In 2017, the number of foreign visitors to Japan cleared 28 million for the first time ever, and the number of foreign residents in the country similarly marked an all-time high of 2.5 million. These ...

OSAKA—The Osaka High Court on Sept. 3 upheld a guilty verdict against a Chinese woman but said she should not be held liable for fees she paid to interpreters for her trial. The high court noted that ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has approved the official guidelines for Filipino Sign Language (FSL) interpreting in all courts, marking a major reform in ensuring accessible justice for ...

THE Supreme Court en banc has approved the rules on Filipino Sign Language (FSL) Interpreting in the Judiciary, that aims to ensure equal, effective access to justice for hearing-impaired Filipinos ...

A Lords committee currently conducting a major inquiry into court interpreting services is so alarmed by what it has heard so far that it has taken the drastic step of urging the lord chancellor to ...

MANILA, Philippines — Deaf Filipinos in court proceedings can request for interpreters starting Dec. 15, according to the Supreme Court (SC). A list of accredited Filipino sign language interpreters ...

The company contracted by the Ministry of Justice to provide court interpreting makes a profit of only two pence per £1, a House of Lords inquiry has been told. For the past few weeks, the Lords’ ...

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 exists to prevent discrimination based on national origin, gender or religion. The Court Interpreters Act of 1978 and the Amendments to the Act from 1988 ...

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJCD) has acknowledged the shortage of court interpreters and is working on strategic initiatives to tackle the problem. This comes after the ...