ITSUKI is a language expert with over 9 years experience as a Japanese to English translator with working proficiency in Japanese Sign Language.They specialize in comic and game translation, also providing interpreting for Zoom meetings and events.ITSUKI currently lives in the countryside of Japan and travels the world when they can, immersing themselves in various Deaf cultures and spoken languages.

Training / Experience

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Translation

Tokyo International Deaf Film Festival 2021
Film Program, Website (Translation/Editing)

Albino's Diary 2
Tendou Itsuki
Publisher: Irodori Comics

Sign Fictionary by IGENGOLab.
Japanese to English Localization

My Junior and Her Liquid Courage *NSFW
Danimaru
Publisher: Irodori Comics

Interpreting & Captioning

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
- Ward Office Visits (for government assistance, change of address procedures, etc.)
Language combinations:
- Spoken Japanese / Spoken English
- Spoken Japanese / Japanese Sign Language
- Spoken English / Japanese Sign Language

Captioning

ENEOS Super Taikyu Series 2023 - Supported by BRIDGESTONE
Provided real time Japanese caption support for the livestream, which also showcased the Mobility for All project by the Toyota Mobility Foundation.

Within Japan, real time captions can be accessed via the UD TALK platform.

UD Talk Logo
Photo of three women on a dimly lit stage. Text is projected onto the wall behind them. The text on the left are real time Japanese captions, with the English captions on the right.

Training & Experience

Tokyo Game Show 2023

Tokyo Game Show 2023
September - Tokyo, Japan
Booth staff for Critical Reflex
・Booth setup and organizing, JP⇔EN interpreting, promotion of 7 indie games published by Critical Reflex.

Bitsummit 2023

BitSummit 2023
July - Kyoto, Japan
Booth staff for Ukiyo Studios
・Booth setup and organizing, JP⇔EN interpreting, promotion of indie games published by Critical Reflex.

Clin d'Oeil 2022

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.

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.

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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