Revenue of profits up strongly at Japan’s largest language service provider, Honyaku Center, as acquired Media Research Inc. is consolidated for the first time. Continue reading
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As markets are trending sideways in 2018, a handful of language services and technology providers in media localization and language data managed to outperform the markets. Continue reading
Activity was high among language service provider executives in the first half of 2018 as boardrooms and executive teams were reshuffled. Here are our top 10 picks from January to June 2018. Continue reading
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Honyaku Center registers a slight 3.9% increase year-on-year with total revenues of JPY 10.6bn (USD 96.2m), making this fiscal year a record for Japan’s largest LSP. Shares jump on the news, climbing to a two-year high. Continue reading
Slator launches the 2018 Slator Language Service Provider Index (LSPI). The index comprises the largest language service providers worldwide with aggregate 2017 revenue of USD 4.7 billion derived from services such as translation, localization, language technology, interpretation, subtitling, dubbing, and related services. Continue reading
Director of Planning and Management Shunichiro Ninomiya takes over as President of Honyaku in two months’ time, replacing Ikuo Higash, who has headed the executive team for 17 years. Higashi will become Chairman of the Board. Continue reading
Slator went big in Japan with SlatorCon Tokyo on Feb 28, 2018. Language industry leaders from Japan and Asia gathered at the hip Trunk Hotel in the heart of Shibuya to get an update on what’s happening in Japan’s language industry and network with peers. Continue reading
SlatorCon Japan gathers leading language industry professionals from Japan, Asia, and Europe for an afternoon packed with insights and networking. Continue reading
Revenues flat and earnings down 17.5% in fiscal Q2 at Japan’s largest language service provider Honyaku Center. Translation business posts modest growth while conventions business drops 80%. Continue reading
Japan’s largest language service provider Honyaku Center acquires smaller rival Media Research and buys a 13% stake stake in machine translation vendor Mirai Translate. Continue reading
Not even a solid performance in the core translation business was able to offset a near wipe-out in the conference services division, as revenues slid more than 6% to JPY 2.42bn (USD 22.1m) for the quarter. Continue reading
Investing in language service providers has been a winning proposition of late. On average, a group of nine listed LSPs beat the performance of the global stock market. Continue reading
Revenues for the first nine months of the fiscal year at Tokyo-based language service provider come in at USD 68.7m. Core translation business grows a more modest 4.4%. Continue reading
When important news falls through the cracks, Slator is there to catch it. Here are the latest financial developments at Keywords Studios, Sajan, and Honyaku Center featuring annual results and share buy-backs. Continue reading
Japan’s largest translation company admits defeat in the Chinese market and shutters its Beijing office. Closure may serve as a cautionary tale to other language service companies eyeing China’s domestic market for growth. Continue reading
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