I hired Sonoko to translate during meetings with various Japanese fashion companies and I have been more than happy with the results. Thanks to my moderate ability in Japanese, I can verify that Sonoko not only translates my English perfectly, but she makes it sound more eloquent and professional than it really was in the first place! Sonoko is also extremely friendly, reliable and easy to get along with. She has made my business here a breeze and I will definitely continue to work with her in the future. - Imogen Dall [Electric Alice]

I am the Chief Executive Officer of OCA International, LLC. Our company provides advertising and other services for orthodontic and other dental specialities in Japan, Spain and Mexico. I have been working with Sonoko since December, 2009 on some very difficult matters concerning our business in Japan. She is extremely diligent and thoughtful in her approach, speaks excellent English and had helped me tremendously at very reasonable fees. I still rely on her help and would recommend her to anyone. - Bart Palmisano – CEO [OCA International, LLC]

Sonoko Hagiwara provides a very high quality and cost-effective service, and I found her services to be very useful when dealing with prospective customers and business partners in the Japanese market.

As well as having excellent language skills, her sensitivity, interpersonal skills and friendly and outgoing manner greatly assist in bridging the cultural and language gap and facilitating the development of a good relationship between prospective Japanese and Western business partners.

I highly recommend her to anyone wishing to establish or further develop business relationships in Japan. - Michael Pels – Managing Director [Real Foods Pty Ltd]

We’ve contracted Sonoko to convert our corporate site into Japanese. Her test translation was by far better then everything we’ve received from proz.com. From the very beginning she showed herself as very professional translator and great communicator. Given quality of her translation, her rates are very reasonable, her time estimates are precise and she sticks to deadlines. Besides plain translation she can also add value by advising on subtleties of Japanese Web site construction. Reliability is the one of national Japanese qualities, but even on this high scale Sonoko is exceptional. I would undoubtedly recommend her to anybody who is planning to localize their site or other materials into Japanese. - Anatol Filin – Founder and CEO [Gramant]

Sonoko is a true professional and a great pleasure to work with.  She quickly understood our business needs and nothing was lost in translation.  She has mastered both written and verbal english communication that has allowed us to expand our business in Osaka.  She is reliable and detailed oriented.  We highly recommend Sonoko for written or verbal translation to any company seeking to do business in Japan. - Chad Perniciaro [ComputerTrainingSvcs]

Sonoko Hagiwara, speaks a fluent British English, very Professional approach, takes detailed and accurate notes during meeting simultaneously in English and Japanese.

Hagiwara-san has a high understanding of business processes and their negotiations with the ability to handle strong business negotiations. Sonoko Hagiwara’s personality is easy to work with, adeptly balancing Eastern and Western culture. Technically capable on the newest forms of communication Hagiwara-san is responsive and hard working, and a asset to every Business organization. - Jesper Jurcenoks – Founder [netVigilance, Inc.]

Sonoko provided us consistently with high quality Japanese translations. We like the personal approach, the fast and uncomplicated service, as well as her communication skills. - Markus Kaub – Director [PlusConcept (Asia) Ltd.]

Sonoko not only speaks fluent English but also has business negotiation skills that has allowed us to have a fruitful and productive business trip to Paris. She qucikly understood our needs and business processes and her flexible and professional services helped us throughout the trip. She has worked for us as part of our team with a strong sense of solidarity and cooperation whilst she was briskly efficient in getting business done. Sonoko’s personality is pleasant to work with and we recommend her for business and language assistance to any company in any industry. - Y. H., – Sales Representative of Tokyo Office [TABATA SANGYO CO. LTD.]

I have used the In-Japanese service to find some very specific information that I could not find anywhere else, even with all the hours that I searched around for it! The service was able to find all that information and more that exceeded my expectations. I plan to use this service again for my business plans in the future.- T. F., – [Entreprenuer]

Hagiwara-san provided translation and meeting assistance for our group while we were in Japan interviewing companies for my Ph.D. dissertation project. I noticed from the outset that she had a genuine interest in understanding our research because she was determined to provide us the best possible service. She truly cares about her work. Sonoko is a very bright, talented, responsible, and versatile young professional. She is an absolute pleasure to work with. Her rates are very affordable and she is worth every penny. I highly recommend Sonoko to anyone or to any company in need of translation and meeting assistance in Japan. – R. Murphy – Ph.D. Candidate [Colorado State University]