Japanese Translation Services

Japanese is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic (or Japanese-Ryukyuan) language family.

Japanese emigrant communities, the largest of which are to be found in Brazil, with 1.4 million to 1.5 million Japanese immigrants and descendents, sometimes employ Japanese as their primary language. Approximately 5% of Hawaii residents speak Japanese, with Japanese ancestry the largest single ancestry in the state (over 24% of the population). Japanese emigrants can also be found in Peru, Argentina, Australia (especially Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Cairns), and the United States (notably California, where 1.2% of the population has Japanese ancestry).

A major economic power, Japan has the world's second-largest economy by nominal GDP and the third largest in purchasing power parity. It is the world's fourth largest exporter and fifth largest importer. Japan is also one of the leading nations in the fields of scientific research, particularly technology, machinery and biomedical research, ensuring that Japanese translation services are constantly required for both companies based in Japan and in many other countries.

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