Portfolio

MIT, Harvard, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) and various other clients in science, technology, patent, business, education and other fields.
Consulate General of Japan in Boston (helped organize and facilitated the space event “Back to the Moon: U.S.-Japan Alliance in a New Space Age” at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (2019) )
Simultaneous interpreting at Media Lab Summer Camp 2021

Science and Technology: patent (350 specifications), IT (communication, security, storage, ERP, VR, AR, AI, etc.), semiconductor, electrical/mechanical engineering, physics, life science (various techniques, neuroscience, genomics, proteomics, PCR, CRISPR, etc.), chemistry, medicine (various equipment/therapeutics, regenerative medicine, MRI, TMS, etc.), pharmaceuticals, EHS (Environment, Health and Safety) regulations/compliance in Japan/Americas/EU, renewable energy, SDGs, ESG
Business: various meetings, conventions, executive development, etc.
Education: helped author monthly textbooks of the popular Japanese radio program “Eikaiwa Time Trial” (英会話タイムトライアル) (2014-2019)
Art: proofread Handbook of Collections of Philadelphia Museum of Art

ATA*-certified translator (English to Japanese) 2002-present
* American Translators Association
Keisen Patent Translator of the Year 2008

Sharing the latest knowledge and wisdom with the public for the betterment of the world and the future

Omi,Y., Shimazu,Y. and Ushimaru,N. (2020) 「使える英語」はなぜ身につかないか (Why Can’t We Use English?). Kaneko Shobo.

Lead Co-founder and Organizer, BJSupp (Boston Japanese Language Education Support Group for Parents), 2010-present

Support group for parents in the Japanese community in New England. Sharing information and organizing seminars on bilingual education.

Director and Vice President, JAGP (Japanese Association of Greater Philadelphia) Director, 1995-2000

NPO serving the Japanese community in the Greater Philadelphia region. Participated in the association’s decision-making processes, and published newsletters in Japanese.