Multilingual translation · Tokyo, since 1987
Your research,
in eight more languages.
Chinese, Korean, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Russian, through the same four-step process: translate, review, edit, final check. Read the note below before you order — these languages are handled differently from Japanese and English.
Sei — the world
The same process,
a different bench.
Japanese and English are handled by translators with a degree in your subject. The other eight languages are handled by our general professional translators — accurate and natural, but not specialists in your field.
Say what the document is for and we will tell you honestly whether this is the right service.
What is different about these eight languages
Translations into Chinese, Korean, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Russian are handled by our general professional translators. They are accurate and read naturally — but they are not the subject-matter specialists who work on Japanese and English, and they may not carry deep expertise in highly technical or industry-specific content.
If your document is a specialist paper for publication, the Japanese–English service is the one with the field expertise. For business documents, presentations, correspondence and creative content in the eight languages, this service is exactly right.
Scope
What the service covers, and what it does not
Eight languages, four passes on every document. The line worth reading twice is the one about who does the work: a professional translator, not a subject-matter specialist.
The service covers
- Translation into any of the eight languages, by a professional translator
- Review by a native expert in the target language
- Editing so the document reads naturally, not merely correctly
- A final proofreading pass before delivery
- Business documents, presentations, correspondence, creative content
The service does not
- Provide subject-matter specialists in these eight languages
- Guarantee deep expertise in highly technical or industry-specific content
- Verify your data, statistics or citations
- Replace the Japanese–English service for a specialist paper
- Certify the translation for legal or immigration purposes
Recommended for
Business documents, reports and correspondence
Presentations and materials for international audiences
Creative and marketing content in the eight languages
Anything that must read naturally rather than merely correctly
Choose Academic Translation if
The document is a specialist paper for publication
You need a translator with a degree in your subject — Academic Translation, JA ↔ EN
Saying plainly where the expertise ends is what lets you order the right service the first time.
Languages
Eight, besides Japanese and English
From business documents to creative content. Each language is named in its own script, because that is what you are actually buying — a language, not a country.
中文
Chinese
한국어
Korean
Deutsch
German
Français
French
Italiano
Italian
Português
Portuguese
Español
Spanish
Русский
Russian
Another language?
Ask — we will say plainly whether we can do it well or should decline.
The four-step process
Translation is step one of four
The same sequence runs on every language pair. It is what separates a translation from a document somebody can publish.
Translation
A translator reads for intention, not only for words, and renders the research content clearly in the target language.
Review
A native expert in the target language verifies the translation for accuracy, consistency and completeness.
Editing
A specialist editor works on how it reads, so the document communicates rather than merely corresponds.
Final check
A native proofreader runs the last quality-control pass before the file goes back to you.
First order
Up to 10% off your first document
First time with Forte? Your first document is quoted at a reduced rate. The discount is applied in the instant quote — there is no code to remember and nothing to claim afterwards.
What a first order includes
- The same four passes, at the same standard
- Terminology kept for your later jobs
- Questions answered for 30 days after delivery
- No charge for a re-check of our own corrections
Why researchers choose Forte
Five things you are paying for
Native expertise
Native speakers of all eight languages, working inside their own subject areas.
Publication-ready
The same four steps every time: translate, review, edit, final check.
Fast and flexible
The delivery date is fixed in JST before the work starts, whichever language pair you need.
Certified process
ISO 9001:2015 quality management and Privacy Mark handling of your unpublished data.
Tailored support
A coordinator carries your questions to the translator and brings back the reasoning.
Frequently asked
Questions about multilingual translation
Chinese, Korean, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Russian, besides Japanese and English. If you need another language, ask — we will say plainly whether we can do it well or should decline.
Professional translators, native in the target language, working through the same four passes. They are not the subject-matter specialists who handle Japanese and English.
Tell us what the document is and we will answer honestly. For deeply technical or industry-specific material the honest answer is sometimes no — and it is cheaper for you to hear it before the order than after.
Ask with the pair and the document in front of you. Some pairs we handle directly; others we would route through English, and we will say so rather than doing it silently.
Yes. Your glossary is kept and reused, so the same terms come back the same way in every language and in every later job.
Every employee and every external partner signs a confidentiality agreement, access to a file is limited to the people assigned to it, and the assignment is logged. Forte holds the Privacy Mark and works under ISO 9001:2015.
Where we are
Shinjuku, Tokyo,
since 1987
A-Front Shinjuku Green 5F
2-8-6 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-0022, Japan
03-3353-3545 · weekdays 9:00–18:00 JST
inquiry@fortescience.com
品質は、東京で。
Send the document. We will tell you which service it needs.