Fast, accurate, professional Japanese to English translation with over 20 years of experience.
Extensive experience in translation, business communication, and technical writing, with a focus on Japanese and English.
For any translation and writing needs, please get in touch.
Translation services overview
Overview
Professional Japanese-to-English translator with over 20 years of experience. English editor, proofreader, writer. Japanese/English branding consultation. Experience with subtitling, multilingual CMS-based site design.
Fields of translation specialty
- Life sciences: Pharmaceutical industry reports, medical/pharmaceutical product overviews, clinical trial reports, medical treatment overviews/recommendations, laboratory research overviews, environmental reports, etc.
- Technology: IT, Internet, e-commerce, computer hardware, software, networking, etc.
- Business: General business, corporate reports (annual reports, etc.), commerce, economics, finance, etc.
- Marketing: Product overviews, copy writing, press releases, media synopses, etc.
- Organizational reports/news: International organizations/development, etc.
Translation service notes
- Native English speaker. US citizen. Based in Japan.
- Rates vary with content, format, etc. (please inquire). Minimum 2000 English words/day translation output.
- Document with sample translations available upon request.
- Bank transfer (US or Japan) and PayPal accepted. NDAs are welcome.
Language-related qualifications
- JETRO Business Japanese Proficiency Test, Level A (highest rating), Written and Oral
- Experienced with OmegaT (compatible with SDL Trados Studio and other file formats), Memsource, other CAT tools
- B.A. Japanese and B.A. Economics, Washington University in St. Louis
- M.A. Economics, Tsukuba University Institute of Management and Public Policy, Japan
Representative project fields (partial list; projects are translation unless noted otherwise)
- Medical: Drug/device overviews; clinical trial reports; press releases; treatment recommendations; device manuals
- Economics/finance: Securities alerts; market analysis reports; economics theses; financial audit reports
- Marketing: Japanese market product rebranding consultation; retail outlet marketing texts; marketing plans; brand awareness surveys; hotel marketing materials; product & service PR campaigns
- General business: Annual reports; environmental reports; IP policy guidelines; corporate payroll system guidelines; electronics industry business and technical documents; trading system RFPs; business correspondence; industry news
- Legal: Environmental laws and regulations; business contracts; finance/payment service laws; pharmaceutical laws
- Engineering: Software interfaces; industrial product manuals; evaluation reports
- Technology: Software localization texts; financial industry IT system proposals; IT product/service overviews
- Patents: Patent translations (electronics, chemical, mechanical, etc.); patent application translation proofreading
- Other: ODA reports; tourism reports; music education texts; tourism web sites; university regulations
Representative end clients (partial list)
- Manufacturing and construction: Sanyo; SONY; TOYOTA; Mitsubishi Electric; Takara Shuzo; FANCL; MDS; Asahi Kasei; Mitsubishi Chemical; Mitsubishi Gas; Furukawa; AISHIN; Ajinomoto; Canon; Nikon; Oji Paper; Schick; JVC; VW; Otsuka Pharmaceutical; Nippon Chemi-Con; Ryobi; Nippon Ham; Takenaka Construction; Token Construction; Subaru; Elsevier; Merck & Co.; UCC; Konica; Hitachi Zosen; Bayer; Sumitomo Metal Mining; TDK; Roche; Kurabo; Yamato; Roland; Shinetsu Polymer; Logitem; Bridgestone; Pfizer; NGK; OMRON; Nihon Koden; Mori Building; Isuzu; Seiko; Kubota; SHARP; Panasonic; Citizen; Tanaka Iron Works; Yasuma; Kamigumi; Mitsui Chemical; Fuji Oil; Konica Minolta; Toray; Nippon Paper; Noritake; Kirin; Panduit; Daihatsu; Coca-Cola; Shiseido; Kyowa Hakko; Horiba; Kracie; Takasago
- Services and IT: SAP; Citibank; NTT IT; NTT Com; American Express; Dentsu; DIAM; Intage Co.; LINC Media; SoftBank; ANA; Nikkei BP; Honda Trading; Hitachi Document Solutions; Tokio Marine; Mitsui & Co.; FUJITSU; TEPCO; Hakuyosha; WORKS Applications; Getty; Japan Post; Fuji Xerox; Trend Micro; Chuo Labor Bank; Credit Saison; Recruit Holdings; Benesse; Sony Financial; NEC; MUFG; MEGAWEB; DNP; Tokyo Gas; Hakuhodo; KDDI; Google
- Industry bodies: Japanese Assoc. for Electronic Home Appliances; Japan Personal Computer Software Assoc.; Japan Bioindustry Assoc.; Information-technology Promotion Agency
- Government: Ministry of Environment; Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; JICA; Washington State; ASOA; Cabinet Office; Advisory Committee on Energy; National Institute of Technology and Evaluation
- Academia: The University of Tokyo; Nagoya Univ.; Tsukuba Univ. Institute of Management & Public Policy; Tsukuba Univ. School of Medicine; GIST; Kumamoto Univ.; Ochanomizu Univ.; GRIPS; Saitama Univ.; Japan University Accreditation Association; Nagasaki Univ.; Kwansei Gakuin Univ.; Uni-edit; Musashino U.
- Tourism/hospitality: Japan Tourism Agency, Fukuoka Tourism Association; Chat Noir; Nishitetsu; JR East; JR West; Meitetsu; Daiwa Royal Hotels; Izu Tourism Association; Veloce; Osaka Tourism Association; Hamamatsu Tourism Association; Japan Travel Bureau; Wakayama Tourism Association; Okushiga Kogen Ski Resort; Kimotsuki Town Office
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