Basic rates (excluding tax)
The following standards are for end-users. Our estimates are created according to these standards as well as the content and delivery date of the translation request. Discounts are available if the amount of work exceeds a certain level or if work can be conducted on a regular basis.
Translation
*Services listed below include native checks and edits conducted by a native speaker of the target language. If the client would prefer to conduct their own checks, these services will not be necessary and the cost of the translation will go down.
English
| English-Japanese (If technical knowledge is not required) | ¥20 per word (e.g., 200 words would be ¥4,000) |
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| English-Japanese (Documents requiring technical knowledge that are geared toward the general population (user manuals, websites, etc.)) | ¥23 per word (e.g., 200 words would be ¥4,600) |
| English-Japanese (Documents requiring technical knowledge that are geared toward those with the same technical knowledge) | ¥25 per word (e.g., 200 words would be ¥5,000) |
| Japanese-English (If technical knowledge is not required) | ¥12 per word (e.g., 200 words would be ¥4,800) |
| Japanese-English (Documents requiring technical knowledge that are geared toward the general population) | ¥14 per word (e.g., 200 words would be ¥5,600) |
| Japanese-English (Documents requiring technical knowledge that are geared toward those with the same technical knowledge) | ¥15 per word (e.g., 200 words would be ¥6,000) |
Other languages
| Japanese to Chinese, Chinese to Japanese | 80% of the above rates for Japanese to English, and the same rate as above for English to Japanese |
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| Japanese to Korean, Korean to Japanese | 70% of the above rates for Japanese to English, and 80% of the above rates for English to Japanese |
| Japanese to Thai and other Asian languages (excluding Korean and Chinese) Japanese to Spanish and other European languages (excluding English) |
¥13 per word (around ¥5,200 per page) |
*Please contact us directly for rates of language pairs not mentioned above (e.g., English to Chinese).
| Speedy translation fees | If delivery is needed sooner than our standard delivery estimate, a 20–40% increase in price from the above fees will be applied |
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Check and post-edit only
| English native checks (editing, proofreading, and more done by a native English speaker) only |
40% of the translation fees |
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| Target language check only | 30% of the translation fees |
| Target language check + English native checks | 50% of the translation fees |
Pre- and post-translation work
| DTP (layout adjustments) | ¥500 per page |
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*Cost may vary depending on file type, diagrams, visuals, and other factors.
