In addition to the international ISO 17100 certification for translation services that we have attained for our Japanese-to-English and English-to-Japanese translations, Torindo Co., Ltd. has now acquired ISO certification for multilingual translations as well.
Japan’s only domestic certification body, the Japanese Standards Association, started offering ISO certification for multilingual translations not limited to specific language pairs in September 2024. Accordingly, Torindo became the first company in Japan to achieve this ISO certification for multilingual translations.
With our refined multilingual translation quality management system and ample resources that allow us to handle a wide range of languages and fields, our services were evaluated comprehensively and awarded with the ISO certification.
■ Overview of certification acquired
・ Registered business: Torindo Co., Ltd.
・ Applicable standards: JIS Y 17100:2021 (ISO 17100:2015, Amd 1:2017)
・ Certification No.: JSAT015
・ Applicable services:
Technical and sales documents in the medical and industrial fields
Various content in the tourism field
・ JSA translation field category: B, C, and E
・ Date certified: December 2, 2024
・ Certification body: Japanese Standards Association (JSA)
■ Torindo’s multilingual translation services
Torindo has provided corporate translation services with a focus on technical documents, such as manuals and specifications, and business documents, such as contracts and IR materials, in over 70 languages over a span of more than 40 years. Our high-quality, accurate translations as well as our technical expertise and ability to consider the point of view of the reader have left many customers satisfied with our services.
Torindo acquired the ISO 17100 certification for medical and industrial translations (Japanese to English and English to Japanese) in 2016, and for tourism translations (Japanese to English) in 2020. Now, after a comprehensive evaluation of our highly accurate and reliable multilingual translation quality management system built up over years of experience, and our ample resources that allow us to handle a wide range of languages, including rare languages, in a variety of fields including the medical and industrial fields, the scope of our ISO certification has been expanded to included multilingual translations not limited to any specific language pair.
■ Future prospects
In recent years, providing accurate multilingual translations is becoming increasingly important in many fields, such as the medical equipment industry. Acquiring ISO 17100 certification for our multilingual translations provides objective proof of the reliability of our multilingual translation services. Going forward, we aim to continue contributing to further growth and business success for our customers in the global market.
■ Company overview
Company name: Torindo Co., Ltd.
Head office location: 6F PMO Tamachi, 5-31-17 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Business details: Production of documents for all industrial fields (technical writing (English/Japanese), multilingual translation, DTP editing), multilingual translation covering over 70 languages (various technical documents, medical documents, public relations documents, tourism-related documents, academic articles, etc.)
