Professional Japanese > English Translation & Editing
More Than Just Translation—Clear, Natural, and Culturally Fluent Language
🔷Professional Japanese-to-English Translator
🔷20+ Years of Experience
🔷ISO 17100-Aligned Translation Services
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Why Choose Pacific Translations?
☑️ Human Expertise, No AI Guesswork
Unlike machine translation, I provide accurate, nuanced, and natural English that resonates with your audience.
☑️ Cultural & Business Insight
Having lived 10 years in Japan, I understand both language and cultural nuances for impactful communication.
☑️ Industry-Specific Accuracy
Specializing in finance, IT, automotive, business, and industry, I ensure terminology and tone match your field.
☑️ Fast, Reliable & Affordable
Get professional, timely translations at affordable cost.
☑️ Certified Translations
Need official documents translated? I provide certified and notarized translations of legal and technical documents.
Services
- Business & Technical Translations - Documents, reports, user manuals, websites, and more, translated with precision and consistency using Trados, Phrase, memoQ, and Smartling
- Editing & Proofreading - Ensure your English documents are polished, professional, and error-free
- Certified & Notarized Translations - Family registries (戸籍謄本), export certificates (輸出予定届出証明書), and other official documents
- Machine Translation Post-Editing (MTPE) - Improve AI-generated translations to a natural, high-quality level
Industries of Specialization
- Business & Finance - Corporate reports, financial statements, investor materials
- IT & Technology - Software UI, tech manuals, SaaS documentation
- Automotive & Engineering - User guides, technical specifications, safety manuals
- Legal & Certified Translations - Export certificates, family registries, notarized translations
Client Testimonials
"Shawn provides high-quality translation work and professionalism as a freelance translator. He is extremely reliable, and he is an essential translator for all our projects." -Tokyo Translation Agency Project Manager
"Shawn accurately understands the original document and provides translations with excellent quality and readability. He quickly and flexibly handles jobs with tight deadlines and unscheduled work, so I can confidently rely on him to do the job. I truly value the professional attitude that he brings to the business." -Rubric Project Manager
"We have worked with Shawn for a number of years. He has always been dependable, timely with deliveries and produces excellent quality work. It's a pleasure to work with Shawn, I highly recommend him, particularly for work that is tech-oriented." -Academy of Languages Project Manager
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📧 E-mail: translator (at) pacific-translations (dot) com
🌍 Location: Seattle, WA, USA (UTC-8:00 PST / -7:00 PDT)
📅 Availability: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–6:00 PM (local)
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