Past Projects

Explore examples of Brainwoods' interpretation work across a wide range of industries and assignments.

Examples by Industry

IT, Telecommunications, and Computing

  • Product development and marketing meetings
  • Corporate planning, contract, and board meetings
  • Business meetings, negotiations, and sales visits
  • Press conferences
  • In-house training
  • Market research visits
  • Internal audits
  • Trade show booths
  • Trade show booths

Apparel and Cosmetics

  • Product development and corporate strategy meetings
  • Business meetings and contract negotiations
  • Seminars, events, and conferences
  • Distributor briefings and business dinners
  • Sales staff training
  • Trainer training
  • Magazine interviews
  • Factory tours
  • Job interviews

Medical and Pharmaceutical

  • Internal meetings
  • Global corporate strategy meetings
  • Group board meetings
  • Seminars and symposia
  • Conferences and physician lectures
  • Pharmaceutical approval applications
  • Pharmaceutical and medical device business meetings
  • Visits to medical facilities
  • GMP and EHS audits
  • Business meetings and contract negotiations
  • Employee interviews

Advertising, PR, Marketing, and Printing

  • Investor relations meetings
  • Contract negotiations
  • Product launches and presentations
  • Overseas market research visits
  • Business dinners
  • Strategy meetings

Consulting

  • Client seminars and conferences
  • In-house training
  • Audit support
  • Overseas research visits
  • Seminars and training sessions

Trading, Distribution, International Trade, Finance, and Securities

  • Distributor and client business and contract meetings
  • Seminars and conferences
  • Trade show booths
  • Factory tours
  • Investor relations meetings
  • Advisory board meetings

Manufacturing, Electrical Equipment, and Machinery

  • Marketing strategy meetings
  • Corporate planning and board meetings
  • Internal conference calls
  • Business meetings, negotiations, and sales visits
  • Machinery operation and repair training
  • Product press releases
  • On-site quality audits
  • Trade show booths in Japan and overseas
  • Job interviews

Food, Beverages, and Food Service

  • Internal meetings
  • Business meetings and contract negotiations
  • Forums and seminars
  • Market research interviews
  • Trade shows in Japan and overseas
  • Store visits
  • Employee training
  • In-store demonstrations and sales

Universities, Research Institutions, Government Agencies, and Local Authorities

  • Intergovernmental consultations and international conferences
  • Seminars and symposia
  • Forums and conferences
  • Lectures and talk shows
  • Research and site visits in Japan and overseas
  • Business meetings and presentations
  • Online seminars
  • Discussion sessions

Broadcasting, Video, Publishing, Editing, and Design

  • Television programs
  • Interviews with musicians and athletes
  • Media interviews
  • Commercial shoots and acting direction
  • Overseas reporting assignments
  • Trade show support

Plant Engineering, Construction, Mining, and Chemicals

  • Management meetings
  • Business meetings and sales visits
  • Group conference calls
  • Factory and site visits
  • Trade show booths in Japan and overseas
  • Technical training
  • Customer training

Travel, Hospitality, and Entertainment

  • Product development and planning meetings
  • Global conference calls
  • Ceremonies and receptions
  • Press conferences
  • Trade show booths
  • Pitch events

Interpretation Case Studies

Medical device manufacturer

Provided interpretation for an employee interview.

Languages
English ⇔ Japanese
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

Home builder

Provided interpretation for an explanation of a property and the related contract procedures.

Languages
English ⇔ Japanese
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

Specialized trading company

Provided interpretation for a business meeting.

Languages
Spanish ⇔ Japanese
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

Precision machinery manufacturer

Provided interpretation for an audit.

Languages
English ⇔ Japanese
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

Logistics real estate company

Provided interpretation for an advisory board meeting.

Languages
English ⇔ Japanese
Mode
Simultaneous interpretation (online)

Integrated engineering company

Provided interpretation for customer training.

Languages
English ⇔ Japanese
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

Travel company

Provided interpretation for a meeting.

Languages
English ⇔ Japanese
Mode
Simultaneous interpretation

Dental healthcare company

Provided interpretation for a business meeting and conference.

Languages
Chinese ⇔ Japanese
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

Telecommunications service provider

Provided interpretation for a meeting on telecommunications technology.

Languages
English ⇔ Japanese
Mode
Consecutive interpretation (online)

Think tank

Provided interpretation for a symposium.

Languages
English ⇔ Japanese
Mode
Simultaneous interpretation (online)

Pharmaceutical manufacturer

Provided interpretation for an internal meeting.

Languages
Chinese ⇔ Japanese
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

University

Provided interpretation for a discussion session.

Languages
English ⇔ Japanese
Mode
Simultaneous interpretation (online)

IT company

Provided interpretation for an internal audit.

Languages
Thai ⇔ Japanese
Mode
Consecutive interpretation (online)

University

Provided interpretation for a seminar.

Languages
English ⇔ Japanese
Mode
Simultaneous interpretation (online)

University

Provided interpretation for an online lecture.

Languages
English ⇔ Japanese
Mode
Simultaneous interpretation (online)

Pharmaceutical company

Provided interpretation for an internal meeting.

Languages
English ⇔ Japanese
Mode
Simultaneous interpretation (online)

Cosmetics manufacturer

Provided interpretation for trainer training.

Languages
Chinese ⇔ Japanese
Mode
Consecutive interpretation (online)

Foreign diplomatic mission

Provided interpretation for an online seminar.

Languages
English ⇔ Japanese
Mode
Simultaneous interpretation (online)

Travel agency

Provided interpretation for a pitch event.

Languages
English ⇔ Japanese
Mode
Simultaneous interpretation

Energy company

Provided interpretation for technical training.

Languages
English ⇔ Japanese
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

Watch manufacturer

Provided interpretation for an online training session held at a retail store.

Languages
English ⇔ Japanese
Mode
Consecutive interpretation (online)

Pharmaceutical company

Provided interpretation for an EHS coordination meeting with a group company.

Languages
English ⇔ Japanese
Mode
Simultaneous interpretation (online)

International organization

Provided interpretation for an event related to the SDGs.

Languages
English → Japanese
Mode
Simultaneous interpretation (online)

Staffing services company

Provided interpretation for a business-matching event with overseas companies.

Languages
English → Japanese
Mode
Consecutive interpretation (online)

Electrical equipment manufacturer

Provided interpretation for an internal international conference.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English
Mode
Simultaneous interpretation (online)

Staffing services company

Provided interpretation for a meeting with an overseas government agency.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

Pharmaceutical company

Provided interpretation for a meeting with an overseas group company.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English
Mode
Simultaneous interpretation (online)

Pharmaceutical company

Provided interpretation for a GMP audit.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ Chinese
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

University

Provided interpretation for an international symposium.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English
Mode
Simultaneous interpretation (online)

Furniture manufacturer

Provided interpretation for a business meeting with an overseas client.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English
Mode
Consecutive interpretation (online)

Automotive company

Provided interpretation for a corporate strategy meeting.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English
Mode
Simultaneous interpretation (online)

Medical device manufacturer

Provided interpretation for an audit.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

Food industry company

Provided interpretation for a lecture presented to private-sector companies.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English
Mode
Simultaneous interpretation (online)

Apparel company

Provided interpretation for an in-store demonstration.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English, French, and Italian
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

Electronics manufacturer

Provided interpretation for an internal meeting.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English
Mode
Simultaneous interpretation

University

Provided interpretation for an international symposium.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English
Mode
Simultaneous interpretation

Pharmaceutical company

Provided interpretation for a meeting with an overseas company.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ Chinese
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

Beauty and salon equipment manufacturer

Provided interpretation for a workshop.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ Chinese
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

Coffee retailer

Provided interpretation support for business meetings at a trade show.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

Construction company

Provided interpretation for an internal seminar.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

Transportation equipment manufacturer

Provided interpretation for a training session for international staff.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English and Korean
Mode
Whispered and consecutive interpretation

Advertising visual production company

Provided interpretation for international attendees at a shareholders' meeting.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English
Mode
Whispered interpretation

Department store

Provided interpretation during an overseas business trip and negotiations for a new store opening.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

Apparel company

Provided interpretation for sales training for store staff.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

Software development company

Provided interpretation for a management meeting.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ Chinese
Mode
Simultaneous interpretation

Pharmaceutical consulting company

Provided interpretation for a face-to-face consultation with the PMDA.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English
Mode
Simultaneous interpretation

Regional revitalization support company

Provided interpretation support at a trade show at Makuhari Messe.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ Chinese
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

Construction machinery manufacturer

Provided interpretation at an internal board meeting.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English
Mode
Simultaneous interpretation

Pharmaceutical company

Provided interpretation for a vendor inspection at a factory.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ Chinese
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

Cosmetics company

Provided interpretation for a GMP audit.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

Automotive parts manufacturer

Provided interpretation for an internal board meeting.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English
Mode
Whispered interpretation

Electrical equipment manufacturer

Provided interpretation for leadership training.

Languages
English ⇔ Chinese
Mode
Simultaneous interpretation

Trading company

Provided interpretation for a meeting about product design.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ Korean
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

Paper manufacturer

Provided interpretation for a business meeting about manufacturing machinery.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ Italian
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

International exchange organization

Provided interpretation for a seminar on doing business in Africa.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English
Mode
Simultaneous interpretation

Medical device manufacturer and distributor

Provided interpretation for a seminar on pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English
Mode
Simultaneous interpretation

Hotel management company

Provided interpretation for a press conference announcing the opening of a new hotel.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English
Mode
Simultaneous interpretation

Electrical and machinery manufacturer

At a meeting on product specifications, technology, marketing, and strategy, we provided consecutive interpretation from English into Japanese and whispered interpretation from Japanese into English.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English
Mode
Consecutive and whispered interpretation

IT equipment distributor

Provided attendant interpretation for a product briefing and courtesy visit.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

Public-interest corporation

Provided interpretation for orientation training for international trainees.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

Pulp and paper manufacturer and distributor

Provided interpretation for business meetings and factory tours at facilities in Japan and South Korea.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ Korean
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

Local government

Provided local attendant interpretation for overseas research, interviews, and site visits.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ German
Mode
Consecutive interpretation

Information equipment services company

Provided simultaneous interpretation for a global conference, as well as consecutive interpretation during client visits and workshops.

Languages
Japanese ⇔ English; English ⇔ Chinese
Mode
Simultaneous and consecutive interpretation
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