The website of the Japan Association of Translators has a very strange webpage that tells a troubling story.
It is located at https://jat.org/news/articles
It presents links to 183 articles in the JAT Bulletin, the long-defunct publication of that organization, that were written by numerous authors between the years 1997 and 2007 (11 of them by me, as listed below). All of the 183 links are broken. I have asked people in JAT numerous times about the content, and it no information was made available as to the whereabouts of JAT Bulletin articles, as well other significant amounts of writing done by JAT authors over the years. This situation has gone on for a number of years. I suspect that the content is gone.
The JAT Bulletin was started back in 1985 when JAT was established, so this page demonstrates that it was published for at least 22 years. I wonder where all the articles are. I also wonder whether the leadership of JAT wonders, or whether they care.
The broken links to my article appear to lead, but don’t lead, to these articles:
Qualifying Customers: Rescuing Your Valuable Time From Those Bandits Banging at Your Door by Bill Lise, November 2000
Introduction to J-E Patent Claim Translation by Bill Lise, February 2000
The For-Filing J-E Patent Translation Market in Japan by Bill Lise, December 1999
J-E Patent Translation for Filing by Bill Lise, October 1999
Can I Have an Amen for Patent Translation Being the Only Path Into the Kingdom of Wealth and Fame? by Bill Lise, February 1998
Manufacturers’ Catalogs by Bill Lise, February 1998
The New Order by Bill Lise, February 1998
Choosing Information Sources by Bill Lise, February 1998
The Internet: Will It Save Your Hide or Tan It? by Bill Lise, December 1997
Show Me the Money: Breaking out of the “Poor Translator” Mindset by Bill Lise, December 1997
Recommended Magazines by Bill Lise, December 1997