経歴書 ・ Examples of Past Work

-Published Translation-

Strange Houses by Uketsu

(Original title 変な家)
Another in Uketsu’s “strange” series, this was actually his debut novel in Japanese. Bizarre house floor plans hide murder!

The UK cover of Strange Houses by Uketsu. It is a pink-colored house layout against a blue background. Inside the house diagram is a bloody meat cleaver, a severed hand, and the caption "The chilling Japanese mystery sensation." It also has the Japanese title.
The UK cover for Strange Houses by Uketsu

Strange Pictures by Uketsu

(Original title 変な絵)
A smash horror/mystery hybrid from Japan’s masked mystery man, Uketsu.

The UK cover to Strange Pictures by Uketsu. It looks like a stylized bento box with a piece of octopus tentacle sushi dripping blood, along with the book and author's name in English and in Japanese.
The Strange Pictures UK cover.

The Devil’s Flute Murders by Seishi Yokomizo

(Original title 悪魔がきたりて、笛を吹く)
A classic gothic-style mystery set in post-war Tokyo by Japan’s master mystery author.

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Kthulhu Reich by Asamatsu Ken

(Original Title: 邪神帝国 (The Cthulhu Mythos Files3))
A horror work made of linked stories revolving around Nazis, the Occult, and the world of H. P. Lovecraft’s Chtulhu Mythos. 

West of Innsmouth: A Cthulhu Western by Kikuchi Hideyuki

(Original Title 邪神決闘)

This is a unique mashup of western novel, Cthulhu Mythos, and fantasy ninja romance from Vampire Hunter D creator Kikuchi Hideyuki. Equal parts gunslinging adventure, mystic ninja action, and creeping cosmic horror with just a dash of silliness, it’s guaranteed to be unlike anything you’ve read before.

-Sake/Shochu-

新谷酒造 Shintani Shuzo – Cinderella パンフレット英訳　Pamphlet Translation
八百新酒造 Yaoshin Shuzo – カタログ修正 Catalogue Editing/Correction , ウエブサイト英訳 Website translation
永山本家酒造場 Nagayama Honke Shuzojo – ウエブサイト英訳 Website translation
千代の園酒造 Chiyonosono Sake Brewery – ウエブサイト英訳 Website Translation
はつもみぢ酒造 Hatsumomidi Shuzo – ウエブサイト英訳 Website Translation
今田酒造本店 Imada Shuzo Honten – ウエブサイト英訳 Website Translation
Shochu Next Article Translations Hamada Syuzou / Rihei Ginger
Sake Today – Various articles translated
Sake Future Summit 2020: Subtitles for Sustainability, Sake & Shochu and Awamori: Japan’s Indigenous Spirit

-Tech, News & Culture-

I am a regular translator for Japanese cultural and information website Nippon.com, with new articles almost weekly. Some notable examples include:
Desalination with Carbon-Nanotubes to Help Solve Global Water Issues
A five part series by nature photographer Ōtake Hidehiro: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
Several essays by Akutagawa prize winner Li Kotomi, including
Ancient Dreams of Glory in the Wilderness: Heijōkyō and Chang’an
The Skies and Seas of Kagawa

I have also translated many technology articles for WorkInJapan.Today, run by engineer staffing company Human Resocia, particularly those by leading figure in Japan’s Python programming world, Yoshimasa Tadashi.
Examples include
Add Proposals to Tech Skills
All About the Python 3 Certified Data Analyst Examination
PHP Conference Japan 2019: A Report from one of Japan’s Largest PHP Events

Note: The following are covered by non-disclosure agreements, so specific details cannot be revealed.

-Games-

I have worked on over a dozen game projects, covering more than 2 million characters. Among these are:
VasterClaws3, an indie fantasy strategy/role playing game (in-game text editing & supplementary translation, website translation, etc.)
An ongoing mobile Free to Play (F2P) fantasy RPG with over 500,000 downloads in Japan.
A large scale robot science fiction tactical RPG game.
Retro fighting and action games remastered for modern game systems (game text and digital manuals).
Several visual novels in the teen-romance genre.
An adventure/mystery visual novel.

-Tourism-

Dozens of website localization projects for local tourist associations around Japan, but especially in Hokkaido and Tohoku.
Driving and cycling guides.
Websites for hotels, restaurants and other service facilities
A nationwide database of tourist information

-Technical/Manufacturing-

Translation and checking of news articles, internal reports, and other documents for an automobile manufacturer
Internal information video scripts for an RTOS manufacturer.
Technical manuals for agricultural equipment
Software Manuals
Website localization for heavy manufacturing and civil engineering companies

-Miscellaneous-

TV scripts for a children’s animation
Restaurant menus
12 volumes of manga
News/opinion articles
And many more…