Translation Agencies and Relevant Websites

Translation Agencies

1. (ALC) The Mother of All Agency Lists – http://home.alc.co.jp/db/owa/sq_agt_list2
2. Alliance Biz Translations (a division of Alliance Business Solutions) –  http://alliancebiztranslations.com
3. Clover Legal Translations – www.cloverlegaltranslations.com – Dont’ know anything specific about them other than that they’re based in San Diego.  Saw they had a posting under Craigslist San Diego seeking translators/interpreters for all languages.
4. Congre – www.congre.co.jp – Mostly interpreter dispatch
5. Elanex – www.elanex.biz – There is more potential work for people with legal, finance and technical backgrounds, but they have some cool software to make the process easy, and they pay fast! (Most J companies pay 2 months after the fact)
6. Intergroup – www.intergroup.co.jp – Some translation jobs but mostly interpreter dispatch JTC – www.jtc.jp – One of Japan’s largest translation agencies
7. Lionbridge –  http://www.lionbridge.com – The biggest one in the industry for all language pairs.
8. MultiLing – www.multiling.com – is a major provider of technical translations.  Adam Bigelow is the GM of their Japan office.  According to Adam, from time to time they hire translators with minimal experience as full-time employees and are always looking for experienced translators.
9. Proz.com – www.proz.com – Translator’s cafe type page with user profiles etc
10. Simul – http://www.simul.co.jp – Another big Japanese translation company
11. Translations.com (http://www.translations.com/) – Provides Website localization, software localization, GMS (Globalization Management System) software products, and enterprise-level, professional translation services.
12. Transperfect: (http://www.transperfect.com/) – Provides a full array of language and business services, including Translation, Interpretation, Linguistic Validation, Transcription, Typesetting & Graphics, Multicultural Marketing, Voiceovers & Dubbing, Subtitling, Staffing Solutions, Document Management, Court Reporting, Virtual Data Room Services
13. TranslatorsBase (http://translatorbase.com/) – A community-like agency on the web with a wide array of translation project listings, translation tools, and community forums. Members can use the forums and tools for free, but the agency requires a yearly subscription fee for posting bids on projects.

Websites for Finding Translation Work and Community

1. Society for Writers, Editors and Translators (SWET) – www.swet.jp – Tokyo-based group founded in or around 1984 by Lynne Riggs and Ruth Stevens.
2. Honyaku Home – Website:  http://honyakuhome.org/ and Google Group:  http://groups.google.com/group/honyaku/ – A well-established site for Japanese translators, information and resources.
3. Northern California Translators Association – http://www.ncta.org/index.cfm
4. Translators Cafe – http://www.translatorscafe.com
5. http://www.translator.jp (翻訳ディレクトリー)