Brandon P.

Japanese↔English↔Korean translator & consecutive interpreter. I help organizations and individuals translate materials/content into clear and natural English, Japanese, or Korean, with the tone and terminology your audience expects. My focus areas for translation are admin/official, corporate, and web content, as well as translation and consecutive interpreting for business, marketing, press, and various other contexts. Native English proofreader with guaranteed and proven quality. Highest language proficiency certifications in Japanese (JLPT N1) and Korean (TOPIK Level 6). Fast, responsive communication and clean deliverables ready for publication. Based in the Osaka area in Japan; flexible online. -Services- Translation (ENG ⇄ JPN, ENG ⇄ KOR, JPN ⇄ KOR): • Admin/official documents, government/press/corporate communications, marketing/website copy, certificates, general documents • Natural, culturally accurate phrasing with consistent terminology Interpretation (Consecutive only): • JPN ⇄ ENG, JPN ⇄ KOR, ENG ⇄ KOR interpretation • Online (Zoom / Teams / Meet) or On-site (Kansai region including Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, Nara, Shiga, Wakayama) • Interviews, corporate & business meetings, small-to-medium sized events, schedule coordination, and escort/travel assignments • I manage turn-taking smoothly, keep participants aligned, and summarize points clearly • Not offering: medical, legal, or highly technical interpreting; no simultaneous interpreting Editing & Proofreading • Multilingual review for clarity, tone, and style; localization, and term consistency using client glossaries, guidelines, and other specifications -Experience- • 12+ years across Korea and Japan (8 yrs Korea; 4+ yrs Japan) involving full-time translation with occasional interpretation in addition to English teaching • Interpreting (consecutive): I occasionally provide JPN⇄ENG / JPN⇄KOR interpretation services as needed for the Japan Association for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan for media interviews, business negotiations, escort interpreting and more for international media officials and business delegates. My consecutive interpretation approach ensures that information is conveyed well with natural conversation flow, and is great for situations where relationship-building matters as much as information exchange. My experience also includes KOR⇄ENG interpretation for business meetings and in-house meetings between management and staff. -Additional Info- • Strengths: cross-cultural nuance (Japan/Korea/America), code-switching across ENG-JPN-KOR languages, relationship-building, clear client communication, confidentiality • Tools: Currently no CAT tools (I’m happy to work with your term bases/glossaries and use any tools provided) • Availability: Flexible; case-by-case turnarounds; online or on-site (in Japan)