2025/10/3

Students from Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (KUFS) participated as volunteer interpreters at KYOTO INTERNATIONAL MANGA ANIME FAIR 2025 (KYOMAF 2025), which was held in September 2025.

KYOMAF is attended by large numbers of foreign visitors each year, and KUFS students viewed this as an excellent opportunity to lend their support for international event operations while putting their foreign language skills to use by serving as guides, acting as interpretation assistants, and responding to inquiries for the event in various languages.

The experience seemed to motivate participating students in their language studies through chances to put their skills to practical use, and they felt rewarded by their time at KYOMAF. Some of their feedback included "This was my first time serving as a volunteer translator, so I was nervous, but I had a lot of fun and was surprised at how easy it was to communicate effectively using even simple English," and "I didn't have much confidence in my abilities at first, but I was able to interact with foreign visitors, and it was a good challenge."

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