter without studying at university? With close to ten years of interpreting experien…

In this two-part series, I’ll be sharing a major part of my life as a UK-based interpreter; travel for b…

Unforgettable assignments In October 2017, I was invited by the BBC to interpret an interview with Tokuko Kimu…

Mistake? Misuse? of a phrase ‘Katsu Curry’ … Living in the UK, I sometimes hear people in th…

I can’t drink. Is it a problem, to blend in the society in Japan? I’m a Japanese interpreter based…

I had a business assignment of two days, first day in London and then the second day in Sheffield.  The subjec…

A friend of mine went to a concert of her favourite band the other day and she told me how fantastic it was.  …

In the last blog post, I introduced the first half of this article.  I mentioned Japanese Curry, Climates &amp…