Information on the Machine Translation x Human Translation Utilization Seminar

August, 2015

The Kodensha Group is pleased to announce the "Machine Translation x Human Translation Seminar".
We will introduce the latest product information and know-how from the viewpoint of the rapidly growing inbound market and information leakage countermeasures for global companies, including a keynote speech by Mr. Takahisa Yuge of Diamond Big Inc.
We sincerely look forward to your participation.

Please note that applications will be closed as soon as the number of participants reaches the maximum. Please note that if there are too many applicants, a drawing will be held.

12:40-13:00	Registration (Please have your business card ready)
13:00-13:10	Greetings from Mr. Nobutaka Hirabayashi, General Manager of Sales Division (Nobutaka Hirabayashi, General Manager, Sales Division, Kodensha Sales Co.
13:10-14:10	Keynote Speech] Inbound Business Trends in East and Southeast Asian Markets Diamond Big Inc. Media Marketing Division Deputy General Manager, Media & Marketing Division, Diamond Big Inc. ［Background] Mr. Yuge joined Diamond Big Inc. in 1991. Assigned to the Recruiting Business Division in 1991, became General Manager of the Advertising Planning Department, Overseas Business Division in 2002, and Deputy General Manager of the Advertising and Marketing Business Division in 2008, the same year he launched the inbound business. He is a certified travel business manager.　In 2008, he published the free magazines "GOOD LUCK TRIP Tokyo Edition" and "Hokkaido Edition" for foreign visitors to Japan. Based on examples of promotions by tourism bureaus in various countries, including proposals for promotional measures to attract visitors and pamphlet production, the company has strengths in the area of inbound business. ［Activities] ■Outbound Promotion business to attract visitors to Southern California <California Tourism Authority, Walt Disneyland> Production of a guidebook for families in Oahu, Hawaii <Oahu Visitors Bureau> Planning and production of JAL x Globe-Trotter joint sales promotion campaign project <Japan Airlines> Production and production of TV Asahi travel programs <Special program "Epson Special, Chikyu no Arukikata no Tabi"> ■Inbound Publication of "GOOD LUCK TRIP Tokyo" media for foreigners visiting Japan, "GLT Nagano edition" and other regional editions. Lecturer at Asia Sales Committee seminar on the theme "Effective information dissemination to Asian countries" Creation of Shikoku 7-language website <Shikoku Tourism Creation Organization> Kanagawa Prefecture, 4-language foreign language website creation Advisor <Kanagawa Prefecture Tourism Association> Visit Japan plus member, Tourism Agency Deputy Director, Japan Inbound Media Consortium Supervisor, Japan Shopping Tourism Association
14:10-14:40	The key to success in attracting inbound customers!　 Demand for Multilingualization of Websites and Future Prospects (Shigeru Kikuchi, General Manager, Sales Department, Kodensha Sales Co.
14:40-14:50	Break
14:50-15:20	Delivering "Peace of Mind" and "Omotenashi" to Foreign Visitors to Japan!　Effective use of subsidy system! A flexible announcement system to overcome the "language barrier (Nobutaka Hirabayashi, General Manager, Sales Division, Kodensha Sales Co.
15:20-15:50	Don't miss out on the special demand for Oripara! Human Powered Translation Service with a High Repeat Rate (Mai Kishimoto, Manager, Translation & Interpretation Group, Sales Department, Kodensha Sales Co.
15:50-16:20	Nothing is more expensive than free!　Preventing information leakage from free translation sites! A case study of a highly accurate automatic translation system that can be used in a safe, inexpensive, and secure environment by a global company (Yasuhiro Takano, Sales Department, Kodensha Sales, Ltd.
16:20-16:30	Q&A Session
16:30-17:00	Business Card Exchange & Networking