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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>People always ask me if Japanese is a hard language to learn. </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>My answer is no. Every language involves memorization, and learning the Japanese language is not "hard." The most important thing is not the WORDS, though, but the ideas that the words convey and the cultural nuances behind the words. My experience living with host families, attending high school in <span class=SpellE>Hida-Takayama</span>, studying at </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Doshisha</span></span></st1:PlaceName><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> </span><st1:PlaceType><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>University</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> in </span><st1:City><st1:place><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Kyoto</span></st1:place></st1:City><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>, working for major Japanese corporations in </span><st1:City><st1:place><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Tokyo</span></st1:place></st1:City><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> and NY, and continuing to maintain ties and relationships through regular visits to </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Japan</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> has provided me with the opportunity to gain this necessary in-depth cultural understanding.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>I have been translating freelance since 2004, and I bring over ten years of Japanese corporate experience to my professional career as a translator &#8211; time spent reporting and making presentations in Japanese as well as translating and interpreting for executives and others in business meetings. But speaking and understanding the language are not always enough. Real-world experience and communication skills are also important assets that a translator draws on to produce accurate and accessible text.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>I managed the human resources function at a Japanese corporation in </span><st1:State><st1:place><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>New York</span></st1:place></st1:State><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> and acquired my Human Resources Certificate from </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>Cornell</span></st1:PlaceName><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> </span><st1:PlaceType><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>University</span></st1:PlaceType><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> </span><st1:PlaceType><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>School</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> of Industrial &amp; Labor Relations. My background in this field makes me uniquely qualified to translate topics related to human resource management, and many of my satisfied clients are human resource consultants, "<span class=SpellE>shakai</span> <span class=SpellE>hoken</span> <span class=SpellE>roumushi</span>" (licensed social insurance and labor consultants), "<span class=SpellE>gyousei</span> <span class=SpellE>shoshi</span>" (licensed administrative consultants), and immigration lawyers.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>I also have extensive experience translating and creating copy for advertisements and marketing materials as well as corporate communications such as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability reports. My translations have appeared on the internet, in corporate publications, in show rooms and at trade shows and expositions.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>I offer excellent Japanese to English translations in the following areas:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:13.5pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Human Resources ("Work Rules" and other employment policies, employment agreements, compensation and benefits, job descriptions, evaluations, training, surveys, etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:13.5pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Marketing (advertisements and marketing materials, business and marketing plans, press releases, etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:13.5pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Contracts (outsourcing, joint ventures, etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:13.5pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Company information (CSR, sustainability and other reports, company pamphlets, corporate philosophy, shareholder information, etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:13.5pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Trade shows and exhibits<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:13.5pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>News / business articles <o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:13.5pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Culture (dance, tourism, etc.) <o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> <p style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Working together with a native Spanish speaking partner, I also am able to provide you with quality Japanese to Spanish, Spanish to English and English to Spanish translations.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Please see my <a href="http://www.marihodges.com/e_resume.htm">resume</a> for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </body> <!-- InstanceEnd --></html>