About KiramekiQuality, commitment, accountability
OverviewWe are a translation Company, not a translation broker.
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Based in Japan and proud of our decades-long track record, we offer:
- high-quality translation services,
- accountability, and
- assurance that your documents will not be sent to venues presenting high security risks.
Basic Information
| Company name | Kirameki Translations, Inc. |
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| Founder & 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 |
 Please note that we do not deal with agencies of any kind. | |
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Timeline
| 2022 (December 12) | Settled at new location in Yokohama. |
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| 2022 (May) | Moved to temporary location in Yokohama. |
| 2018 (November) to 2019 (January) | Interpreting for one-plus months at the behest of the Special Investigations Department of the Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office in a high-profile case involving senior foreign executives of a major Japanese automotive corporation. |
| 2016 (May 1) | Increased emphasis on translation, focusing on patent translation for filing. |
| 2014 (Oct. 14) | Company name changed to Kirameki Translations, Inc. |
| 2009 (Jan. 21) | 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. |