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ITSUKI is a language expert with over 9 years experience as a Japanese to English translator with working proficiency in Japanese Sign Language.ITSUKI lives in the countryside of Japan and travels the world when they can, immersing themselves in various Deaf cultures and spoken languages.

Latest Event

Interpreting

Tokyo International Deaf Film Festival 2021

Provided speech-to-text interpreting (STTI) - real time interpreting from Japanese to English, using voice to generate captions.

Additional Experience:

- Zoom Meetings
- Medical Appointments
- City Hall Visits (Government Assistance, Change of Address Procedures, etc.)

Language Combinations:

- Spoken Japanese ⇔ Spoken English
- Spoken Japanese and/or English ⇔ Japanese Sign Language

Basic Proficiency:

- American Sign Language
- International Sign

Photo: The stage from the Tokyo International Deaf Film Festival in 2021. The screen in the background is displaying live captions in Japanese and English. Two women are seated on the stage. A sign language interpreter is standing on the right.

Captioning

"Here I Am (and) You Are…" Osaka EXPO 2025
International Festival of Disabled People’s Arts and Culture

Real Time English Captioning - October 8, 9, 101. Prologue Performance: Japan Heritage "Iwami Kagura (Kuwanoki Kagurakai)"
2. "Condors × Handles" Collaborative Performance
3. DJ OSSHY Presents: "Inclusive Disco"

Photo: The stage from the Tokyo International Deaf Film Festival in 2021. The screen in the background is displaying live captions in Japanese and English. Two women are seated on the stage. A sign language interpreter is standing on the right.

Television

TBS Segment - Action 2030 for Future Sustainability

Appeared as a sign language interpreter in a segment introducing CO:SIGN.LAB's application "Sign-Mi" - connecting D/deaf users and interpreters.

Training & Experience

BitSummit 2023, 2024, 2025 - Kyoto, Japan

Booth staff for Ukiyo Studios and Critical Reflex
- Booth setup and organizing, JP⇔EN interpreting, promotion of indie games.

Tokyo Game Show 2023, 2024, 2025 Chiba, Japan

Booth staff for Ukiyo Studios and Critical Reflex
- Booth setup and organizing, JP⇔EN interpreting, promotion of indie games.

Image: International Sign Language Arts Festival 2022 logo.

Clin d'Oeil - International Sign Language Arts Festival 2022
June & July - Reims, France

Volunteer Staff and Trainee
- Assisting with setup, admin work and food stalls while learning/communicating in several sign languages.
- Immersing in Deaf culture and quickly adapting to anew and fast-paced environment.

Image: Tokyo Sandbox 2022 logo.

Tokyo Sandbox 2022 April - Tokyo, Japan

Booth staff for Ukiyo Studios
- Booth setup and organizing, JP⇔EN interpreting, promotion of indie games published by Whitethorn Games.

Image: Screenshot of the Tokyo International Deaf Film Festival website.

Tokyo International Deaf Film Festival 2021
December - Tokyo, Japan

Interpreter, Translator
- Interpreting Japanese speech into English to be used within the application UD Talk for online viewing.
- Japanese to English translations for the catalog and website.

Contact

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