HISTORY
Feb 1991

Established Tao Forum Co., Ltd., a production company
handling multilingual translation and DTP

Jan 1992

Launched multilingual translation service in English, Simplified
and Traditional Chinese, Korean, and other languages

Mar 1992

Produced Korean-language edition of A Guide to Emergency

Medical Treatment in Tokyo for the Medical Policy Divisionat the Medical Planning Department, Tokyo MetropolitanGovernment Bureau of Public Health, with later publicationin multiple languages. Enhanced multilingual translation andediting services aimed at government administration
Nov 1993

Started publishing business with the launch of Japan’s firstgrammar book using Mongolian script, Basic Mongolian

GrammarAug 1996

Started business relationship with major book distribution
companies, including Tohan, Nippan, and Osakaya (currentlyRakuten Books Network)

Dec 1997

Changed company name to Interbooks Co., Ltd.

Apr 1998

Published Japanese-language version of first volume of The

Sandman series, created by British author Neil Gaiman, as firstcompany to obtain overseas publishing rights
Apr 2012

C OR P OR AT E BR O C HUR E

Launched consultation service for implementing translation
support systems

May 2014

Launched service to develop Chinese to Japanese patenttranslation corpora

May 2017

Started dispatch business related to multilingual services after
obtaining license for General Worker Dispatching Undertaking

Apr 2019

Launched service to develop Japanese to English patenttranslation corpora

Jun 2019

Acquired ISO 17100 certification

Apr 2021

Started multilingual localization business utilizing translation
management systems

May 2022

Launched service to assist overseas companies’ businessexpansion into Japanese market (contracts and legal,localization)

Aug 2022

Acquired ISO/IEC 27001 certificationwww.interbooks.co.jp/en/

Interbooks Co., Ltd.
23.junGoing the distance with youIn one word, translation is multifarious. Some projects require in-depth, specialist knowledge of a specific field,
while others need to stir the emotions of an intended audience through skillful planning and creativity. And then there
are some projects that have to be completed as quickly as possible no matter what. To best serve our busy clients,
we work on projects with a shared objective in mind, aiming toward the same finish line. If you are unsure aboutsomething, we will help work on solutions together, sharing the burden while going the distance at your side.
Our company started out in the publishing business, and it is thanks to this background that we understand thedifficulties involved in the process of creating something. That’s why we carefully undertake each and every step
involved.

W H AT W E D O

B R A N D S TAT E M E N T■

Translation■

Writing

We offer translations in line with ISO 17100

This service mainly involves multilingual writing

requirements for accuracy and ISO 27001

projects for tourism facilities. We send nativerequirements for security. Our staff comprise

speakers of various languages all over Japan toexperts in the fields of law, finance, technology,

gather information and carry out research on-site,

patents, tourism, manufacturing (manuals), andthen create documents from a native viewpoint,

more, and our services are available in over 80

producing easy-to-understand content aimed atdifferent languages. We can also handle large

overseas tourists.

postediting projects.

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Multilingual DTP & Editing■

Publishing

The multilingual DTP and editing services we offer

Making full use of our strengths as a translation

to clients are undertaken by a team with expertisecompany, we publish and sell content aimed atin typography across multiple languages. We

audiences from within Japan and overseas, bothprovide all kinds of services related to multilingualin hard-copy and electronic formats. The works

typesetting, from design and layout to planning,

we publish cover many different genres, including

editing, writing, copy editing, proofreading, andsocial and natural sciences, languages, diplomacy

printing.

and international relations, comics, and more.

We are Interbooks.

MESSAGE
Creating valuable businesses
connected by real communication

Company Name

Interbooks Co., Ltd.

Date of Establishment

February 18, 1991

Capital10 million yen

President

MATSUMOTO Yoichi

Auditor

MASUTANI Satoshi (Professor at Rikkyo University’s College of Tourism)

Quality Advisors

OKUDA Momoko(Patent Attorney, Translator, Professor at Babel University Professional
School of Translation)

Since our establishment in 1991, we have been committed to communicating all kinds of information through wordsand characters. Our strength as a company lies in the three pillars of foreign language translation, creating = editing,

FUJIOKA Takahiro(Patent Attorney, Member of the Intellectual Property Translation
Proficiency Examination Committee)

and information transmission = publishing. As for our name, Interbooks, this was created through the combination of
our aspiration toward creating high-quality media. Along with these values,
our deep knowledge of multilingual DTP, editing, and publishing forms an
intrinsic part of our company’s DNA, and since our establishment,

Legal Advisor

HIGUCHI Kazuma (Higuchi & Partners, LPC)

Headquarters

1-5-10 Kudan-kita, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan 102-0073

Business

Multilingual translation and interpreting services
Publishing

we have been working to instill these into every facet of our organization.

Affiliated Organizations

Japan Translation Federation (JTF)
Asia-Pacific Association for Machine Translation (AAMT)Interbooks’ mission is to remove the language barriers that impede real

Nippon Intellectual Property Translation Association (NIPTA)

communication, and by doing so, make a meaningful contribution to

The Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Business License Number

people across the world. To us, real communication cannot be achieved
simply by replacing one country’s language with the words of another.

Applicable Standards

It requires a thorough understanding of the country of origin of an

ISO 17100 international standard for translation services

intended audience, including its culture, history, and technology,(Japanese to English) Finance, economics, and legal, patents and IP, business fields including

with translations created using more natural wording and expressions.

corporate communications, tourist information, etc., industry, and science and technology

Through our work in translation, editing, and publishing, we aim to help
businesses and cultures communicate in the global age.

General Worker Dispatching Undertaking (HA 13–307726)*Please get in touch if you require an ISO 17100-compliant translation

President

MATSUMOTO Yoichi

ISO/IEC 27001 international standard for information security management systems (ISMS)
Translation and interpreting services, editing/production services, and publishing

C OMPA N Y OU T L INE

two elements: “inter,” the idea of connecting the senders and receivers of information, and “books,” which embodies