Japanese to English translation

Apr 27, 20232 min read

Defining Japanese Hotel Culture — It’s All about the Blurred Boundaries

I've found that after living in Japan for a significant amount of time, the novelty of the once-foreign, eye-poppingly different ways of...

Mar 29, 20232 min read

Whisper it Quietly — You Might be Doing Something Right

Oh, happy day. The Playwright's Laboratory (TPL) is presenting a script-in-hand reading of my translation of the Momoko Takeda play,...

Feb 28, 20231 min read

He Said, She Said, Who Said — Unconscious Bias when Translating

As a translator for the experimental theater group spacenotblank, I've encountered an unexpected challenge when working on subtitles for...

Jan 24, 20232 min read

You Better Think (Think) — Let Your Mind Go, Let Yourself Be Free

In my life, there are countless people who have served as inspiration and motivation for my creative endeavors. But two figures stand out...

Jan 6, 20231 min read

Everything is Talking at Me — Copywriting Tone in the UK

It has been four years since I was back in the UK, and plenty has changed. There are visible signs of how politics and the pandemic have...

Dec 25, 20221 min read

Simply Having an Udonful Christmas Time — A Taste of Japan in London

It was fun spending a few days in London just before Christmas. I haven't been back to the UK for over four years, so it was interesting...