Basics
I’m a freelance Japanese-English translator living in Austin, Texas, in the soon-to-be-too-hip-for-it’s own good Cherrywood neighborhood. I used to live on the world-famous Street of lights (the desire to actually own my own home necessitated a moved back in 1997). You might also want to check out the car of lights, known as “let there be lights“, by Austin resident Victor Engel.
I’m into the local music scene (here’s another good link), and music in general.
Translation
I translate in a number of fields: semiconductor fabrication, computing, marketing, and general business writing (kaisha annai, annual reports, etc). I also like taking on jobs in obscure fields. I’ve been in the business since 1989.
I maintain the Honyaku Home Page. This is a companion to the Honyaku mailing list, an amazing community of Japanese translators.
I have served as a director of the Japan Association of Translators.
Cycling
I am a cycling enthusiast. My enthusiasm for cycling earned me a broken hip a while back, and amazingly enough, I broke my hip again, much worse than the first time, almost precisely four years after the first.
If you are interested in cycling in Austin, you can read my writeup of favorite rides.
Firedancing
I have side business making firedancing equipment: www.fire-gear.com
I also firedance myself, and have a lot of fun with it.
Some tips on making firedancing apparatus.
