Expertise in Japanese translation requires a deep knowledge of the culture. Our Japanese linguists are experienced in a wide variety of fields, including medical, technical, legal and business. Language Connections offers a full range of Japanese language services, from translation and website localization to multilingual DTP support and formatting of your documents. Need to launch your product in Tokyo? Call us.
We offer a full range of Japanese language services to support communication goals, including:
Japanese, 日本語 (Nihongo, or “origin-of-the-sun language”), is the native language of more than 125 million people, almost all of whom reside in Japan. The largest groups of expatriate speakers live in the Americas, primarily Hawaii, where 12% of the population speaks it. There are also several million speakers in Brazil and in the rest of the United States, as well as in some communities in Vancouver, Canada.
As compared to nearly all the other major languages, Japanese is quite discrete. A common misconception is that Japanese and Chinese are closely related. In fact, they come from entirely different language groups, despite being neighbors geographically. Even so, Chinese has had a heavy influence on Japanese, which uses Chinese characters for many words. These are pronounced with both a Chinese reading and a separate, native Japanese reading.
Aside from the Chinese characters, called kanji, Japanese utilizes two syllabic systems, hiragana and katana, which mirror each other. The latter is used almost exclusively for writing non-native words, such as borrowings from English and other European languages.
Today, Japanese is a highly popular language for foreign study, despite its status as one of the most difficult languages to learn. This is a stark contrast to the recent past: in 1940, only sixty-five Americans with no Japanese ancestry were able to speak and read it fluently. The surge of interest in Japanese in the Americas, Europe and the rest of Asia over the past few decades has been largely driven by the explosion of the Japanese economy during the 1980s and the pervasive popularity of Japanese pop culture, primarily anime and video games, since the 1990s.
As one of the largest Japanese translation services provider, Language Connections offers specialized linguistic solutions to a number of industries, including Life Sciences, Law, Technology and Business.
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About Language Connections:
Language Connections is one of the top language service companies in the US. Over the last 30 years, we’ve focused on providing the best business translation services, interpreting services, as well as interpreter training and customized language training programs. In addition to top-tier corporate language training, we offer certified corporate interpreters and professional business translation services in 200+ languages. Our network includes linguists with backgrounds in all major industries. They’re ready to meet your needs, whether they’re for technical translation services, legal translation, government translation services, international development translation services, education translation services, life sciences translation, or something else. Reach out to us today for a free quote on our cost-efficient and timely translation services, interpreters, or other linguistic services.
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