I am a Japanese native English > Japanese translator / interpreter based in US.

Area of Expertise:

Conference Interpretation:
Simultaneous interpretation (booth, or "whispering"), consecutive interpretation

Translation / Proofreading (TRADOS 2007/2009, SDLX/WordFast) :
Business in General/Finance/Accounting/Fashion & Textile/Food & Restaurant
Legal (contracts, patents, litigation)

My expertise comes from working for major multi-national corporations in Tokyo in the field of
- fashion (3 1/2 years)
- retail (merchandising) (2 years)
- insurance / banking / securities (total 6 years)
- restaurant business (2 years)
- pharmaceutical (6 mths)
as full time employee specializing in interpretation and translation.

I have worked closely with management and am familiar with corporate finance.

My education background is in social science and I have taken college and graduate classes both in Japanese and English.
I have also attended simultaneous interpretation courses at 2 well-known language institutes in Tokyo for 5 years.

Since 2007, I have been living in California, US.

Profile in Japanese: www.translator.jp (No. 3806)