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INTRODUCTION
We are a multi-skilled husband-and-wife team based in the UK. We provide these language services:
- translation
- interpreting
- proofreading
- editorial services, document design, and desktop publishing
- language teaching


TRANSLATION
We have worked on numerous translation projects for end clients and translation agencies in the UK, US, Europe, and Japan. See the "Experience" tab for a list of the translation projects we have completed.

Like translation agencies, we use SDL Trados 2011 software. In addition, we have access to the online and print holdings of a university library and good contacts with experts in law and medicine in Japan, so, if we need to do any background research for a translation, we have more resources than just Google at our fingertips! We take meticulous care to ensure that our translations are accurate and well-written.

Michael and Yoshiko offer
- Japanese-English (JP-EN)translation
- English-Japanese (EN-JP) translation

We work as a team on projects involving these languages. If the source document is in Japanese, then the translation will be written by a native speaker of English and proofread by a native speaker of Japanese. If the source document is in English, the translation is written by an English speaker and proofread by a Japanese speaker. As a team of freelancers, for the JP-EN and EN-JP combinations we can offer you the proofreading by a second person, which is standard translation agency procedure!

Michael offers
- French-English (FR-EN) translation
- German-English (DE-EN) translation

Michael began learning French at the age of 9 and German at the age of 13. He went on to study both languages for his 4-year BA degree. His degree course required him to translate to and from the above languages throughout his four years at university, and he now uses his extensive knowledge of these languages to translate professionally.

Note: We translate into our native languages only, so, currently, we do NOT offer EN-DE or EN-FR translation.


INTERPRETING
We provide JP-EN and FR-EN interpreting in South Yorkshire. See the "Experience" tab for details of past interpreting work. Michael is now a registered interpreter with Sheffield Community Access Interpreting Service (UK).


DTP, DESIGN, AND EDITORIAL SERVICES
We work with Microsoft Office and Adobe CS5. We are fully equipped to convert texts to Word documents by OCR. We can offer proofreading and copy editing of English or Japanese text in Word and Adobe InDesign.


LANGUAGE TEACHING
Michael
- is a qualified teacher of English as a Foreign Language
- 15 years' experience of teaching English and academic skills
- has taught in Poland, Japan, and the UK.


MORE INFORMATION ABOUT US
Michael:
- is a native speaker of UK English
- has studied French at Universities of Strasbourg (France) and Montreal (Canada)
- has studied German at University of Vienna (Austria)
- lived approx. 1 year in German-speaking countries
- lived approx. 2 years in French-speaking countries
- lived approx. 15 years in Japan
- has passed language test in French for Sheffield Community Access Interpreting Service
- approximately 3 years' freelance translation experience
- is currently studying for level N1 Certificate of Japanese Language Proficiency
- is also currently studying psychology through the Open University (UK)

Yoshiko:
- is a native speaker of Japanese
- is proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Indesign
- has lived 2 years in UK
- is an expert in Japanese flower-arranging

We don't self-certify! Our qualifications are listed under "Education" below, and you can judge the quality of our work from the PPH tests we've taken, our portfolio, and the reviews from our satisfied clients.

Our CVs (resumés), scans of our qualification certificates, and our rates for translation work are available on request.

Regards

Michael and Yoshiko

Areas covered: International

Company name: Michael and Yoshiko Translations

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