Corporate post-editing · MTPE · Tokyo, since 1987
Machine translated it.
A bilingual editor fixes it.
You already have a machine-translated draft. We refine it for accuracy, fluency, terminology, and style—while keeping the original meaning and intent.
Naoshi — the correction seal
“Machine translation gets us most of the way. What we needed was someone bilingual to tell us where it had quietly gone wrong.”
Corporate client
As published on fortescience.com
Post-editing and translation are different services
Post-editing starts with machine-translated text. Translation starts with the original-language source. The two services therefore require different workflows, levels of review, and pricing. Contact us if you have any questions about which service is right for you.
If you are unsure which you need, say what you have — a source document, or a source and a draft translation — and the coordinator will tell you which service that is.
Rates
Two levels: Light and Full
Light checks that the original meaning is preserved. Full also checks fluency, approved terminology, and alignment with your organisation’s voice. Each level is priced per source word.
Light
Accuracy only
11.00 円 per word
- Bilingual check for accuracy
- Bilingual check for fluency
- Bilingual check for terminology
- Bilingual check for style
Full
Accuracy, fluency, terminology and style
16.50 円 per word
- Bilingual check for accuracy
- Bilingual check for fluency
- Bilingual check for terminology
- Bilingual check for style
No machine translation to start from?
Then this is not the service
If you have the original-language document but no machine-translated draft, you need translation rather than post-editing. Post-editing assumes you already have a machine translation ready to edit.
Both directions are priced the same; the quote states which one you ordered.
Four checks
What a bilingual reviewer looks for
Machine translation may get the words right, but it can be unreliable when it comes to meaning, fluency, terminology, and tone. Our bilingual reviewers focus on the aspects of machine translation that are most likely to need correction, ensuring that your text is accurate, natural, and appropriate for your organisation.
Accuracy
The original meaning is preserved accurately in both Light and Full service levels. A fluent translation is of little value if it says the wrong thing.
Fluency
Included in the Full level only. The translation reads naturally in the target language—not like a translation, but like text originally written for that audience.
Terminology
Included in the Full level only. Your approved terminology and glossaries are applied consistently, including across documents and projects.
Style
Included in the Full level only. Tone, register, and level of formality are matched to your organisation and audience.
Both directions
English to Japanese by native Japanese linguists; Japanese to English by native English editors/translators. Both directions receive the same specialist attention.
Confidentiality
Your documents are protected by FORTE's established confidentiality and Privacy Mark safeguards.
Why it matters
Machine translation cannot
carry your brand
Machine translation alone does not guarantee brand integrity or professional nuance. Post-editing is what makes the output reflect your values, your voice and your quality standard — in every market.
Post-editing of machine translation is also the honest middle option: cheaper than translating from scratch, better than simply publishing what the engine produced.
Ideal for corporate content such as
Business reports and presentations
Technical documentation and manuals
Marketing and branding materials
HR and training materials
Customer support and website content
Getting the CONTENT to us
Send the source and the machine translation together.
Please provide both the source document and the machine-translated version so our reviewers can assess the translation against the original. We accept .docx, .xlsx, .pptx, .pdf, and archive files. Submit your files through our quote request form, by email, FTP, or secure file delivery system—whichever best suits your IT requirements.
How it works
Six steps, and an invoice at the end
Submit
Send your files through the quotation form or by email, up to 5 MB.
Set up
First-time clients receive an email to set up My Page and choose a password.
Receive a quote
Your coordinator sends the price and delivery date based on your files and requirements.
Confirm
Reply to the quotation email to place your order. Nothing starts until you confirm.
Receive
We email you when your files are ready. Download them from My Page or receive them as an attachment.
Re-edit (if necessary), then invoice
Request a re-edit through My Page or by email. Your invoice is issued after final delivery and can be paid by bank transfer or card.
Why researchers choose Forte
Second-to-none service and exceptional value
Native English expertise
The assigned native English editors are subject-matter experts who meet FORTE's rigorous selection criteria.
Publication-ready
Your text is edited to meet the standards expected by international journals, and tailored to the conventions of your discipline.
Fast and flexible
Same day and 4-hour services are available for authors in a hurry.
Certified data protection
ISO 9001:2015 quality management and Privacy Mark handling of your unpublished data.
Tailored support
Editors are always available during regular business hours to offer personalized answers to your questions or concerns.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Questions procurement asks
Post-editing starts from machine output that you supply and corrects it against your source. Translation starts from your document and is produced by a subject-matter translator, with no machine output at any stage. Different work, different price.
Light checks accuracy only — that the meaning of the source survived. Full also checks fluency, your terminology and the style, so the text reads as though your organisation wrote it.
Both: the source document and the machine translation. The reviewer works by comparing them, so a draft on its own cannot be checked.
Yes. English into Japanese by native Japanese linguists, Japanese into English by native English editors. Neither direction is an afterthought.
Yes, and across jobs: approved terms are kept and reused, including on documents you send months apart.
Yes — the same NDA, the same Privacy Mark handling and the same named-access rule as every other Forte service.
Where we are
Shinjuku, Tokyo,
since 1987
A-Front Shinjuku Green 5F
2-8-6 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-0022, Japan
03-3353-3545 · weekdays 9:00–18:00 JST
inquiry@fortescience.com
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