I am a Japanese native English > Japanese interpreter/translator based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
I have worked with many of major Silicon Valley tech companies, global brands, auto manufacturers as well as law firms and nonprofit organizations.
I enjoy keeping up to date with what is happening in various industries, helping you communicate with your clients without a glitch.

Area of Expertise:

Conference Interpretation:
Simultaneous interpretation (booth, or "whispering"), consecutive interpretation

Translation / Proofreading (Wordfast / Smartling) :
Business in General/Finance/Accounting/Fashion & Textile/Food & Restaurant
Legal (contracts, patents, litigation)

Prior to becoming a freelancer, I worked full time for companies including McDonald's Corporation, Goldman Sachs, Carrefour, Levi Strauss & Co., and AIG in different functions including sales, admin and linguistic support.

I have worked closely with management and am familiar with corporate finance.

My education background is in social science and I have taken college and graduate classes both in Japanese and English.
I have also attended simultaneous interpretation courses at 2 well-known language institutes in Tokyo for 5 years.

Since 2007, I have been living in California, US.