Tel. 03-6880-2620
Hours: 9:00-17:00Closed Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
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Tel. 03-6880-2620
Hours: 9:00-17:00
The business world is rapidly diversifying and requires ever-higher levels of interpretation performance. DHC’s interpretation staff is made up of communication professionals with a wealth of interpretation experience and specialized knowledge.
Our interpretation staff includes specialists across a wide range of fields, including medicine, pharmaceuticals, machinery, IT, and even fashion. We can meet the diverse needs of our clients in every language imaginable.
Medicine, pharmaceuticals, IT, machinery, management, marketing, environment, science, law, etc.
English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Arabic, Eastern European languages, Scandinavian languages, Southeast Asian languages, and more
We offer a wide range of interpretation services for international conferences, business negotiations, receptions, special events, and guided tours.
We also offer the following services related to interpretation:
Simultaneous interpretation involves the twin tasks of translating while listening and listening while translating. Seated in special booths, interpreters listen to a speaker’s words through headphones and translate them simultaneously while speaking into a microphone. Listeners can hear the interpretation through earphones. Simultaneous interpretation requires special audio and interpretation equipment and materials.
In addition, since simultaneous interpretation requires such intense concentration, interpreters need to rotate in 10- to 15-minute shifts. For this reason, a team of two to four interpreters will be provided depending on the content and length of the event.
In successive interpretation, the interpreter takes notes while listening to the speaker’s words and then interprets them during pauses.
Successive interpretation takes twice as long as simultaneous interpretation because the interpreter interprets individual statements one after another. This method of interpretation is employed for meetings in which accuracy is especially important as well as for business negotiations, presentations, and seminars. Normally it does not require any special equipment or materials.
Depending on the content, successive interpretation is usually conducted by one interpreter for up to three hours or by two interpreters for longer than three hours.
This kind of interpretation, in which the interpreter whispers his or her interpretation into the ear of the listener, is used when only one or two people require interpretation.
As a form of simultaneous interpretation that does not require the use of headphones or microphones, it is important that whispering interpretation takes place in an environment where the interpreter can easily hear what both parties are saying.
As with simultaneous interpretation, multiple interpreters are needed for extended whispering interpretation sessions.
Feel free to contact us by telephone or email.
A coordinator will ask about your needs and propose optimal interpretation services to meet them.
Our highly skilled and capable interpretation staff and coordinators work together to support business activities across a wide range of fields.
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Contact, inquiry
01Contact, inquiry
Contact us by telephone or email.
Please include the following information:
Planned date and time of interpretation, location, content, language, interpretation format (simultaneous, successive, whispering), and number of participants.
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Asking about needs and proposing solutions
02Asking about needs and proposing solutions
A coordinator will ask about your specific interpretation needs and propose the best services to meet them.
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Quote, order
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Advance preparations
04Advance preparations
We will check on matters such as whether any meetings are needed on the day before or the day of the event, meeting locations, and times.
Please prepare materials such as the following in advance:
Timetables, names and titles of participants, slides, and speakers’ drafts
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Day of event
05Day of event
Interpretation services provided
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Checking results
06Checking results
We will ask for your feedback on your interpreter’s performance. We may verify the amount of time interpretation services were provided if they took longer than planned.
| English ⇔ Japanese | Full day | Half day |
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| Simultaneous interpretation for an international conference, etc. | From 90,000 yen／person | From 60,000 yen／person |
| Business negotiations, meeting, etc. | From 70,000 yen／person | From 50,000 yen／person |
| Costs of advance preparations |
If the content of interpretation work requires considerable advance preparations or meetings or research costs, the normal rate for interpretation services will be billed for such work. |
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| Rules on travel |
Work in the greater Tokyo area (within 100 km of Tokyo Station) is not treated as travel. |
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| Costs of time in transit and otherwise required |
When interpretation services require business travel or considerable time in transit, the following costs will be billed separately for time spent in transit in addition to interpretation time:
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| Travel expenses, per diem |
Per diem (per interpreter, per day)
Travel expenses |
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| Cancellation fee |
Cancellation fees are calculated based on business days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. |