Japanese Translation Services in Singapore

What we translate

• Personal documents: family registers (koseki tohon), residence certificates (juminhyo), birth and marriage certificates, diplomas and transcripts
• Legal documents: contracts, court documents, powers of attorney and notarial deeds
• Corporate documents: commercial registry certificates (tokibo tohon), articles of incorporation, minutes, annual reports and financial statements
• Business and technical: correspondence, manuals, specifications, marketing material and websites

Certification options

• Certified translation: carries our translator’s signed declaration that it is accurate and complete. Enough for most Singapore submissions, including ICA and MOM.
• ACRA filings: our team includes an ACRA-approved translator for English, Chinese and Japanese.
• Translator’s affidavit: for court use, sworn before a Commissioner for Oaths, in person or by video link.
• Notarisation and apostille: for documents going to Japan, we arrange notarisation and the Singapore Academy of Law apostille. Japan is a member of the Apostille Convention.

How we work

Every translation is done by a human translator and checked by a second linguist. Your documents are handled in confidence and deleted 90 days after delivery.

Fees and turnaround

Certificates and other short standard documents are charged per document; other documents by character count for Japanese, or word count for English. Standard delivery is one business day per 2,000 words; express service is available at an additional charge.

See also: Legal translation · ICA, MOM and personal documents · Translator’s affidavit and notarisation