Japan is buzzing — and not just with neon. For businesses looking beyond the usual markets, Japan offers a rare mix of scale, sophistication, and fresh demand: a world-class manufacturing base and supply-chain know-how, frontier technology in robotics and automation, an under-exploited digital services market, and rapidly growing opportunities in healthcare, eldercare and clean energy
In this blog, we’ll explore something that sits at the heart of every great interpreted event: interpreting equipment. Whether you’re organizing a small meeting, a conference for hundreds, a hybrid webinar, or a public consultation, having the right equipment is essential. As well as ensuring speakers are clearly audible, it also plays an important role
Washington DC is a city like no other. Here, multinational corporations rub shoulders with embassies, while policy buffs mingle with trade delegations, and the world’s media outlets lurk in the wings. In a setting like this, language – and its accuracy – is paramount. A miscommunication or poorly chosen word can be the difference between
If you need an accurate, trustworthy interpreter for a language such as Uzbek or Armenian, it’s not always obvious where to begin – and it can be hard to know whether the person really has professional interpreting skills or just some background in the language. In this blog, we’ll help you understand both languages and
Cape Verdean Creole is an intriguing language that offers a glimpse of the country’s history and cultural identity. Sometimes referred to as Kriolu, this Creole language has developed complexities that mean it is far from the informal, local patter that its name might suggest. Perhaps because Cape Verde is an archipelago, the way language is
Whether you’re a patient or a clinician, accurate communication is critical for understanding and relaying healthcare information. From explaining the details of a diagnosis to describing a procedure and its risks, or setting out the likely recovery pathway, clear communication can be the difference between a safe outcome and a serious problem. That’s why using
There has been a subtle yet remarkable shift in the world of translation and interpretation services over the last few years. While Spanish, Mandarin, and French still account for the bulk of translation and interpreting work, requests for rare and indigenous languages are on the rise. Courts, hospitals, schools, NGOs, and local governments increasingly need
If you need an official English version of a foreign-language document (or vice versa) in the Washington DC area, a certified translation is often the right choice. In this guide, we explain exactly what a certified translation is, when you’ll need one, and practical tips for choosing the right DC translation services so your paperwork
Do you need to communicate with Chinese speakers? Perhaps you are conducting business in a Chinese city or coordinating a multilingual conference with Chinese participants. If this is the case, it’s more than likely that you’ll need to enlist the services of an experienced Chinese language interpreter to help you overcome the various linguistic and
In addition to being the political capital of the United States, Washington DC is also a vibrant melting pot of languages, a city where speakers of more than 170 languages live and interact every day. That’s not all; DC is also the US hub of diplomacy; it’s a center for businesses and legal institutions, as
