On a reddit thread where a guy is saying that 5 yen per character is the 'industry standard' for generalist JP->EN translation these days, can that really be true??
I know it's a bit of a tough topic, but can anyone give me a clue about what kind of rates are realistic in Japan nowadays?
Does anyone have any tips/resources for getting better at reading/guessing the reading of Japanese given names?
Used to be pretty good at it when I worked in an office with loads of colleagues but it's all very foggy by now..
“Berlin likes to compare itself with major cities, likes Paris, London, Milan or Vienna, but in all of these other cities the car is being systematically forced out, with higher parking fees, reduced lanes or anti-car campaigns.”
@richardmedh Funny you mention this, as I'm currently reading a mediocre translation of a Murakami book (アンダーグラウンド) and one of the people in it says something like "I'm a downtown girl, so I know that fish comes wrapped in paper."
Can imagine that's quite puzzling if you don't get the idea behind 下町..
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The War on Cars
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