I'm a 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞-𝐭𝐨-𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 operating under the business name EZo Translation, which I set up as a sole trader at the beginning of 2023.I have a 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 and 𝐉𝐋𝐏𝐓 𝐍1 (the highest level of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test), and I lived in Japan for 9 years.I got my 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 (𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞) 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 from the University of Western Australia. I graduated with a 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐆𝐏𝐀, was the recipient of an 𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐓 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝, and was 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 at graduation.👩🎓So you could definitely say that I have a ✨𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏!✨My goal as a translator is to be a bridge between Japan and the English speaking world, providing access to Japanese culture, ideas, and stories to English speakers not fluent in Japanese, and giving Japanese people and businesses the ability to communicate with English-speaking audiences.I'm most passionate about literary and gaming translation, and translated three volumes of a light novel series into English in 2024.I consider myself a creative person, and most enjoy translating creative texts such as games and novels since they often require creative problem solving to translate effectively into English. Translating in a way that preserves the meaning, intent, and author's voice can be a challenge, but one that I find extremely fun and rewarding.I also have a lot of experience in business and market research translation, particularly with translating company websites, corporate communications, customer surveys, and market research analysis reports.𝐌𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭:📖 Literary🎮 Gaming💼 Business📈 Market Research🎓 Education✈️ Tourism🎨 Social Sciences/Humanities𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐈 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞:✔️ Translating✔️ Editing✔️ Proofreading✔️ Localisation✔️ Transcreation✔️ Quality Assurance (QA)✔️ Review✔️ Subtitling & Subtitle Translation✔️ Transcription (of English audio)𝐂𝐀𝐓 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐈 𝐮𝐬𝐞:・ SDL Trados Studio 2022・ Multiterm・ Subtitle Edit・ Aegisub・ Microsoft 365 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)--------------If you send me a connection request, please make sure to also send a personalised message, letting me know where you know me from and/or the reason you'd like to connect. Otherwise, I might not accept your request unless I know you personally.