EJ EXPERT

Junko was born and raised in Osaka, Japan and moved to Northern California in her early 20's to continue her education majoring in Business Management. After working as an In-house Translator & Interpreter for a Japanese automaker and a major electronics company in Silicon Valley for six years, Junko moved to Folsom, California with her husband where she's been enjoying raising children while keeping herself occupied with work.

Finding her passion in the field of translation and interpreting, she established a language service business in 2009 and now runs E-J Expert while working as a translator and traveling both locally and internationally as a conference interpreter. Junko also provides educational workshops for aspiring EJ translators.

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She has worked on thousands of translation projects in many industries. Her interpreting experiences include international conferences, summits, business meetings, depositions and trials, TV appearances, and media interviews. Many of the direct clients are fortune 500 companies as well as non-profit organizations. Junko has not only interpreted for a numerous government agencies of Japan and the U.S. but also for international organizations such as United Nations.

She has translated and published two books.

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Conference Interpreter, President of EJ EXPERT, Language Consultant / employee of the U.S. Federal Government, ATA (American Translators Association) Member, Japan Association of Conference Interpreters Member, Founding Member of the National Language Service Corp, Advisory Board / International Liaison of Japan Life Organizer Association. Secret Security Clearance with FEMA Level II.

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