Quality Translation and Interpretation Services that Bridge Japan and the U.S.

Japan Bridge (Portland, Oregon) offers a professional Japanese translation and interpretation service that helps our customers overcome both language and cultural barriers as they endeavor to partner with or deepen exchanges with their Japanese counterparts.

More than 20 Years of Experience
in a Wide Range of Fields

One of the Only Formally Trained Japanese
Interpreters in Oregon

Outstanding Customer Care

Our trusted quality service is backed by formal interpretation and translation training and more than 20 years of professional experience covering a vast spectrum of fields in the U.S. and Japan.

Japan Bridge provides consecutive, simultaneous, and whispered interpretation services as well as document translation. We work in a wide range of settings, including business and technical meetings, VIP visits, training workshops, technical site visits, and international conferences.

Interpretation/translation is not simply about finding word-for-word equivalents. It is about conveying the message effectively. We take pride in working with our customers to methodically prepare for each meeting or visit so that we have a thorough understanding of the context we will be working in. We believe that such preparation is the key to helping you achieve your goals efficiently—and ultimately reduce your overall cost.

SELECTED AREAS OF EXPERIENCE:

Sports apparel and footwear

Food processing

Automobile industry

Electric power industry

Operational/financial audits

Computer hardware/software

ERP implementation

Design consultation

U.S. Department of State (including legal issues and environmental policies)

Mayoral and local/regional government visits

Urban planning research projects

Local government management training

Japanese garden conferences

Natural disaster conferences

Technical visits to medical centers

Depositions and mediations

Wood engineering

Architectural design/engineering

Nonprofit organizations

Arts and culture

Yoga and its philosophy

Nobue Kaite is a native Japanese speaker and a member of ATA (the American Translators Association). She taught Japanese interpretation at Portland State University from 2014-2020.

Nobue holds a master’s degree in English-Japanese interpretation and translation from Monterey Institute of International Studies. She worked as an interpreter/translator in the high-tech field in Silicon Valley and for an automobile company in multiple U.S. locations. She has also served as an interpreter for the U.S. Department of State in many of its programs.

Nobue has many years of experience with the sportswear and food processing industries, high-tech companies, and urban planning in Portland. She also possesses knowledge and experience in arts and culture, education, medicine, law, and architectural design.

In her spare time, Nobue enjoys playing the piano. She also enjoys jogging, yoga, swimming, and tennis.

I have been working with Ms. Kaite for a number years on a variety of Japanese-capacity training programs at Portland State University. The programs that she has interpreted for us cover a broad range of participants, including those who work in public administration, NPOs, and universities. She interprets the nuances of Japanese and English very accurately and clearly, and has consistently received high reviews from our participants.

Yachiyo Iisako — Center for Public Service, Portland State University

I was pleased that Ms. Kaite understood the critical requirement of confidentiality in mediations and that she was very careful in handling sensitive information during the mediation. Ms. Kaite is a very polite and delightful person to work with, and I wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone seeking a highly qualified Japanese interpreter.

Mr. E — Attorney, Portland, Oregon

Ms. Kaite was always very professional, friendly, and accommodating under sometimes stressful assignments, and she was a staff favorite. She also has a very strong understanding of the cultures of both the U.S. and Japan as well as business cultures and practices.

Mr. C — Former executive officer, food processing company

Japan Bridge

1945 SE 52nd ave.
Portland OR 97215

Tel: (503)333-7212

Email: nobue@japanbridgetranslation.com