Information about
Our Translation Services
Office Penguin Translation Agency

Updated: Mar. 8, 2023

What Sets Us Apart: Features of Our Translation Services

1

Accurate and Natural translations
Translation by native speakers of the target language combined with cross-checking ensuresthat your translations will always be faithful to the source text but also idiomatic and tailored tothe intended audience.

2Clear designs for a great impression
Your delivered files will be clearly and beautifully formatted for readability. If you need text forcopy-and-paste insertion, we will provide it in a format that makes it easy to match the original
with the translated text.

3

Simultaneous Multilingual Translation
Whether it’s English to Japanese and Chinese, the reverse, or some other combination, oursimultaneous multilingual translation service ensures accuracy and consistency across languages.
For Chinese, both simplified and traditional Chinese are supported.

Some of the Fields We Handle• Integrated reports, sustainability reports, annual reports, CSR reports, internal reports

PR & IR• Financial results, notices of convocation of general meetings of shareholders, financialstatements, annual securities reports• Corporate website, corporate brochures, business brochures, press releases• Contracts (basic transaction agreements, quality assurance agreements, non-disclosure

Legalagreements, memoranda of understanding, etc.)• Rules and regulations (internal control, compliance, supply chain documents, etc.)• Standards (quality, environmental, etc.)• Sales materials, proposals, product and service brochures

Marketing• Instruction manuals, product inserts, SDSs
• Information for visitors to Japan• Texts in games and apps

Creative• Video subtitles, text for interviews, speeches, etc.
• Catch copy (multiple suggestions), product names
Other fields are also supported.

Supported Industries

We offer technical translations for a wide variety of industries.
• Machinery and electronics, transportation equipment, materials• Finance, information and telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, food• Construction and engineering, resources and energy• Wholesale/trading, logistics, warehousing, retail• Tourism, leisure, entertainment, services

Rates and Charges for Regular Translations
SourceTargetRate (excluding tax)

English (100 words)→Japanese¥1,600 – 2,200

Chinese (100 characters)→

Japanese¥1,000 – 1,500

Japanese (100 characters)→

English¥1,400 – 1,600

Japanese (100 characters)→

Chinese¥1,200 – 1,500•

Translation rates usually fall within the ranges shown in the table.

•The translation charge is calculated by multiplying the rate by the quantity (1 per 100 words or 100 charactersof the source text, rounded up to the nearest whole number).

•In most cases, our rate is lower than the industry standard published by the Japan Translation Federation.

•A separate design formatting fee may apply. (Simple formatting in Word is free.)•Estimates are free of charge, and the estimated amount will usually equal the invoiced amount.

Estimated Turnaround Times

English → JapaneseTurnaround

Chinese → JapaneseTurnaround

1,500 English words

About 2 business days

2,000 Chinese characters

About 2 business days

3,000 English words

About 3 business days

4,000 Chinese characters

About 3 business days

Japanese → English / Chinese

Turnaround

1,500 Japanese characters

About 2 business days

3,000 Japanese characters

About 3 business days•

The above are rough estimates. Turnaround times may vary depending on the season.

•If you are in a hurry, we can provide an express service. We will provide you with an indication of availability together
with the estimate. Express service may result in a surcharge of 10-50% of the translation charge.

Estimates
Please send us your manuscript as an email attachment (info@office-penguin.com or to your contact person).
We will normally send you a quotation with prices and turnaround time within the same day.
Estimates are free of charge.
Request for estimate
Estimate
Order or decision to pass

Translation begins when you place your order•If your manuscript is not yet complete, we can provide you with a tentative estimate based on your unfinished manuscript.

•If you cannot send us your manuscript, we can still provide you with a tentative estimate if you give us a description of the content
and the word or character count.

•Regardless of whether or not a nondisclosure agreement has been signed, we will independently assume a strict obligation ofconfidentiality and take steps to ensure that any materials or information you send us will not be leaked.

•Charges are invoiced after delivery (in the case of corporate clients). Please deposit the fee by transfer to our bank account or via
PayPal.

Company Information
At Office Penguin, we specialize in providing text solutions, including high-qualitytranslations, to support our customers' business communications.
Old logoCompanyAddress
Main Business

Office Penguin LLC
Kuwano Bldg. 2F, 6-23-4 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku,Tokyo, Japan
Translation, DTP, Web promotion

Established / Incorporated 2016 / 2021
Representative

Hideki Nagai, Representative PartnerBank

MUFG Bank, Shibuya Branch (and others)

Unified Supplier Qualification
for all government offices

206196 (Translation, interpretation, etc.)
New logo: Enhanced from pen to brush!

Contact UsOffice Penguin

info@office-penguin.com+81 – 3 – 4285 – 1254

We welcome your inquiries and look forward to hearing from you!