- CEO
- Shunichiro Ninomiya
- Full Time Employees
- 540
- Sector
- Commercial services
- Industry
- Miscellaneous commercial services
- Address
- 4-1-3 Kyutaro-cho Osaka OS Japan 541-0056
- IPO Date
- Apr 1, 2006
- Business
- Honyaku Center Inc. is Japan's largest industrial translation company specializing in technical translation services across multiple sectors including patent, pharmaceutical, industrial, finance, legal, medical, and IT-related fields. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Osaka with an additional office in Tokyo, the company offers comprehensive translation solutions encompassing patent document translation (application-related, court-related), medical document translation (basic research, clinical development, regulatory submissions), financial and legal translation, industrial document translation (R&D, production, quality assurance, sales), and localization services for documents related to IT, gaming, e-learning, and websites. The company also provides related language services such as interpreting through its group company ISS Inc., medical writing, multilingual call center operations via subsidiary LanguageOne Corporation, foreign patent application support, visa document translation, DTP and printing services, transcription, proofreading, grammar checks, and staffing services. Honyaku Center serves a diverse client base in industries such as automotive, machinery, electronics, pharmaceuticals, finance, patent law, R&D, education, and government.
Recent major developments include Honyaku Center’s strategic acquisition of Citrus Japan, Inc. in September 2025, enhancing its service portfolio and market position. The company continues to expand its interpretation business, which showed double-digit revenue growth in the third quarter of 2025. In May 2025, Honyaku Center announced the formulation of a new medium-term management plan focused on business growth and operational improvements. The company maintains banking relationships with major financial institutions such as Mizuho Bank and operates on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market under ticker 2483. As of fiscal 2024, Honyaku Center employed approximately 545 people and reported net sales of around 11.21 billion yen.
Honyaku Center’s service segmentation includes Translation, Temporary Staffing, Interpretation, Medical Writing, Multilingual Contact Center services, and foreign patent application services, addressing the growing demand for specialized, accurate multilingual communications in technical and regulatory environments in Japan and internationally. The company’s ongoing investments in expansion and enhanced service capabilities position it as a leading language service provider in the Asia-Pacific region, ranked fourth by revenue among Asia-Pacific translation providers according to CSA Research.
These details reflect Honyaku Center Inc’s core activities, recent strategic acquisitions, financial positioning, and sector focus as of late 2025.