[Balancing Deadlines and Quality] A limited timeframe of essentially half a year. And the unexpected challenge of “changes to the source text.” Moderator: In the first half, we heard about the intense pre-processing that took place before translation began and the behind-the-scenes efforts to establish a system for rare languages.From here on, I’d like to delve deeper into the actual schedule and progress. When did this project start? Coordinator F: We began in October 2025, and the deadline was the end of March. Moderator: 22 languages…

[The First Hurdle] “Simultaneous Work in All 22 Languages” and the Challenge of Deciphering Complex “Bureaucratic Jargon” Moderator: Having won a bid from the National Health Insurance Association in the fall of 2025, we’ll now present the journey to completing this project—along with the little-known behind-the-scenes details—through a roundtable discussion with the team members involved. First, what kind of project was this? Coordinator F: It involved translating health insurance application forms and guides for foreign nationals working in Japan…

In this article, we’ll introduce the second installment of our series on how to use the DeepL Translation API: file translation. (Click here for Part 1.) *This guide assumes a basic understanding of Python and Linux. Translating Text Files Now that we’ve finished the warm-up, let’s try file translation next. This requires combining three API calls. Please prepare a text file named `test.txt` containing some sample Japanese text…

In this series—divided into Part 1 and Part 2—we’ll introduce how to use the DeepL Translation API, covering string translation and file translation. *This article assumes a basic understanding of Python and Linux. Please also refer to the official manual: https://www.deepl.com/en/docs-api. We are using Python 3.9. Please note that the API specifications are current as of July 2022. AP…

Hello, everyone. Did you figure out the answer to yesterday’s Korean riddle? [Question] When we sleep, which dog is always by our side? Reading: Uriga chamchal-te, nur gyote innun kenun? English translation: When we sleep, what dog is always by our side? The correct answer is… 베개 (pronounced: pege) → pillow. I see, so…