SOURCENEXT does what no other company can do: help foreign partners successfully break into the third largest market in the world for online sales—Japan. And localization plays a key role. Continue reading
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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
The Japanese provider of business intelligence and Asia-focused industry research sees translation volumes going up as the company grows internationally. To boost productivity UZABASE is looking to deploy a TMS. Continue reading
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Japan’s most popular messaging app LINE has complex requirements for translation and localization. Senior Localization Engineer and Product Manager Robert Wertheim explains the process. Continue reading
At Slator’s Tokyo Meetup, held at the Grand Hyatt in Roppongi, participants discussed what’s driving the language industry in 2017. The meetup was well attended by language service providers, industry consultants, and localization buyers. 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
Tokyo-based mini-conglomerate Fidel Technologies acquires India’s LinguaNext; rebrands to LinguaSol. It is Fidel’s second acquisition in 2016 following the purchase of a majority stake in a Japanese patent translation firm. Continue reading
Signs of life in the Japanese startup world, as two co-founders of translation crowdsourcing platform Conyac sell to language service provider Rozetta for USD 14m in cash and stock deal. Continue reading
Japan’s Honyaku Center posts a 0.8% increase in revenues to $59.1m in its interim earnings report for the nine months up to December 31, 2015; Profits up by 28% to $3.2m. Continue reading
A fan translation group dropped several Japanese to English game localization projects after a cease and desist notice from a questionable source threatened legal action. Continue reading
Editors at the BBC World Service join linguists all over the world and become post-editors of machine translations; Japanese goes first. Continue reading
Exclusive: Translation industry and sales veteran Mark Shriner joins Welocalize as the LSP starts building an Asia-based salesforce to go beyond its production-centric setup. Continue reading
Japanese LSP Honyaku Center’s core translation services cushion the blow from its four ancillary business units in its 2015 half-year results. Continue reading
The software development crowdsourcing company, which includes translation and localization, estimates project requests this 2015 to reach $82.3 million. Continue reading
Crowdfunding game localization may just give game publishers enough money to prevent issues and delays like those experienced by Yakuza 5. Continue reading
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