Remu Ogaki, Esq.
It may seem to many litigators that creating search terms across multiple languages is a simple matter of translation. However, when trying to create search terms in a foreign language, there can be
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Remu Ogaki, Esq.
One of the most gratifying things I’ve heard repeatedly throughout my career in eDiscovery has been “I love working with you, you treat us like real people.” The nature of eDiscovery, particularly in
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Remu Ogaki, Esq.
Many litigators underestimate the extent of the challenges they face when litigating a case where most of the evidence is in a language they cannot read. Simple tasks they do, often without even
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Remu Ogaki, Esq.
The allure of conducting eDiscovery in Japan is easy to understand: cost. Hourly rates for Japanese language paralegals in Japan are significantly lower than their counterparts in America, and vastly lower than hiring
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Remu Ogaki, Esq.
Litigation has some surprising similarities to a Sherlock Holmes novel. It’s not enough for Holmes to point a finger at Mr. X and say, you’re the murderer. Holmes must build an argument, step
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Remu Ogaki, Esq.
In Part I, we discussed how common homonyms can be in Japanese (over a third of all its words) and the many ways this can manifest in the language. I discussed this by
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Remu Ogaki, Esq.
The Problem with Homonyms In any language, there will be homonyms, a word pronounced identically, yet meaning multiple things. For example: Right (direction) vs. Right (correct) Might (maybe) vs. might (power) However, few
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Remu Ogaki, Esq.
Prior to The CJK Group, I had the opportunity to work for a variety of different agencies on Japanese eDiscovery Projects as a contract employee. One thing that was shockingly common was to
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