Lost in translation? Foreigners on trial in Japan and the language divide




Ear to Asia show

Summary: 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. More information about this and other episodes of this podcast series is found at http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/asiainstitute/resources/podcasts/ear-to-asia