Japanese to English Translator

About

Native English speaker with 3 years’ freelance & 1 year in-house translation & localization experience focusing on tourism (websites, hotels, restaurants, museums, tours), as well as pharmaceuticals, shopping, and real estate translations. 6 year’s residency and work experience in Japan. JLPT N2 certificate. Creator of an English tourism website for the Izu Peninsula (https://travelizu.info/). Excellent computer skills including office software and Internet research.

Experience

Tourism:

  • Local tourism websites
  • Hotel websites
  • Museum websites
  • Tour information
  • Store information
  • Tourist brochures
  • Restaurant menus
  • Product descriptions
  • Domestic events

Video Games:

  • 10,000 moji for a short indie action-adventure game

Social Media:

  • Instagram posts
  • Facebook posts

Videos:

  • 5x tourism promotional videos

Pharmaceuticals:

  • Pharmaceutical pamphlets/descriptions
  • Cosmetic pamphlets/descriptions

Real Estate:

  • Real estate pamphlets

Articles:

  • Whisky
  • Japanese real estate
  • Travel promotional articles
  • Events
  • Seasonal events

Marketing:

  • Brand advertising
  • Event marketing

Projects:

Creator of the English tourism website for the Izu Peninsula (https://travelizu.info/).

Tools & Equipment:

  • Translation Software: MemoQ, SDL Trados, Phrase (formerly Memsource), OmegaT, Microsoft Office 365
  • Formatting Tools: Microsoft Office 365 (Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
  • Editing/Drawing Software: Adobe Photoshop, MediBangPaintPro, Procreate

Qualifications:

  • JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) N2 – 2022
  • BSc 1:1 honours degree in Computer Animation (University of the West of Scotland)
  • ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) Grade 5 (piano)
  • Udemy courses:
    • Introduction to Game Localization Udemy – 2020
    • Getting Started as a Freelance Japanese to English Translator Udemy – 2025
    • Avoiding Burnout for Freelancers Udemy – 2025
    • Learn the Free CAT Tool: OmegaT from Scratch Udemy – 2025
    • Introduction to Localization and Its Careers Udemy – 2025
    • Trados Studio 2024 Basic Training – Translation/Localization Udemy – 2025
    • Website Localization for Translators Udemy – 2025

Professional Development 2025:

  • Financial studies: 税金がタダになる、おトクな「NISA」活用入門・竹川美奈子
  • Translation studies:
    • How to Succeed As A Freelance Translator – Corinne McKay
    • How to Find and Apply to Translation Agencies/Language Service Providers – Tess Whitty
    • First Steps to Finding Direct Clients – Tess Whitty
    • How to Market Yourself Online to Attract Translation and Interpretation Clients – Tess Whitty
    • Publishing in Translation webinar
    • Introduction to Phrase TMS for Linguists webinar video
    • JVTA World of J-E Media Translation webinar
  • Udemy courses:
    • Getting Started as a Freelance Japanese to English Translator Udemy course
    • Avoiding Burnout for Freelancers Udemy course
    • Learn the Free CAT Tool: OmegaT from Scratch Udemy course
    • Introduction to Localization and Its Careers Udemy course
    • Trados Studio 2024 Basic Training – Translation/Localization Udemy course
    • Website Localization for Translators Udemy course
  • JLPT N1 studies

Affiliations:

Interests:

  • Video & board games (English & Japanese)
  • Novels & light novels (English & Japanese)
  • Anime & manga (Japanese)
  • Music (play the piano, flute, guitar, saxophone, and ocarina)
  • Drawing (digital & traditional)