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Japanese Document Translation in Toronto
Japanese mixes kanji, hiragana and katakana, and some of its documents run in vertical columns rather than horizontal lines.
- Written scope before work
- Independent review of every page
- Encrypted delivery with a control note
Reading the pair
What changes first on Japanese pages
Japanese requests are checked for writing direction and character width before scope.
Kanji, hiragana and katakana are mixed inside one sentence, and full-width and half-width forms of the same character are different code points. Vertical writing (tategaki) runs from top to bottom and from right to left, and it appears on certificates, some letters and manga.
Japanese names need a reading (フリガナ) that the kanji alone does not show. Keigo levels change the verb form and the form of address for the sender and the recipient.
Scope control
What the scope fixes for Japanese sets
The scope names the writing direction, the width convention and the name readings.
- 01Page list
Every page that carries Japanese text is counted before the quote is prepared.
- 02Direction on the page
The page is read in the order the Japanese original sets, not in the order an English draft would.
Mixing full-width and half-width forms makes a search miss the same word, so one width is fixed for the document and applied throughout. A vertical page set horizontally reverses the reading order of its columns, so vertical pages are re-flowed column by column rather than converted line by line.
The scope names the Japanese points above in writing; no page is added silently.
Document set
Where the Japanese difference lands on the page
Guessing a reading produces a plausible but wrong name in the target, so the reading is taken from the document or confirmed before it is used.
A flat register makes a formal letter read as a note between colleagues, so the register is chosen from the document type before translation.
Checks on the page
The checks a reviewer can make on Japanese pages
Character width is checked across the term list and the finished pages. Vertical pages are proofed in column order, right to left.
Workflow
How Japanese files move through the studio
Direction and width are fixed first, then the term list carries the readings.
- 01Order
The Japanese pages are read in the source order before the term list is fixed.
- 02Review
A second reader compares each Japanese page with the source.
Quality control
What the second reader checks in Japanese sets
Readings are recorded beside the name in the control note. The register of address is checked on the first and last paragraph.
Hand-off
How the finished Japanese sets are delivered
The Japanese file is delivered with readings recorded and vertical pages proofed in column order.
- 01Package
The Japanese set is delivered encrypted, with a control note naming each page.
- 02Corrections
These are made against the delivered Japanese version and recorded in the note.
Quote basis
What decides the quote for Japanese sets
Japanese work is counted per column set and per reading confirmation, not by word alone.
- 01Page count
The quote follows the Japanese pages named in the scope.
- 02Layout work
Rebuilding the layout of Japanese sets is quoted as its own line.
Limits
What this page does not decide about Japanese
This page covers Japanese script and layout handling; it does not decide how an office will read a name.
- 01Office rules
Acceptance of the delivered set for Japanese filings is decided by the receiving office, not by this page.
- 02No filing advice
This page does not give filing advice for Japanese applications.
Published rule
Which Canadian rule applies to the Japanese document set
The published rules behind this Japanese page set, quoted word for word.
- 01Authority
ATIO — ATIO F.A.Q. — certified member versus candidate.
- 02Second reference
Ontario — Official Documents Services — Documents in other languages — notarization and translation.
“Certified members of ATIO will have either successfully passed the CTTIC Certification Examination process in their category, or been accepted through the on-dossier certification procedure.” — ATIO, n.d.
“Documents in languages other than English and French must be: Issued within Canada, Notarized by an Ontario notary public, Accompanied by a translation” — Ontario — Official Documents Services, n.d.
Quoted word for word from the source named above; for this Japanese set, the office's current text governs if it changes.
Source: ATIO — ATIO F.A.Q. — certified member versus candidate
FAQ
Questions before the first Japanese request
Short answers to questions about Japanese document translation before the first Japanese set is read.
Can you handle a vertically printed certificate?
Yes. Vertical pages are re-flowed column by column and proofed from right to left. The same answer applies to Japanese document translation.
How do you know how my name is read?
From the furigana on the document where it exists; where it does not, the reading is confirmed before it is used.
Will the translation sound formal enough for a Japanese office?
The keigo level is chosen from the document type, then checked on the opening and closing paragraphs.
Which pages are named in the scope for Japanese?
Only the pages named in the scope for Japanese; a page added after the scope is fixed is quoted as new work.
Continue reading
More on the Japanese document pages
Four pages that take up the other parts of the Japanese set, each with its own scope notes.
Next step
Send the Japanese file for review
Send the Japanese document translation file for review. A first reply names the points this page raises for Japanese and asks for the pages that carry them.
Nothing is translated before the scope is accepted, so the language direction and the page list stay tied to the same Japanese document.