Choose this service for an English translation of a Japanese text.
What is the service?
I offer good-quality translations at reasonable prices, with flexible services for a full range of purposes and subject areas. All translations are carefully checked in-house for quality, appropriateness, and completeness. This includes a full cross-check by a native speaker of Japanese to ensure that there are no errors or omissions.
What is it for?
This translation service is appropriate for most general-purpose documents, such as catalogs, manuals, website content, promotional materials, and so on. I also have experience with more technical or specialized material, including research papers and abstracts, presentations, contracts, medical care explanations, and other kinds of complex documents. Please note that more complex material may require additional time.
Rates
Minimum charge: ¥3,000
Basic rate: ¥8 per character
Project-based billing is available for projects with multiple documents over a longer period of time (such as a book or multiple forms).
Delivery
I usually estimate translation at one business day per 1,000 characters, but this is a rough guide that varies according to your needs and my schedule. Please feel free to specify your preferred delivery date when you submit a request for a quotation or order.
Some documents take longer depending on the content.
In some circumstances express delivery may be possible.
Business days are Monday to Friday, excluding national holidays.
Business hours are from 09:00 to 18:00 JST.
Technical details
In most cases, I receive a Microsoft Word file (or multiple files) with the Japanese source text to be translated. I use a computer-based translation management system, so it may not be possible to translate hand-written material or a document with no text data. I return the translation as a Microsoft Word file (or multiple files). I can also work with Excel and PowerPoint files. Unfortunately, I cannot support Ichitaro files. If you need a specific document format, please feel free to ask.
Work flow
For corporate clients
Inquiry
Estimate
Confirm estimate
Approve estimate
Work
Delivery
Invoicing
Payment
Payment can be made online, or by domestic Japanese bank transfer.
We will send you an invoice and payment information according to the method you choose.
Payment is due by the last business day of the month following the invoice date (for online payments, within 30 days).
Please let us know if your accounting section has any particular requirements, such as specific invoice forms.
For individual clients
Inquiry
Estimate
Confirm estimate
Approve estimate
Invoicing
Payment
Work
Delivery
Payment can be made online, or by domestic Japanese bank transfer.
We will send you an invoice and payment information according to the method you choose.
For first-time individual clients, payment is required before work begins. Your delivery date will be calculated from the date we confirm receipt of your payment.
For repeat individual clients, you have the option of advance payment or payment by invoice after delivery of the finished work. In the case of payment by invoice, payment is due by the last business day of the month following the invoice date (for online payments, within 30 days).
We reply to inquiries by the end of the next business day.
Business days are Monday to Friday, excluding national holidays.
Business hours are from 09:00 to 18:00 JST.
Thank you! Let’s get to work!
Chris Ryal
Full-time support for English communication
I have been a freelance editor for 30 years, and a full-time freelancer in Japan for the past 20 years. In my long-term relationships with major translation agencies, translators, private companies, and individuals, I have worked on thousands of translations from Japanese to English, as well as English-language documents written by native speakers of Japanese. I typically take on more than 300 assignments a year, ranging from a single business document to an entire website, and from research papers to hospital admissions packages.
I specialise in translations from Japanese to English, and in English-language writing by native speakers of Japanese.
