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My name is Mariko and I am an experienced freelance linguist currently based in Germany. I assist various clients with Japanese translation and localization.
Currently, I mostly translate website/app/marketing content for clients to help them appropriately localize their content and also provide linguistic/cultural advice for expansion to Japan.
I will be able to help with:
📑Translation and proofreading of texts from English/German to Japanese
🌏Localization of website/app from English/German to Japanese, adapting the text to match the target audience group and culture while reflecting the brand‘s tone of voice
📝Copywriting in Japanese for marketing campaigns
Type of texts:
・Websites
・Apps
・Online articles
・Internal materials
・Product descriptions
・Catalogs
・Educational materials
・Online courses
・Social media posts
・Brochures
・Press releases
Some of my clients' industries include:
・e-commerce
・Luxury
・Travel & Tourism
・Hotel
・Wellness/Wellbeing
・Consumer goods
・Various Startups
・Marketing agencies
Examples of my current and past long-term clients:
・an US-based sneaker and apparel company (website/app, editorials)
・a German luxury watch marketplace (magazine articles, website/app, other content for sellers and users)
・an UK-based Insurtech startup (app and HR portal content)
・a global travel tech company (website/app content, faq, legal and other various materials)
・a German subscription-based streaming service provider (website/app content, faq, legal and other various materials)
・a global hotel chain (website content, hotel descriptions)
If you are looking to localize your content into Japanese, please feel free to contact me!
*My background:
-Graduate of Sophia University in Tokyo (major in Liberal Arts with a focus on Art History).
-Previously worked at Ernst & Young in Tokyo as an International Tax (Transfer Pricing) Consultant/Internal Translator for 3 years.
-Working as a freelance translator since 2019.
-Living abroad for more than 10 years (United States and Germany)