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Kento N.

Japanese Localization Specialist | SaaS, Apps & Marketing

I’m a native Japanese localization specialist with eight years of experience translating, localizing, and adapting English content for Japanese audiences. • Localization for SaaS products, apps, websites, UI, e-commerce, and digital platforms • Marketing localization and copy adaptation for landing pages, emails, product pages, campaigns, and promotional content • Localization review, linguistic QA, proofreading, AI post-editing, SEO localization, transcreation, and terminology management • Experience across IT, education, e-commerce, art, music, film, and cultural content • Natural Japanese tailored to your product, audience, and brand voice

🇯🇵Sapporo, Japan$38/hr100% JSS4.99 (7)Since Jun 2020

Earnings and projects

MRR
$2.4k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#17,875 / 412k
🇯🇵Country#30 / 1,269
Revenue, last 30 days
$3k

Last 6 months: $14k

World#12,709 / 412k
🇯🇵Country#28 / 1,269
Total earnings
$72k

Billed in all: $75k

World#55,192 / 412k
🇯🇵Country#99 / 1,269
Per project
$3.6k

$2.9k in the last 6 months

World#47,495 / 412k
🇯🇵Country#82 / 1,269
Projects, last 6 months
5
40% fixed60% hourly
World#41,747 / 412k
🇯🇵Country#110 / 1,269
Projects in all
20

Across 22 contracts

36% fixed64% hourly
World#133,450 / 412k
🇯🇵Country#307 / 1,269

Earnings, last 30 days

$75.4k+$3k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$72k$74k$76kOct 9Oct 24Nov 8

Skill rankings: Top 2% in Japanese to English Translation

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #4Near-Native Fluency39 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #1Top 10%
  2. #10Japanese to English Translation478 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #5Top 2%
  3. #12Marketing Localization182 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #1Top 7%
  4. #15English to Japanese Translation529 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #9Top 3%
  5. #16Subtitling753 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #1Top 2%
  6. #23Advertisement1,045 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #1Top 2%
  7. #29Website Localization552 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #1Top 5%
  8. #57Technical Translation1,379 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #1Top 4%