Here’s What You Should Do at Anime Expo 2023!

JULY 1-4, 2023 Los Angeles Convention Center www.anime-expo.org Are you ready for Anime Expo 2023? Anime Expo is the largest anime and manga convention in North America! It will come back on July 1-4 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.For over 30 years, Anime Expo has been the place where the anime community, industry, artists, and anime fans come together to celebrate anime and Japanese culture. It will bring an even more euphoric atmosphere to an already extraordinary energy. What adventures await you at Anime Expo 2023… Here’s what you need to know! Anime Expo 2022 sold out all the…

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I LIVE IN JAPAN / Maria / Project manager, coordinator, interpreter, and translator

MAY 2023 (VOL.187) Maria What do you do in Japan? I have been involved in different projects in my 8 years of living in Japan.  My recent experience, for example, was working for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.  Right now, I am working in an international team, leading and coordinating projects, as well as interpreting and translating. What aspect of Japanese culture is interesting to you? I like everything about Japanese culture, but since I am interested in history, I like learning about Japanese history.  I have also learned about kimono and how to wear it, have been…

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I LIVE IN JAPAN / Zak Holt / Translator, Project Manager

APRIL 2023 (VOL.186) Zak Holt Were you hesitant to relocate to Japan? No, I wasn’t.  I’ve been to Japan a few times beforehand, and I knew I didn’t want to stay in the UK, so I was rather excited to move to Japan.  For the most part, even if you don’t know Japanese, or have limited knowledge of Japanese, you can still get around and enjoy yourself a bit. What do you do in Japan? I work as head translator and project manager for Peak Japan, a crowdfunding team based in Tokyo, Japan.  We take mainly made-in-Japan and Japanese-designed projects…

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