German–Japanese interpreters
Are you looking for interpreters for Japanese in Germany? We provide experienced conference interpreters for Japanese–German and Japanese–English – for negotiations, conferences, meetings and visits by Japanese business partners.
With more than 30 years of experience, we advise you on putting together the interpreting team, organise the equipment on request and make sure the interpreters are thoroughly prepared.
Japanese–German and Japanese–English
Our interpreters work between Japanese and German and also between Japanese and English – practical when English is the common language of your international meeting.
Following the native speaker principle, each interpreter works into their mother tongue wherever possible: one person into Japanese, another into German.
Typical assignments
- negotiations with Japanese-speaking business partners
- delegation visits and factory tours
- conferences, symposia and congresses
- board and supervisory board meetings
- video and telephone conferences
For conferences with many participants, we recommend simultaneous interpreters; for talks in small groups, negotiation interpreters.
Japan and Germany
Japan and Germany are leading industrial nations with close trade relations and work together in the United Nations, the G7 and the G20. There is a significant Japanese community in Germany, above all in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich.
The Japanese language
Japanese is spoken by more than 128 million people. It combines three scripts: kanji, adopted from Chinese, and the two syllabaries hiragana and katakana. A special feature is the honorific language keigo: different levels of speech are used depending on social position and formality – a particular challenge for interpreters at business meetings.
Translator or interpreter?
Many people say "translator" when they mean "interpreter". The difference: interpreters convey the spoken word, translators written texts. You need someone for a meeting, a negotiation or an event in Japanese? Then you have come to the right place.