- Services on Short-Term or Temporary Basis -

If you wish to succeed in doing business with Japanese companies, it is highly recommended that you make effective use of bilingual professionals offered at affordable rates by ABIC. While entering Japanese market presents challenges in terms of language, culture, and business practice, ABIC’s registered members with linguistic skills and international business experience can provide you with the expertise you need, to establish a successful presence in the world’s fourth largest market.
ABIC will select from its registered members, a bilingual expert that best suit your specific needs for specialized management skills, marketing, sales, accounting and such.
Therefore, we believe it would be very helpful for you to employ the services of ABIC’s bilingual professionals, particularly, if you do not yet have a base in Japan, such as branch office or representative.

■Services Available to You:

ABIC’s goal is to help you minimize your investment and maximize your efficiency to ensure your success in doing business with Japanese enterprises. With the registered members capable of responding to any specific need, ABIC can offer you a full spectrum of services to support your efforts associated with Japan. For example, ABIC bilingual professionals are prepared to:

1. Serve you as an interpreter at a trade show held in Japan enabling you to overcome the language barrier and the business practices peculiar to Japan. The interpreter can concurrently serve as a business adviser and, therefore, is called “bilingual business adviser”（“BBA”）rather than merely “an interpreter”.
2. Attend to you as a “BBA” when you visit corporate offices, factories and trade shows in Japan, ensuring that your negotiations go as smoothly as possible.
3. Help you communicate with Japanese companies by translating e-mails and/or letters into the Japanese language and vice versa.

■Charge for Services:

The charge for a service varies depending on your specific needs. It will be quoted to you after you have informed us of your requirements in detail.
For example, the basic charge for an English-speaking bilingual business adviser who serves you at a trade show or accompanies you to Japanese companies is 25,000 Japanese yen per day .
We always welcome your inquiry. Please send it by an email to support@abic.or.jp.

■Information Required:

When sending an inquiry, you are requested to inform us of:
The language（English, Chinese（Mandarin）, German, Spanish, etc.）
Name, address and website address of your company
Name, position, phone number and e-mail address of your contact person.

In addition, please advise us of the following information:
（1）In the case of a Bilingual Business Adviser for a trade show

Name and site of the trade show
Date(s) for which you will employ the adviser
Details of products you will exhibit

（2）In the case of a Bilingual Business Adviser for visiting Japanese companies

Names and locations of the companies to visit
Schedule for the visits
Details of subjects or products you will discuss

■Terms and conditions for services

Terms and conditions for service vary depending on the type of service.

（1）In the case of a Bilingual Business Adviser for a trade show and for visiting companies:

You are requested to place the order with us by an e-mail to support@abic.or.jp at least two（2）weeks prior to the date when the service is started.
Upon receipt of the order, our confirmation of order will be e-mailed to you together with our invoice for the charge, to be paid in advance of the event.
Should you cancel the order within one week before the date when the service is started, we shall be entitled to claim the cancellation charge equivalent to 50% of the order amount.
Please understand that we reserve the right to charge an introduction fee, separate from your order total, with the amount varying depending on your specific order.

（2）Other services:

Terms and conditions for services other than the above will be informed to you upon our receipt of information about your requirements.