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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 content, editorials)

・a German luxury watch marketplace (magazine articles, product catalogs, website/app content, mailings and information for sellers and users)

・an UK-based Insurtech startup (app and user/HR portal content)

・an US-based fitness and wellness service provider (website/app content, social media posts)

・a global travel tech company (website/app content, faq, social media posts)

・a German subscription-based streaming service provider (website/app, faq, legal content)

・a global hotel chain (website content, hotel descriptions, internal materials)

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)