Loek van Kooten, MA

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MA Japanology. 1st Prize at national Japanese Speech Contest. Judo black belt.

Japanese / Chinese / English - Dutch game translator.

Married to Japanese wife, father of two wonderful sons. Foster parent of equally wonderful 16-year old Chinese poor rural girl, whom I (video)chat with multiple times per week.

Game translator for 27+ years: www.loekalization.com

Developer of Cattitude, the newest CAT tool in town: www.c4ttitude.com

Owner of Japanese language school: www.japanology.nl

translationwww.loekalization.com
developmentwww.c4ttitude.com
language schoolwww.japanology.nl
game developmentwww.dragonception.com
Loek van Kooten, MA9h ago
Crimson Desert. Silence.
Loek van Kooten, MA17h ago
A ritual knife. A mouth. A conversation with the gods. That is what 商 (shō) meant before it ever meant "commerce."
Loek van Kooten, MA1d ago
This tree eats cities alive.
Loek van Kooten, MA2d ago
The Real Reason Crimson Desert's Localization Failed Multiple Languages at Once
Loek van Kooten, MA4d ago
Your game cost millions to make.
Loek van Kooten, MA4d ago
Japanese has a word that goes beyond "angry."
Loek van Kooten, MA5d ago
荒れる (areru): one verb for everything that goes wild, rough, or to ruin.
Loek van Kooten, MA6d ago
Everwind, developed by Enjoy Studio and published by Bohemia Interactive, launched into Early Access last week with nearly 1 million wishlists. One question from the Japanese localization Q&A:
Loek van Kooten, MA6d ago
Japan has a single word for "going viral." Three syllables. Done.
Loek van Kooten, MAMar 17
A Cambridge University Press handbook states that Google Translate and DeepL "translate perfectly."