Lost In Translation? Foreigners On Trial In Japan And The Language Divide
Oct 26, 2016•21 min•Season 1Ep. 2
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Episode description
Linguistics expert Dr Ikuko Nakane joins Ear to Asia host Sen Lam to discuss language and interpretation in criminal trials in Japan, and in particular how defendants who aren't native speakers of Japanese may be aided or disadvantaged by the language divide.
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An Asia Institute podcast, produced by Profactual.com.
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