Do you handle Kansai and other dialect accents?

Yes — Kansai, Tōhoku, Kyūshū accents need no declaring; the engine mix follows what we hear.

What about code-switching into English or local terms?

Mixed-in English and local terms are transcribed as heard; anything the engines aren't sure about is flagged for you to confirm or replace.

How fast, and how is it billed?

An hour of audio is usually ready within 30 minutes; Transcribe Cloud is $6.00 an hour in all 27 languages (or subscribe to a monthly plan), prorated to the second, rate locked at upload, failed jobs never billed.

Language page · Japanese

Japanese interview transcripts you can actually trust.

From Tokyo to Kansai — every uncertain word is flagged for you to confirm.

Japanese $6.00/hr · prorated to the second · every doubt flagged

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Demo · 38:40In review · 1

04:12

Interviewer: 発送はどちらを使われていますか。

04:19

Interviewee: ヤマトです。時間指定が細かくて、うちの客層には合っています。

Engines disagreeChecked online

“ヤマト”

Engines heard: 大和 ×2 · やまと ×1 · ヤマト ×1

Web lookup: a courier company by that name

The count says “大和”. Verified: it’s ヤマト, a courier company. Your call.

Confirm ✓Replace

4 engines · 1 web check · 1 to confirm

What makes it hard

What makes Japanese hard.

Keigo and omission

Japanese drops subjects and shifts through honorific registers — exactly where generic tools slip.

Homophones everywhere

Dense homophones need context to resolve — where engines disagree, you get a flag.

Names and places

Name readings vary wildly for the same characters — verified against the web, or flagged.

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Pricing

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Japanese

$6.00 /hour

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Prorated to the second — a 12-minute file costs 12 minutes.

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