Certificates
Birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates, and academic records.
Professional Japanese translation in Dubai and the UAE
Japanese projects, handled end to end
If you have a Japanese project and are unsure where to begin, we will guide you through it. AGATO provides Japanese translation for documents, websites, software and more, with translators proficient in Japanese, English and Arabic.
Our certified translators know the technical Japanese used in legal, medical and engineering work, which is where general translation of Japanese most often falls down. Our Japanese translations are recognised and approved on official platforms in Dubai and the UAE.
Japanese manufacturing, automotive and technology businesses operating in the Gulf generate most of the commercial work: specifications, manuals, compliance documentation and contracts.
Language pairs we cover
Our most requested Japanese pairs are:
- Japanese to Arabic
- Arabic to Japanese
- Japanese to English
- English to Japanese
Other pairs are available too — see all 120+ languages we translate.
About the language
Three scripts, and a great deal of formality
Japanese is written with three systems used together — kanji, hiragana and katakana — which makes layout and line breaking a genuine consideration in any website or interface rather than an afterthought.
It also encodes formality in the grammar itself. The same sentence can be phrased at several levels of politeness, and choosing the wrong one makes a business document read as either rude or absurdly deferential. That is a judgement only a native translator makes reliably.
Because Japanese word order and sentence structure differ so sharply from Arabic and English, translated text rarely maps line for line, and documents usually need reformatting rather than simple replacement.
Documents
What we translate to and from Japanese
Personal, legal, corporate and technical — handled by translators who know the subject as well as the language.
Legal documents
Contracts, powers of attorney, court judgments and filings, certified for UAE courts and ministries.
Business documents
Trade licences, proposals, tenders, reports, manuals and corporate filings.
Medical records
Reports, prescriptions, discharge summaries and healthcare licensing documents.
Websites
Localised for the market rather than translated word for word, on any CMS.
Software and apps
Interfaces, strings and help content, tested in language before release.
Video and audio
Subtitles, captions, transcription and voice over.
Personal documents
Driving licences, passports, ID documents and application letters.
Industries
Sectors we serve in Japanese
A translator is matched to the subject, not only the language pair.
Need an interpreter rather than a translator? See interpretation services for on-site, remote and telephone interpreting in Japanese.
How it works
From your document to a certified translation
Five steps, with the price and the delivery time confirmed before we start.
Send your document
Upload a scan or photo, email it, or send it on WhatsApp.
Get a quote
We confirm the certification needed, the fixed price and the delivery time.
Translation
A native Japanese translator with the right subject background does the work.
Review
A second linguist checks names, dates, numbers and terminology.
Delivery
A certified PDF by email, with a stamped hard copy on request.
Why AGATO
Certified, and accepted where it counts
FAQ
Japanese translation questions, answered
Can you handle technical and legal Japanese?
Yes. Our Japanese translators are familiar with the specialised terminology used in legal, medical and technical industries, which is where general Japanese translation usually goes wrong. Work is assigned by subject as well as by language pair.
Do you provide certified Japanese translation in Dubai?
Yes. Where the document is going to a UAE court, ministry or government department, we provide a Ministry of Justice certified translation, stamped and signed by a licensed translator. For universities, employers, banks and embassies, a certified translation on our company letterhead is normally what is required. Tell us the destination and we will issue the right one.
How long does a Japanese translation take?
Short documents such as a certificate are typically ready in about four hours when we receive them during office hours, Monday to Saturday, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. Longer documents and rarer subject areas are usually returned within 24 to 48 hours. We confirm the timeline with your quote.
How much does Japanese translation cost?
Price depends on the length of the document, the language pair, the subject and whether you need certification, notarisation or a hard copy. Send us a scan and you will get a fixed price rather than an estimate that moves later.
Are your Japanese translators native speakers?
Yes. Japanese work is done by native speakers of the target language who also have a background in the subject — legal, medical, technical or commercial — because terminology is where a fluent but non-specialist translation comes apart.
Do you need the original document?
A clear scan or photograph is enough for the translation itself. If the authority receiving it requires a stamped hard copy, we produce one for collection at our office on Sheikh Zayed Road or for courier.
Will names be spelled the way they are in my passport?
They will if you send us the passport spelling. Transliterating a name into or out of Arabic has more than one valid answer, and a translation that disagrees with the passport is the most common reason a document is sent back. Send both together and we match them exactly.
Can you provide a Japanese interpreter as well?
Yes. We provide Japanese interpreters for meetings, hearings, medical appointments and conferences, on site across the UAE or remotely. See interpretation services for the modes available.
Is my document kept confidential?
Yes. Access is restricted, handling is secure, and your document is used only for your translation. An NDA is available on request, and it is signed as a matter of course for corporate and legal work.
Related
Other languages and services
Chinese translationSimplified and Traditional, by native linguists.
Korean translationCertified Korean for business and personal use.
English translationEnglish to Arabic and back, certified.
Arabic translationEnglish and Arabic in both directions.
German translationCertified German for commercial and technical work.
All 120+ languagesEvery language we translate, in one place.