KIRAMEKI

About KiramekiQuality | Accountability | Experience

OverviewWe are a translation Company, not a translation broker. There are differences

Based in Japan and proud of our decades-long track record, we offer:

high-quality translation and interpreting services,
accountability,
assurance that your documents will not be sent to venues presenting high security risks, and
assurance that your documents will not be dropped mindlessly (or at all) into an AI system for translation. There are good reasons why we don't use AI for translation.

The Basics

Company name	Kirameki Translations, Inc.
CEO & Representative Director	William Lise
Address	16-1-708 Nishiki-cho, Naka-ku Yokohama 231-0812 Japan
Telephone	045-323-9065 (from within Japan) 81-45-323-9065 (from overseas)
Mobile	080-3085-3929 (from within Japan) 81-80-3085-3929 (from overseas)
URL:	https://kirameki-translation.co.jp
Company registration number	5020001081859
Qualified invoice issuer number	T5020001081859
Email	Please note that we do not deal with agencies of any kind, and do not deal with any entities in China.
Business activities	Legal & IP translation Technical & industrial translation
Clients	Japanese & overseas law firms Japanese & overseas manufacturers Governmental agencies Individuals requiring translation and interpreting

Timeline

August 7, 2025	Capital increased to JPY 8.7 million.
December 12, 2022	Main place of business moved to current address in Yokohama.
May, 2022	Moved to temporary location in Yokohama.
November, 2018 to January, 2019	Interpreting for over one month at the behest of the Special Investigators of the Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office in a high-profile case involving senior foreign executives of a major Japanese corporation.
May 1, 2016	Increased emphasis on translation, focusing on patent translation for filing.
October 14, 2014	Company name changed to Kirameki Translations, Inc.
January 21, 2009	Company reorganized as stock company, and company name changed to Lise & Partners, Inc.
1988 to present	Translation work comes to be focused on patent translation.
1985	Entered the field of deposition interpreting in cases (chiefly for patent infringement litigation) involving Japanese entities.
1983	Shift in emphasis to Japanese patent translation.
1979	New-Tech, Ltd., predecessor to Lise & Partners, Inc., established.
1978	Operations started. Initial clients were manufacturers of electrical measuring instruments.