ACCENT CORPORATION - Reliable Translation, Interpreting & Localization Services

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Fees are determined by the following factors:

1. Language 2. Level of specialization 3. Duration 4. Availability of reference materials

Simultaneous interpreting

Simultaneous interpreting	Standard fees
	Half day (up to 3 hours)	Full day (up to 8 hours)	Extension (1 hour)
Conferences, lectures, etc.	¥67,000～	¥95,000～	¥15,000～

Consecutive interpreting

Consecutive interpreting	Standard fees
	Half day (up to 3 hours)	Full day (up to 8 hours)	Extension (1 hour)
Level A conference interpreting	¥67,000～	¥95,000～	¥15,000～
International conferences, presentations, symposiums, press conferences, etc.
Level B conference interpreting	¥40,000～	¥60,000～	¥9,500～
Business negotiations, internal meetings, company visits, accompanying, etc.
General interpreting	¥25,000～	¥35,000～	¥5,500～
Sightseeing, attending guests, etc.
Bilingual staff	¥15,000～	¥20,000～	¥3,200～
Event reception, booth staffing, simple communication, etc.

• A full day is normally 8 hours; a half day is up to 3 hours in the morning or afternoon.
• Assignments exceeding a half day are charged at the full-day rate. Overtime fees apply beyond 8 hours.
• For simultaneous interpreting, two interpreters are assigned for up to 2 hours and three for longer assignments.

Time Commitment Compensation

If a conference is held away from the interpreter's base and requires considerable travel time, the following fees are charged for time committed outside interpreting work. However, for interpreters accompanying multiple groups, as a rule the entire period from the start of work after arrival until completion is charged as interpreting time.

Domestic

(1) Half-day commitment for travel on a day without interpreting work: half-day fee × 1/2
(2) Half-day commitment for travel on a day with half-day work: (full-day fee - half-day fee) × 1/2
(3) Full day of travel or a day committed on site: full-day fee × 1/2

Overseas: traveling from Japan

(1) Travel days and days committed on site: full-day fee × 1/2
(2) Half-day commitment on a day with half-day work: (full-day fee - half-day fee) × 1/2
(3) Days committed on site between consecutive conferences: full-day fee × 1/2

Overseas: local interpreters

In principle, the domestic rules on the left apply

Travel Expense Policy

* For overseas assignments, interpreters will normally arrive at the venue the day before the conference for neighboring countries (China, Korea, Taiwan, etc.) and two days before for other regions.

1: Accommodation [domestic and overseas]

Actual accommodation costs

2: Transportation [domestic and overseas]

(1) Round-trip airfare and train fares to the conference venue
(2) Actual bus and taxi fares at the conference venue
(3) For overseas assignments, overseas travel accident insurance