95 Localizing Japanese Video Games (Mel Ok of Ace Honyaku)

On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, Japanese to English translator/localizer Mel Ok tells about localizing Japanese video games and how he got into the translation/localization industry.

About Mel Ok Mel Ok is a translator/localizer of Japanese video games and heads the translation/localization company Ace Honyaku. Topics Discussed

• The Japanese population in Hawaii
• Studying Japanese linguistics
• About doing play testing for video games
• Doing the Japanese QA for Halo 2
• On getting to Japan and trying to get into the JET Program
• On transitioning into the translation & localization industry
• On starting a translation company in Japan
• On how the translation & localization process for video games works
• On dealing with ambiguities in texts
• On dealing with new IP
• On translating The World Is Your Weapon
• On how long it can take to translate a game
• The difficulty of finding good translators
• On translation tests
• Advice for aspiring translators/localizers
• About Tottori
• And much more!

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To follow Mel Ok on Twitter or visit the ACE Honyaku website, use the links below.

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• Ace Honyaku Website

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