Mentoring and the benefits for mentors, mentees and businesses? Both aspirational individuals and progressive businesses constantly seek to learn, to develop and to explore new […]
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Valentine’s Day in Japan Honouring love and affection, Valentine’s Day is celebrated annually on February 14 in many countries around the world. But the traditions
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Tongue Twisters: why reciting Peter Piper could prove useful Fascinating and often challenging verbal workouts, tongue twisters are features of many languages. Tongue twisters certainly
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New and Adopted English Accents We have previously explored the many different English accents that are heard in England and around the world. From cockney
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Beyond translation: Website accessibility in Japan If you are looking to expand your brand’s horizons and to market your products or services in Japan, your
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When the language of football isn’t universal They say that football is a universal language and in many ways that is true. But players, managers
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Best-Selling Manga Series Brought to Life by Netflix Boasting over 500 million copies in circulation, One Piece is the best-selling manga series in history and
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What you need to know about SEO in Japan The first ever website was published in 1991 and it wasn’t long before the potential
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Translation Methodology We have previously highlighted that we believe translation to be an art and not a science. There are many reasons why this is
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In a new world of choice, how do we decide what to buy? Some people simply love shopping while others would rather endure several hours
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EU Legislation delayed due to translation backlog In 1957, Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West Germany signed the Treaty of Rome. This treaty
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Found in Translation: Why reading Isn’t Dead – Yet In 1949, George Orwell published his iconic dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. It offered us a glimpse
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Bassussarry, Biarritz and the Basque Country At Word Connection, we are incredibly fortunate to be based in Bassussarry, a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department of
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AI translation could be dangerous but also a major benefit We have previously highlighted many potential issues with artificial intelligence (AI), some of which are
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Introducing Word Score Translation services are now essential to everything from international politics to the growth of many businesses. People have been translating texts from
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AI From gibberish to annihilation Artificial Intelligence (AI) has hit the headlines recently thanks to increasing concerns about the threat such technology poses to the future
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Translation rates: Making sense of cents Most people probably believe that they are underpaid and that their work is undervalued. Translators certainly do and for
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A Celebration of Japan’s Mountains Did you know that around 70% of Japan’s land mass is mountainous? A striking contrast to the densely populated cities
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localisation and cultural appropriation A phrase that was first used in the 1980s, cultural appropriation has made its way into the modern lexicon and remains
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Language and Manipulation: How the Right Words Exert Influence Language is the primary means by which humans communicate. Languages are structured systems, usually featuring
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