My name is Tim Silver and was raised in California but have spent many years in Japan. When I first came to Japan, I lived in the Kyoto and taught English. After several years in Kyoto, I decided to return to the United States and attend graduate school. I obtained a Master of Pacific International Affairs from the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (currently School of Global Policy and Strategy) at the University of California, San Diego. When I graduated, I returned to Japan and started to work as a translator. I have worked as a translator (Japanese to English) for more than 20 years, handling projects primarily in the fields of economics and finance. I am a member of the Japan Association of Translators.
Examples of types of projects I have handled:
- IR material (integrated reports, results explanatory material, results announcement, annual report, notification of changes in earnings forecasts, etc.)
- General business material (corporate websites, press releases, corporate explanatory material, etc.)
- Tourism material
- University entrance explanatory material
- Various magazine and newspaper articles (Nikkei, etc.)
- Manual on analyzing Japanese economic indicators
- Strategy material for major airline company
- Marketing survey
- Research summary for research institute
- IT company–related case study
- Investment announcement for major bank
- Program overview for the Japanese government ministry