Japanese Translation Specialist

To convey

the essence.

If you’re looking for a translator for Japanese/English language pair, and want to express your ideas in readable and natural Japanese, you’re in the right place.

I’m Yuko, looking forward to working with you.

My service

Subtitle translation

Feature film, short film, documentary, series, news, corporate training videos and more.

Research is the key. To convey the essence of the word or dialogue, or the scene in the source language, thorough research of the cultural background and its true meaning is essential.

Texts translation

Film synopsis, script, guideline, catalogue, event pamphlets and SEO texts.

Fast turn around with consistency. I’m familiar with CAT tools and easy to adapt to new technology.

Linguistical review

I make translated texts more readable and comprehensible.

The text should be grammatically correct and true to the original but must be read naturally in the target language.


Feature Film

Innocence by Guy Davidi, Denmark, Israel, 2022

Stars at Noon by Claire Denis, France, 2022

Sublime by Mariano Biasin, Argentina, 2022

I Didn't Cross the Border: The Border Crossed Me by Toma Chagelishvili, Georgia, Germany, 2016

That Cold Day in the Park by Robert Altman. USA, 1969

Short Film

And What Is the Summer Saying by Payal Kapadia, India, 2018

Animation

The Fourth Wall by Mahboobeh Kalee, Iran, 2021 for Japan Media Arts Festival 2022

Art

Walder by Erik Niedling and Ingo Niermann, Germany, 2023, for Yokohama Triennnale 2024

mEat me by Theresa Schubert, Germany, 2020, for Japan Media Arts Festival 2022

Marketing consultancy

I translate/ transcreate marketing texts for the Auto, e-commerce, and Travel industries.


My CV

I’ve translated a variety of texts in e-commerce, marketing, journalism and the entertainment industry. The range of work varies from short texts on social media to feature film subtitles to interviews on news.

Japan Visualmedia Translation Academy (JVTA) is where I learned subtitling from scratch. I translate both Japanese to English and English to Japanese for films, documentaries, series and corporate materials. In addition to online streaming platforms and movie theaters, my work was shown at film festivals such as Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, Rainbow Reel Tokyo and Japan Media Arts Festival.

I’m based in Berlin, but available to travel for longer consulting engagements.

Education:

B.A in Japanese Literature in Waseda University, Tokyo

M.A in Intenational Development in University of East Anglia, UK


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