Japanese Translation Service

Japanese is the ninth most commonly spoken language on Earth with almost 130 million speakers worldwide–five million of whom reside outside of the country Japan. The language borrows extensively from Chinese, but it offers much simpler alphabetic and pronunciation systems. Thanks to the influence of Western nations and cultures, the Japanese language has integrated a number of foreign terms into its lexicon.

There are four major alphabet systems in Japanese. Hiragana is the “native” alphabet system. Katakana is a special alphabet used for writing foreign words. Roomaji is used to anglicize Japanese words. Kanji is a system based on Chinese characters. You need to be able to understand approximately 2,000 kanji in order to read a Japanese newspaper. However, there are literally tens of thousands of less common kanji as well.

During the 1980s, Japan emerged as a global economic powerhouse. The United States and other Western nations reacted to the Japanese business boom by changing domestic production and manufacturing methods. Today, Japanese businesses are among the largest and strongest companies in the world.

For grammatically precise and culturally astute Japanese translations, you can trust us. From website and software localization to legal and medical interpretation, we can handle any translation challenge thrown our way. Call one of our friendly representatives to get started with our efficient, time-proven six stage translation process.