Working languages:
Japanese to English
English to Japanese
Japanese (monolingual)

Nathan Takase
Engaging English for Creative Content

Local time: 18:13 JST (GMT+9)

Native in: English 
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Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter, Identity Verified Verified site user
Affiliations This person is not affiliated with any business or Blue Board record at ProZ.com.
Services Translation, Subtitling, Copywriting
Expertise
Specializes in:
Cinema, Film, TV, DramaGaming/Video-games/E-sports
Tourism & TravelPoetry & Literature
MarketingAdvertising / Public Relations
Sports / Fitness / RecreationLinguistics
Other

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KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 385, Questions answered: 149
Blue Board entries made by this user  16 entries

Experience Years of experience: 18. Registered at ProZ.com: May 2012.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials Japanese (JLPT Level 1 (2007), verified)
Japanese (Kanji Kentei Level 2 (2013), verified)
Japanese to English (JLPT Level 1)
English to Japanese (JLPT Level 1)
Memberships JAT
TeamsLinguasmith
Software Adobe Acrobat, Aegisub, memoQ, MemSource Cloud, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Pro, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Subtitle Edit, Subtitle Editor, Subtitle Workshop, Trados Studio
Website http://www.linguasmith.com
Events and training
Professional practices Nathan Takase endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
Bio
Freelance Japanese to English translator born and raised in the U.S., living in Japan since 2006.


Education

  • Passed JLPT Level 1, 2008
  • Intensive Japanese University Preparatory Course,
    Edo Cultural Center Japanese Language School (Tokyo, Japan), 2007-2008
  • B.A. in Japanese Language and Area Studies,
    Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (Tokyo, Japan), 2008-2012


Experience

Strong English composition skills and an abundance of creativity give me the perfect foundation to provide translations for marketing texts, game and application localization, subtitles, and more.

I also have extensive experience with computers and technology, including hardware, software, and networking:

  • Region 10 Certified PC Technician, 1999
  • Repairing and troubleshooting x86/PC systems for 22 years, Macintosh systems for 13 years
  • Programming experience with BASIC, Pascal, C++, Java, Perl, Ruby
  • Multi-campus school district network administration experience, CISCO certification class assistant teacher

Other areas of work include linguistics, corpus linguistics, natural language processing, general business, retail and advertising, catalogs, health and fitness, nutrition, internal martial arts, cooking, literary translation, philosophy, and more.


Contact

Freelance translation is conducted in partnership with an English to Japanese (native Japanese) specialist. For more details and contact information, visit us at Linguasmith.

This user has earned KudoZ points by helping other translators with PRO-level terms. Click point total(s) to see term translations provided.

Total pts earned: 409
PRO-level pts: 385


Top languages (PRO)
Japanese to English281
English to Japanese88
English16
Top general fields (PRO)
Tech/Engineering111
Other107
Law/Patents39
Bus/Financial32
Social Sciences24
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Top specific fields (PRO)
Other43
Mechanics / Mech Engineering23
Electronics / Elect Eng20
Automotive / Cars & Trucks20
Computers: Software16
Gaming/Video-games/E-sports16
Law (general)16
Pts in 30 more flds >

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Profile last updated
Jan 19



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