Tokyo is a dynamic city employing various means to manage and transport the millions of people existing within. An elaborate system relying on manners, politeness, discipline and perfectionism prevents the most overcrowded capital in the world from bursting into mayhem. Apart from the rules, demonstrated virtually on every corner by enormous concentration of signs with …

Business trip to Tokyo – part 2: Reign of machines in Japan Read more

Every year, spring in Japan gives an energy boost and invites to festive get-togethers. Spring in Japan indicates change with new beginnings and endings. The business year and even the school year both end in March and begin anew, fresh in April – around the same time as the cherry tree, Sakura, blossoms. It is a season where college graduates say …

Hanami – the celebration of spring Read more

Spanish (español) or Castilian (castellano) is an Indo-European, Romance language that originated in northern Spain and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile eventually evolving into the principal language of government and trade (mainly thanks to King Alfonso, who standardized the language for official use already in 13th century). It was taken to Africa, the Americas, and …

Language facts: Spanish Read more

Multilingual documentation has become increasingly challenging over the years – quality in translation must be maintained while we match clients’ detailed specifications accompanied with short deadlines. One translator can only produce so much in a day, and splitting projects on multiple translators usually affects the overall style and draw negative feedback from clients. As we …

iQube = Quality, Quantity, and Quickness Read more

We are often approached to provide guidance on what is the most common way of using decimal dividers and thousand separators for the various languages that we translate into. While everyone is aware of US English using periods for decimal division and commas to separate thousands in big numbers, the issue is somehow obscure when …

Translation tips: Comma or period…or something completely different? Read more