The industry was abuzz with leadership changes. Two language industry CEOs stepped down after more than two decades at the helm, and a number of large companies announced key management adjustments. This was the year in language industry hires.
Revenue of profits up strongly at Japan’s largest language service provider, Honyaku Center, as acquired Media Research Inc. is consolidated for the first time.
SlatorCon tour took in four global cities across three continents in 2018 and featured a grand total of 35 speakers representing the full breadth of the language industry from startups, language technology and language service providers to the buy side, finance and academia.
Activity was high among language service provider executives in the first half of 2018 as boardrooms and executive teams were reshuffled. Here are our top 10 picks from January to June 2018.
Honyaku Center registers a slight 3.9% increase year-on-year with total revenues of JPY 10.6bn (USD 96.2m), making this fiscal year a record for Japan’s largest LSP. Shares jump on the news, climbing to a two-year high.
The Slator 2019 Language Service Provider Index features the largest LSPs in a Leaders Index and the midfield in a Challengers Index.
Through five case studies and nearly 30 commentaries from the buy (enterprise, government, and more)- and sell-side (LSPs), this report shines a light on the sentiment of industry practitioners towards current-state NMT technology.
Director of Planning and Management Shunichiro Ninomiya takes over as President of Honyaku in two months’ time, replacing Ikuo Higash, who has headed the executive team for 17 years. Higashi will become Chairman of the Board.
Slator went big in Japan with SlatorCon Tokyo on Feb 28, 2018. Language industry leaders from Japan and Asia gathered at the hip Trunk Hotel in the heart of Shibuya to get an update on what's happening in Japan's language industry and network with peers.
SlatorCon Japan gathers leading language industry professionals from Japan, Asia, and Europe for an afternoon packed with insights and networking.
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