Japanese translation services for your business
Native professional translators ready to help your business
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We used Inbox Translation for some urgent work – not only did they translate the copy in 12 hours, but the cost was highly competitive. We will use them for any future translation work and would not hesitate to recommend them to other companies. Thank you to Alina for the fantastic job!
Diana Massey Operations Director, The Massey Partnership, London - UK
Japanese is one of the most ancient and exciting languages. In this era of online marketing and web publishing, content is pivotal to the success of online marketing campaigns. Overcoming the language barrier is crucial for businesses and organisations intending to enter the global market.
Translating from Japanese into other languages is more than identifying which word matches with which. It requires a deep understanding and an appreciation of its culture so as to form meaningful and logical translations in the right context. There are translation tools available online, but they are far from a perfect substitute for a professional translation service with highly qualified and experienced native translators.
How we can help you
There are various areas and applications which might require professional Japanese translations. Some of them include:
Website translation. With the increasing use of the Internet, a site should be available in many languages so as to draw visitors from diverse language backgrounds. On the other hand, when targeting the Japanese market, it is equally important to redesign a site so as to appeal to the Japanese audience.
Menu, brochure translation. This is important for industries such as the hospitality, travel, businesses selling goods, entertainment sector etc. This also applies to business cards, signs, magazines and many others.
We can offer all these. Get in touch today for a free quote. Let us know exactly what your needs are and we will take care of your project. No hassle.
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Why you should consider us for your Japanese translation project
First of all, you'll be getting a very personal and professional service from the moment you get in touch (by email or by phone). Of course, that's not enough. Here are a few more things that recommend us
Confidentiality policy
Our promise is simple: we only share your documents on a need-to-know basis, usually with the Japanese translators who’ll be working on them. They are bound by confidentiality clauses in their contract with us and also by the code of ethics of professional associations they are members of. If need be, we can also sign an NDA.
Translation process step by step (from enquiry to delivery)
At your end, a couple of steps: get in touch, brief us, receive your translation. Behind the scenes, where the magic happens, there a few more steps:
Briefing
The more we know about you and your needs, the smoother the process, the better the quality.
Proposal
Not that kind of proposal, though we have translated love letters and wedding vows before 🙂.
Approval and queries
If the fee fits your budget and you agree with the delivery date, all we need is your written approval (an email will usually suffice) and we can get started.
Translation
Our language ninjas will research, adapt, write, rewrite, use online and offline tools in order to come up with the best solution.
Revision
With fresh eyes, the Japanese translator will check the text and make corrections and edits as needed.
Editing and proofreading
This step is optional and it will add a second Japanese translator to the team, who will check the translation against the source.
Approval of edits
If applicable, the amended text is reviewed once more by the translator, who will approve or reject proposed changes.
Quality assurance
The final translation is checked by the project manager to ensure it complies with your requirements, it is complete and accurate.
Delivery
Pretty self-explanatory, right? It’s the moment you’ve been (im)patiently waiting for: that ‘ping’ in your inbox telling you your translation is ready.
Feedback
Any comments or questions that we can address are always welcome. If there are any small changes needed, we offer two rounds of amends.
A few facts about Japanese:
The national language of Japan and a minority language in Palau, Japanese is spoken natively by about 128 million people. Even if Japanese uses kanji (Chinese characters) extensively and has borrowed a lot of vocabulary from Chinese, the two languages are not related.
Some cool words (and concepts) English borrowed from Japanese: bonsai (aren't they adorable?), haiku, karaoke, sushi (delicious!). How about English words that Japanese adopted (and adapted)? Baiku (from bike), kyabin atendanto (cabin attendant), chiketto (ticket), konpyūtā (computer), happī endo (happy end).
country (de facto language)
million native speakers
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Testimonials
Inbox Translation were recommended to me by another translation company that couldn't help me in the tight timeframe I had requested (just 4 days to translate 2 x reports from German to English). They responded very quickly to my email request, asked all the right questions, their quotation came through very quick and, with great communications, they managed my expectations - within 1 hour we had agreed a contract. Inbox Translation delivered my translated documents on time with no fuss. I consider their service to be first class and their fees to be good value for money. I will definitely use their services again and will not hesitate to recommend them to my associates.
I commissioned a small project from Alina involving translation of English text into Simplified Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish for use online by a client in the travel sector. Really happy with the results and the friendly, efficient and prompt communication from Alina. I'd happily recommend her services to others and will definitely use again the future.
We utilised the services of Inbox Translation for English to Arabic translations of some our hotel marketing material. We were extremely impressed with the prompt response of the quotation and the translation as well as the feedback we received from the translator regarding any suggestions. I highly recommend Inbox Translation and will definitely be working with them again in the future.
We used Inbox Translation for some urgent work – not only did they translate the copy 12 hours, but the cost was highly competitive. We will use them for any future translation work and would not hesitate to recommend them to other companies. Thank you to Alina for the fantastic job!
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