Business Field Localization (Translation)

  1. Business Field
  2. Localization (Translation)

Localization (Translation)

In order for a company to become global or export products, translation is essential. At Crestec, it is our standard practice to use native translators for localization. Because the text is translated considering the language culture and customs in each country and region, this has led to increased trust from global companies who have experienced our service many times.

1. Translations into Over 100 Languages

In addition to Japanese to English translations, we also offer translation services, such as translations from English into other languages and translations into Japanese, using the optimum method and costs to suit the client's goals. Because we have significant experience with localization, we are able to provide complete services from complicated analysis to inspection.

 Languages Supported

  • 1 Afrikaans
  • 2 Albanian
  • 3 Arabic (Egypt)
  • 4 Arabic (Jordan)
  • 5 Arabic (Saudi Arabia)
  • 6 Armenian
  • 7 Azerbaijani (Cyrillic)
  • 8 Azerbaijani (Latin)
  • 9 Belarusian
  • 10 Bengali (India)
  • 11 Bosnian (Cyrillic)
  • 12 Bosnian (Latin)
  • 13 Bulgarian
  • 14 Burmese
  • 15 Catalan
  • 16 Chinese (Malaysian Taiwanese)
  • 17 Chinese (Simplified)
  • 18 Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong)
  • 19 Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
  • 20 Croatian
  • 21 Czech
  • 22 Danish
  • 23 Dari
  • 24 Dutch (Belgium)
  • 25 Dutch (Netherlands)
  • 26 English (Australia)
  • 27 English (United Kingdom)
  • 28 English (United States)
  • 29 Estonian
  • 30 Finnish
  • 31 French (Belgium)
  • 32 French (Canada)
  • 33 French (France)
  • 34 French (Luxembourg)
  • 35 French (Switzerland)
  • 36 Georgian
  • 37 German (Austria)
  • 38 German (Belgium)
  • 39 German (Germany)
  • 40 German (Luxembourg)
  • 41 German (Switzerland)
  • 42 Greek
  • 43 Haitian Creole
  • 44 Hebrew
  • 45 Hindi
  • 46 Hungarian
  • 47 Icelandic
  • 48 Indonesian
  • 49 Irish
  • 50 isiZulu
  • 51 Italian (Italy)
  • 52 Italian (Switzerland)
  • 53 Japanese
  • 54 Kazakh
  • 55 Khmer
  • 56 Kiswahili
  • 57 Korean
  • 58 Kyrgyz
  • 59 Lao
  • 60 Latvian
  • 61 Lithuanian
  • 62 Macedonian
  • 63 Malay (Malaysia)
  • 64 Maltese
  • 65 Marathi
  • 66 Moldovan
  • 67 Mongolian (Cyrillic)
  • 68 Nepali
  • 69 Norwegian (Bokmal)
  • 70 Persian
  • 71 Polish
  • 72 Portuguese (Brazil)
  • 73 Portuguese (Portugal)
  • 74 Romanian
  • 75 Russian
  • 76 Serbian (Cyrillic)
  • 77 Serbian (Latin)
  • 78 Serbian (Latin, Montenegro)
  • 79 Sinhala
  • 80 Slovak
  • 81 Slovenian
  • 82 Spanish (Argentina)
  • 83 Spanish (Chile)
  • 84 Spanish (Cuba)
  • 85 Spanish (Dominican Republic)
  • 86 Spanish (Latin America)
  • 87 Spanish (Mexico)
  • 88 Spanish (Peru)
  • 89 Spanish (Puerto Rico)
  • 90 Spanish (Spain)
  • 91 Swedish
  • 92 Tagalog
  • 93 Tajik
  • 94 Tamil
  • 95 Telugu
  • 96 Thai
  • 97 Turkish
  • 98 Turkmen
  • 99 Uighur
  • 100 Ukrainian
  • 101 Urdu
  • 102 Uzbek (Cyrillic)
  • 103 Uzbek (Latin)
  • 104 Vietnamese
  • 105 Zhuang

 Examples of Product Categories

  • • Optical equipment
  • • Automotive
  • • Heavy industrial machinery
  • • Home electronics
  • • Security systems
  • • Communication devices
  • • Multi-function products
  • • Software
  • • Apps for mobile devices
  • • Medical devices
  • • Mobile devices (mobile phones, smartphones, and tablets)

 Examples of Material Types

  • • Owner's manuals
  • • Maintenance manuals
  • • User Interface (UI) menus and messages
  • • Software
  • • Packages
  • • Catalogs
  • • Legal text

2. Translation Quality

Crestec uses over 1,000 translators. By using only native-speaking translators who live in the countries where the target language is spoken, the translations can reflect changes over time in the words and expressions in order to produce natural translations that convey the correct meaning to native speakers. Our experienced translators, who are very familiar with the characteristics of your product and brand, translate using technical writing knowledge and skills. Newly registered translators must complete test translations during a trial period. Their performance is monitored using numerical values assigned by our specialized section and the information is managed in a database.

Implementation of Strict Quality Control Using Multiple Monitoring Functions and Systems

The text received from native translators is checked based on the QA standards of GALA and other international translation organizations, and the accuracy of the entire text is judged by both a person and a tool (program). Crestec has an editing department staffed with full-time native proofreaders. The proofreaders carry out the work that can be performed only by a person, such as checking for mistranslations, judging whether the sentences are easy to read, and ensuring that there are no expressions that could cause misunderstandings. In addition, we carry out computer-aided checks using our proprietary translation support tool to check for easily made mistakes, such as omitted translations, inconsistently translated words, and incorrect values, to thoroughly eliminate errors from the translations. As a result, we are able to provide translations at a consistently high level of quality. In addition, each translation project is evaluated on a 5-level scale, and the positive and negative evaluations are stored and managed in a database. If the evaluation of a translation is in the bottom two levels, a detailed evaluation is sent to the translator in order to increase the quality of the translator's translations.

Check System for Ensuring Translation Quality

Translation delivery from translators

Language checks from native speakers
・Proofreading according to the translation quality check items and the proofreading instruction sheet
・Computer-aided quality check using a tool

The quality score of the translation is determined and the score is indicated on the proofreading instruction sheet as "Excellent Quality," "Good Quality," "Sufficient Quality," "Below Standard," and "Unsatisfactory." If the translation is judged to be "Below Standard" or lower, a detailed evaluation and the analysis results are sent to the translator along with advice. If there is a problem, improvements are requested, or warnings and penalties are initiated.

Proposing the Translation Method according to the Requests

Crestec translation methods can mainly be classified into two types: translation using translation-support tools, which uses translation memory and a CAT tool (computer-assisted translation tool), and hybrid machine translation, which uses a machine-translation engine.

1 Translation Using Translation-Support Tools

By using translation assets (translation memory), text can be translated efficiently, which makes it possible to reduce costs. In addition, from a quality standpoint, this method has the benefit of ensuring that the terms and expressions used in a document are consistent. Therefore, this method is used for user guides and many other translations that require a high level of accuracy.

2 Machine Translation

Crestec uses hybrid machine translation that combines "rule-based machine translation," which translates using a combination of grammar rules and a dictionary, with "statistical machine translation," which translates by analyzing the connections between words in accumulated translation assets. Because the translation is accurate and consistent, it feels like a natural translation from a human translator, not a translation from a machine. In addition, unlike machine translation services available online, the translations are performed in a closed environment so you do not have to worry about information leaks. Because hybrid machine translation can reduce the lead time and lower costs, we recommend it when you want to translate a large volume of technical documents or documents for internal use.