Chinatsu Ayres

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Display name (English)	Chinatsu Ayres
Display name (Japanese)	葛生千夏
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State	Bedfordshire
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Country	United Kingdom
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Native language	Japanese
Specialities	Social science, journalism, health care, entertainment (film, TV and music), business and general correspondence, etc. I will not take on any assignment that would insinuate or imply my past/personal background to indirectly harass me or attack me any more. I am willing to work on decent and honest assignments only. Thank you very much for your understanding.
Background	BA in Letters, English and American Literature, Keio University (1984) Postgraduate diploma, applied translation studies, London Metropolitan University (2007) Membership of professional bodies: JASRAC – Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers; JAT – Japan Association of Translators; JST – Japan Society of Translators 1990 – 1999: J > E transcreation based on various juvenile readings, cartoons, musician’s musical concepts and advertisements; J > E translation of song lyrics, E < > J translation of general correspondence and websites in the field of music and entertainment; J > J transcription of interviews in the field of entertainment and media, E and J voice recording for TV and radio advertisement, etc. March – April, 2005: Brief experience as a temp E > J translator in US. February – May, 2006: Freelance E > J translator and proofreader in JP. February 2008 – present: working with various translation agencies in UK and EU, IN, AU, US and JP. Just started using Tag Editor, SDLX and Trados Studio 2009 (translation purpose only).
Profession	Translator
Source language(s)	English Japanese
Target language(s)	Japanese English