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Translator (Semiconductor)


Position: Translator (Semiconductor Industry)

Job Description:
* Japanese => English translation of technical documents related to the manufacturing of semiconductors
Location: Akishima-City, Tokyo
Salary: 2,000yen/hr
Working Days: Monday – Friday
Working Hours: 08:45 – 17:25
Contract: Haken (January 2010 – June 2010) * Long term may also be possible

Requirements:
* Native English
* Advanced Japanese skills (min JLPT 1 or equivalent)
* Translation experience required
* Technical experience preferred

NB: Please note that candidates will be required to register with our service online before applications can be processed

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Proofreader / Editor


Part-time Patent Proofreader/Editor

Ohtsuka Patent Office is seeking a part-time proofreader/editor to proofread patent documents that have been translated from Japanese to English. The qualified candidate is a native English speaker with strong technical writing skills, and is able to read and speak technical Japanese. Candidates with a background in electrical engineering, telecommunications, mechanical engineering, computer science, and/or physics are preferred. IP experience is preferred but not required.

Ohtsuka Patent Office is an IP firm located in Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. The firm has over 30 years of experience specializing in computer-related hardware and software, telecommunications, semiconductors, and automobiles.

Working hours are 2-3 days (15 - 25 hours) per week.
Compensation is 3000 yen per hour, negotiable based on skills and experience.

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Japan cools to America as it prepares for Obama visit


President Obama will arrive in Tokyo on Friday, at a time when America’s relations with Japan are at their most contentious since the trade wars of the 1990s - and back then, the fights were over luxury cars and semiconductors, not over whether the two countries should re-examine their half-century-old strategic relationship. Meanwhile, Japan’s new prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, has called for a more equal relationship with the United States, and his government wants a review of the status of forces agreement, which protects American troops from Japanese legal prosecution. (New York Times)
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