I am a freelance writer and translator based in Tokyo, Japan. Please contact me here.
I enjoy writing and supplying photographs for social-cultural pieces as well as travel and dining stories. My horizons extend out to the business and retail sectors, advertorials, brochures and other commercial writing. I am also available for copy writing, proofreading and editing.
I am a native English speaker who is highly proficient in Japanese and have experience translating documents about aviation, the airline industry, the travel industry and meteorology, as well as less technical material such as marketing documents, pamphlets and other promotional materials and websites. Please contact me for samples.
I am well-versed in HTML, CSS, Adobe Photoshop and Macromedia Dreamweaver, as well as the typical gamut of software such as Word, Excel and Power Point. I can navigate around Adobe Illustrator and InDesign and Macromedia Flash and Fireworks too.
I can supply print-quality photos in JPEG or RAW of various locations around Japan, Japanese people and Japanese products.
And for something a little different, I also do illustrations for Metropolis Magazine’s weekly article, The Last Word.
Below is a sample of articles I have written:
Culture
Meet The Odens - Metropolis Magazine #769, December 19th 2008
The Young & The Restless - J@pan Inc #79 August 2008
Travel, Leisure and Entertainment
Soil creates life with ‘death jazz’ - The Japan Times November 6, 2009
A Mouthful of History - J@pan Inc #83 December 2008
Escape to Wine Country - J@pan Inc #80 September 2008
Reviews
Bar Zazzle - Metropolis #781 March 13, 2009
Gion Kahala - J@pan Inc #83 December 2008
Aquavit - J@pan Inc #82 November 2008
Business
The Dark Side of CSR - J@pan Inc #83 December 2008
Eye on Trade: More Than Just Pistachios - J@pan Inc #82 November 2008
Executive Interview: Japan Housing Finance Agency - J@pan Inc #80 September 2008
Marketing 101 - J@pan Inc #79 August 2008
Retail Focus: Smart Cards - J@pan Inc #82 November 2008
Retail Focus: Sample lab! - J@pan Inc #81 October 2008
Retail Focus: Sony Plaza - J@pan Inc #80 September 2008
Retail Focus: Natural Lawson - J@pan Inc #79 August 2008
Retail Focus: Super Hotel - J@pan Inc #78 July 2008
Retail Focus: QB House - J@pan Inc #77, May/June 2008
Retail Focus: Don Quijote - J@pan Inc #76, March/April 2008