Han Translation Blog

Han Translation Gifts 2.0

2010-01-08T20:00:00.002+08:00

Our Han Translation Blog has evolved into a more dynamic and interactive product feed. The focus will also shift from individual products to design groups, and our online stores have been reorganized to better support this modified direction.

http://www.hantranslation.com/shop/

Our Meta Store

2009-04-25T04:25:00.004+08:00

Han Translation has yet again adapted its products and services to incorporate a revolutionary web technology. Metaplace. A virtual world on the internet, or a 3D web space.

We have opened a storefront in this new environment and encourage our loyal customers to have a look and share your opinion. The site is still in closed beta testing, but will open to the public soon. At that time, anyone will be able to embed our flash-based virtual world in a blog or web page.

Metaplace: HanTranslation

New Boutique Shop

2009-03-03T15:09:00.002+08:00

For years we have built our Cafepress.com shop into an internationally known brand. We are pleased with the success and have previously been unwilling to explore other distributors for our products.

However, recent changes to the Zazzle.com service has presented us with a new opportunity. As a result, we using them to test a small boutique shop of Han Translation Gift products.

These specialty items will not be found in our main store, and are planned to rotate seasonally. We think this limited expansion is an exciting opportunity for us and our loyal customers. We invite you to visit the satellite boutique at:

http://www.zazzle.com/hantranslation

Expanding by Brick and Pixel

2008-10-10T10:10:00.006+08:00

Over the past few months, Han Translation has expanded its web store and translation capacity.

On the art side, several hundred new designs have been added to our product inventory. These range in language and style, as we have aimed to satisfy the diversified interests of our loyal customers. We are also considering other web store supply vendors, and hope to offer a new range of product types in the near future.

On the translation side, our Nagoya office has finished its relocation and expansion. This move was a needed step to facilitate the growth of our China-to-Japan business services. While we continue to operate our Chicago office, many of our resources have shifted to Asia. However, this has only given us more tools to better fulfill the needs of our global clients.

These are just a few of the exciting updates that we have been involved in with our translation and design work. All in an effort to add as much value as possible to what we do, which allows our clients to be even more successful at what they do best - and save on costs.

The Radish and the Girl with Long Hair

2008-01-08T20:00:00.001+08:00

Another classic folklore re-imagined into an original fairy-tale, "The Radish and the Girl with Long Hair" takes the reader on a fantastic journey to a distant Asian land. Farmers had moved near the high mountain to live because it provided everything they needed to prosper. But the fertile soil mysteriously turns barren. Crops wither and the people suffer from lack of water. One day while searching for food on the high mountain, a young girl with long hair makes a fantastic discovery. A magic radish stands as gatekeeper of a treasure that will save the land. However, before she can reveal the secret that will free her village, Long Hair Girl is captured by the god of the mountain.

http://www.digitalku.com/radish/

Xuemei Han brings this childrens' story to life with her unique and inspirational hand drawn illustrations. Her internationally award winning style is an innovative blend of traditional Chinese cultural paintings and Japanese Manga comics. This magical combination is the perfect match for a new generation of young readers interested in fables and fantasy stories from Asia. Order the book at Amazon.com

The Brave Little Mongolian Sisters

2007-09-09T21:09:00.001+08:00

An original fairy-tale inspired by true events from the 1960s, "Brave Little Mongolian Sisters" is the heroic tale of two young nomadic girls in Northern Asia. Blossom and Jade provided for their sick parents by raising their poor family's sheep herd. Living in the desolate wilderness, the animals offered their only source of income. One winter their hard life becomes even more desperate, when the frail girls and their flock are attacked by an evil and hungry witch. The sisters struggle against many hardships and the icy elements to protect their sheep, and defy the menacing threat that continues to chase them.

http://www.digitalku.com/sisters/

Xuemei Han brings this childrens' story to life with her unique and inspirational hand drawn illustrations. Her internationally award winning style is an innovative blend of traditional Chinese cultural paintings and Japanese Manga comics. This magical combination is the perfect match for a new generation of young readers interested in fables and fantasy stories from Asia. Order the book at Amazon.com

A Magazine For The Metaverse

2006-07-31T14:49:00.000+08:00

Han Translation is the official Japanese language translation company and design shop for the new Second Life magazine, SL Business. Combining the Meta, Cyber, and Real Worlds, Han Translation sets another historic landmark as the creative force behind a bilingual publication that distributes "From Prim To Print."

The SL Business Magazine will launch Issue One on August 1st. Please visit the web site for a full range of options for viewing this new Virtual publication, in English and Japanese.

SL Business
The Premiere Virtual Branding Magazine

http://www.slbusinessmag.com

Our Virtual Shop

2006-05-02T07:24:00.000+08:00

Han Translation Gifts has taken CafePress and its concept to a new dimension, the virtual one. We have established an online shop in the highly popular MMOG (Massively Multiplayer Online Game) SECOND LIFE.

http://www.cafepress.com/hantranslation/1373990

Whichever World our customers spend their time, our products can go with them. All merchandise from our CafePress store now exists in SECOND LIFE. It is an online society within a 3D world where players can explore, build, socialize, and participate in their own economy.

Han Translation Gifts is the first CafePress shop to cross over into this new world, and offer our products in this highly popular simulated-life community.

A virtual T-shirt for your day at the beach? A virtual framed print for your new apartment near the Phoenicia Art Gallery. Or even a mug and mousepad for your virtual office? What ever you buy here in First Life, we will give you there for FREE.

Don't belong to Second Life yet? No problem. That is free to join also! Get a Membership now!

Han Translation Gifts Affiliate Program

2006-01-29T06:53:00.000+08:00

Would you like a commission for any sales that result from traffic you send us?

We have an affiliate program that enables you to promote our merchandise on your website. It costs you nothing, and you can earn money by linking to our stuff. Han Translation Gifts sells unique Asian products that feature Japanese and Mandarin Chinese Kanji, Novels, Manga, History, and Photography. Our inventory includes over 40,000 products, with new designs added daily. All items are 100% original, unique and unavailable anywhere else.

Our program is run by Cafepress, who guarantee quality service to you (the affiliate) and to the people you refer, safeguarding your own integrity. In case you have any doubts, Cafepress also won the 2005 Webby Award for Retail (the internet equivalent of an Oscar).

Sign up is free and simple. We offer 20% commission with a 30 day cookie, this means that you will still get credit for any sales that visitors makes over the next 30 days. And with the same PID # you will be able to link to any other shop or product in Cafepress and gain further commissions! Certainly, you may remove the links at any time - so you have nothing to lose!

Ready to sign-up? Welcome to the Han Translation Gifts Affiliate Program.

http://www.cafepress.com/hantranslation/758584

Minamaru-san

2005-12-20T19:13:00.002+08:00

Official merchandise from Minamaru-san of Japan. Your Girl of Fashion Tech.

http://www.cafepress.com/hantranslation/1114732
http://www.cafepress.com/hantranslation/1114731

odobo: odd of boy

2005-11-02T19:12:00.002+08:00

An official "Odd Of Boy" product from Japan. If it's extreme, it's odobo. If it is sports, it's odobo. And if it's odd, it definitely is odobo. Are you Odd Of Boy too?

http://www.cafepress.com/hantranslation/1114703
http://www.cafepress.com/hantranslation/1114705
http://www.cafepress.com/hantranslation/1114707
http://www.cafepress.com/hantranslation/1114709
http://www.cafepress.com/hantranslation/1114730

Japan Fashion

2005-10-15T00:56:00.002+08:00

The fresh look of women's everyday fashion from Japan, illustrated in the unique and trendy photo-realistic line art style.

http://www.cafepress.com/hantranslation/1109563

Active Girl Lifestyle

2005-10-10T16:52:00.002+08:00

Active Girls in Japan all have a dream. This illustration is one of her many motivations. The beautiful line art is matched with colorful patterns, and positive a Girl Power! statement.

http://www.cafepress.com/hantranslation/1109566

School Girl Outfits

2005-10-05T22:30:00.002+08:00

(Manga illustrations featuring lifestyles of Japanese school girls)

A Japan School Girl has inside herself to be confident, fulfilled, happy, and healthy. Japan School Girl Power! is the power to speak your mind, to stand up for yourself, and to know what is right for you. We want every girl to know you are unique, you are valuable, and with your Girl Power! you can succeed. The future is for you SCHOOL GIRL!

http://www.cafepress.com/hantranslation/1109009

Future Life

2005-10-03T22:31:00.002+08:00

"Future Life" is an illustration series that describes a new future life that is close by. This scene showcases a diverse moment of amusement, joy, happiness, and usability of the new future life. You can enjoy this art as a resource to envision a new style of this future life through online technology.

http://www.cafepress.com/hantranslation/1109561

Baby Kanji

2005-10-01T07:25:00.002+08:00

These Japanese Kanji incorporate simple illustrations in a fun style to explain the meaning of each character. It is a perfect study resource and memory aide for anyone learning the Nihongo language,no matter what the age. The English definition and a Romanji pronunciation are also included.

http://www.cafepress.com/hantranslation/1109572

Mandarin Edition - Blue Sky Red Tears

2005-09-22T14:18:00.000+08:00

Our Chinese language version of the acclaimed novel Blue Sky Red Tears is finally for sale. A longer than expected delay in the approval process with China's governmental censors has held up its release for an additional three months. Selling the book within China still involves other monumental hurdles, but at least we have approval for shipping to China (of this version) from CafePress.

Blue Sky Red Tears
(Translated by Han Translation and published by DigitalKu)

http://www.cafepress.com/hantranslation/576607

Dairen was Japan's first colonial city in Machuria. It was a foothold for the Empire's plans of expansion in and conquest of China. But the prosperity of the 1930s was not shared by all of the colony's citizens. Blue Sky Red Tears follows the life of Lin Baixue. Born from a secret affair between a high ranking Japanese official and his Manchurian Chinese housemaid, Baixue struggles to find her identity within two societies that each view her as an outcast. As she comes of age, the secrets in her household continue to mount. Through her misery, Baixue dreams of a life in Japan on the eve a war that will envelop all of Asia. Note: The English version of this historically detailed novel remains banned from reading and distribution in China.

Happy Ever After?

2005-09-17T03:19:00.002+08:00

Happy endings are for stories that haven't finished yet. Sounds like a modern fairy-tale.

http://www.cafepress.com/hantranslation/840423

I Can Date Your Friends

2005-09-17T03:18:00.002+08:00

Since I have multiple personalities, I can date you and your friends.

http://www.cafepress.com/hantranslation/8404151

Me Fail English?

2005-09-17T03:17:00.002+08:00

That's Unpossible.

http://www.cafepress.com/hantranslation/840405

I Like To Be Shaken

2005-09-17T03:16:00.002+08:00

The two ways to prepare a martini is either to shake or to stir. If life were a martini, which would you prefer? Make a statement that even 007 would agree with. You like to be shaken, not stirred.

http://www.cafepress.com/hantranslation/840380

100 Yen Shop

2005-09-17T03:15:00.002+08:00

100 Yen Shops (hyaku-en shoppu) have steadily gained in popularity over the last several years, reflecting Japan's economic troubles. They are everywhere, and they stock a variety of items from clothing to stationery, housewares to food, with each item priced at 100 yen. Such shops are like the dollar stores in the United States. 100 Yen = $1.10 USD.

http://www.cafepress.com/hantranslation/840367

Tough Guys Wear Pink

2005-09-17T03:14:00.002+08:00

Make a bold statement and show everyone you are not afraid of a silly little color. Pink. It's the new tough guy color. Are you man enough to wear it? Well, are you?

http://www.cafepress.com/hantranslation/840360

Only God Can Judge Me

2005-09-17T03:13:00.002+08:00

The Bible says let the person without sin cast the first stone. Think twice before you judge someone, especially if you have never walked in their shoes.

http://www.cafepress.com/hantranslation/834889

"Don't Do It"

2005-09-15T05:14:00.005+08:00

Every decision comes with a choice. Sometimes the scales can be tipped by a little whisper in the ear. But is it from a devil or an angel? Be careful which side wins the argument.

http://www.cafepress.com/hantranslation/835098