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Clients and testimonials
Since founding WeDoJapan in 2013, we’ve been lucky to work with many great clients worldwide, including in Japan, the UK, the US, Singapore, Germany, and Canada. As a boutique specialist agency, we take pride in delivering tailored services to meet your unique needs. Whether it’s translating non-fiction books, crafting engaging tourism content, or refining texts focused on sustainability, we apply our expertise and ensure your project receives our utmost attention.
Here is a selection of clients and testimonials that highlight the positive feedback we’ve received.
ANA / BBC / Dentsu PR / Economist Group / Freedman-International / FUJISANKEI / Hachette / Hitachi Rail / JAL / J-Stories / Kateigaho Magazine / LIXIL / NHK / Nippon Foundation / Nissan / Rakuten / Robert Half / Sunmark Publishing / Teddy Maximus / Translated / TBS / The History Channel
“Tony has brought tremendous value as chief English-language translator/copy editor of J-Stories, a multilingual, solutions-focused news service reporting on innovations and technologies from Japan. Tony doesn’t just translate the original articles. He beautifully crafts our English articles, making them appeal to and resonate with an English-speaking audience in the most effective way. We can maintain high standards in our English-language output thanks to Tony’s highly professional skills in Japanese, English writing and journalism.” (Toshi Maeda, CEO of PBMC)
J-Stories
“Tony translated my book This Monk Wears Heels from Japanese to English. Tony not only understands Japanese culture and its nuances but also fully grasped my mission and passion for the project. Thanks to him, I was able to convey my message with both accuracy and warmth in English. The book has been successful and is now available in 8 languages. Meeting him in person in London deepened my trust and admiration for his expertise. He is a kind and enthusiastic professional, and I am so grateful to him.”
Kodo Nishimura
“WeDoJapan were a vital part of the team working on Clair Titley’s film, “The Contestant”, providing excellent work on the almost real-time transcription and translation of the vast volume of Japanese-language interviews and archive. They were totally responsive to the unrelenting schedule, and happy to work across time-zones. Their intuitive grasp of the content meant the director and editor were able to get accurate, subtitle-ready translations. I’d highly recommend them for any project demanding a deep familiarity with Japan and its culture and high-level translation skills.” (James Harper, Line Producer)
The Contestant
“Tony McNicol and Yoshie Harimoto of WeDoJapan translated Professor Yoshifumi Miyazaki’s book Shinrin-yoku: The Japanese Way of Forest Bathing for Health and Relaxation for Octopus Publishing Group in late 2017/early 2018. They did an expert and professional job … I thoroughly enjoyed working with Tony and Yoshie and would recommend them highly.”
Octopus Publishing Group
“We asked Tony to write a synopsis and to translate several chapters of a nonfiction essay collection with tons of Japanese-specific concepts and terms. Everything was completed on time and the translation was precisely and beautifully written. Business with Tony has truly been a pleasure, and we highly recommend his services!”
Japan Creative Agency (JCA)
“Thank you to Yoshie of WeDoJapan for translating one of our video scripts. This was the actual quote from the CEO when we showed him the Japanese version.
‘The script is more than perfect!'”
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Professional affiliations
Tony is a qualified member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI). Tony and Yoshie are members of the Japanese language specialist network of the ITI.
Partner organizations
WeDoJapan is an official business partner of Export to Japan, a project led by UKTI to assist UK companies doing business in Japan. See here for more details.
