Visas, business licenses, company setup, bank loans, real estate — every step in Japan runs through licensed professionals. We provide precise legal translation, coordinate appointments with our long-term network of judicial scriveners, tax accountants, labor consultants, administrative scriveners, real estate transaction specialists and lawyers — and sit beside you as your interpreter.
Working languages: Chinese ・ Japanese ・ English ・ German
Legal translation isn't about getting words right — one wrong term gets your file rejected, your visa denied, or your loan bounced. Our most common cases:
Public health center restaurant business license and late-night alcohol service notification. Document translation plus on-site interpreting at the health center.
Interpreter accompaniment & appointment coordination: administrative scrivener / health center
Business Manager, Engineer/Specialist, Dependent and other statuses. Business plan translation and polishing — the make-or-break document for the Business Manager visa.
Coordination: administrative scrivener / Immigration
Articles of incorporation and registration documents. After setup: bookkeeping, year-end closing and tax filing — we book the tax accountant and interpret every meeting.
Coordination: judicial scrivener / tax accountant
Japan Finance Corporation and private bank loans. Business plan translation, financial document walkthroughs, and interpreter accompaniment at the bank interview.
Coordination: tax accountant / financial institution
Corporate and personal accounts. Counter questions in Japan are subtle — a wrong answer means instant rejection. We sit next to you at the window.
Interpreter accompaniment: bank counters
Rental car business license, secondhand dealer permit, lodging (minpaku) and other permits — document translation and appointment coordination.
Coordination: administrative scrivener / transport bureau
Translation of the legally required disclosure statement, interpreting at contract signing, title registration, and coordinating property management while you're overseas.
Coordination: real estate specialist / judicial scrivener
Birth, kinship, marriage, education and police clearance certificates. 10+ years of notarial translation in formats accepted by Immigration, the Legal Affairs Bureau and banks.
Submitted to: Immigration ・ Legal Affairs Bureau ・ banks
Japan's licensed professions span three domains — legal, labor and finance — each with a legally defined scope. As advisory translator to these firms, we know exactly who handles what, and how your file should be prepared.
SHIHO-SHOSHI / Registration law
GYOSEI-SHOSHI / Permits & visas
TAKKEN-SHI / Property transactions
BENGOSHI / Disputes
ZEIRISHI / Tax
SHARO-SHI / Labor & social insurance
Opaque pricing is the industry norm. We do the opposite. Final quotes are free and usually same-day.
| Service | Reference price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Notarial document translation | from ¥5,500 / doc (48h) | Birth, kinship, marriage, education, police clearance. Formats accepted by Immigration and the Legal Affairs Bureau. |
| Business documents (ZH⇄JA) / contracts & legal documents | from ¥30 / char | Business documents, contracts, articles of incorporation and registration documents requiring precise terminology. |
| Interpreter accompaniment | ¥11,000 / h | Bank accounts, government offices, negotiations, signings and meetings with legal offices. |
| Appointment coordination | Included in translation fees | We book the right office for your case. Professional fees are quoted and settled directly with the firm. |
※ Reference prices, tax excluded. Rush jobs, handwritten originals and special formats quoted separately.
※ Send your documents for a free quote — usually answered the same day.
From first message to result: four steps.
Describe your case via WhatsApp or email. Photos of documents are fine.
Same-day quote. If a licensed expert is needed, we outline the coordination plan and approximate statutory fees.
We translate, book the expert meeting, and interpret throughout.
Translated documents delivered — or procedures completed at your side. Follow-up filings handled anytime.
Three representative cases from a decade-plus of work. Details are blurred to protect client confidentiality.
SITUATION
A restaurateur from China wanted to open in Okinawa — no Japanese, no idea where to start.
WHAT WE DID
Translated and polished the business plan; coordinated the administrative scrivener for the visa and restaurant license; interpreted throughout account opening and the health center inspection.
OUTCOME
Visa approved, restaurant opened. We still support the annual renewals and accounting coordination.
SITUATION
An overseas buyer found an investment condo in Okinawa but couldn't stay in Japan and worried about risk clauses in the contract.
WHAT WE DID
Translated the mandatory disclosure statement clause by clause; interpreted at signing; coordinated the judicial scrivener for title registration and arranged management for the owner’s absence.
OUTCOME
Deal closed, title registered, local management in place — the buyer tracks everything remotely.
SITUATION
A business owner in Okinawa wanted to expand; the financial documents and the loan interview were two big hurdles.
WHAT WE DID
Translated the business plan; coordinated with the tax accountant to prepare the financials; interpreted at the loan interview.
OUTCOME
Loan approved; the expansion went ahead.
SINCE 2009 ・ OKINAWA
We moved to Okinawa in 2009 — seventeen years of putting down roots. Our brand name 深耕 means "deep cultivation."
Twenty years of commercial translation, including 10+ years focused on notarial and legal documents, serving as advisory translator to Okinawan firms of judicial scriveners, tax accountants, labor consultants, administrative scriveners, real estate specialists and lawyers. Every team member has TOEIC 935+, BJT Business Japanese J1+ and JLPT N1.
The value of legal translation isn't speed. It's knowing who will review the document and which term will trip it up — judgment earned through a decade-plus of dealing with Immigration, the Legal Affairs Bureau, health centers and banks.
Describe your case and send photos of your documents. Quote usually the same day. Consultation and quotes are free.