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Half Day |
Full Day |
Hour of Overtime |
| Class S* |
¥80,000
(¥84,000 incl. tax) |
¥120,000
(¥126,000 incl. tax) |
¥19,000
(¥19,950 incl. tax) |
| Class A |
¥67,000
(¥70,350 incl. tax) |
¥100,000
(¥105,000 incl. tax) |
¥16,000
(¥16,800 incl. tax) |
| Class B |
¥53,000
(¥55,650 incl. tax) |
¥80,000
(¥84,000 incl. tax) |
¥13,000
(¥13,650 incl. tax) |
| General Class |
¥34,000
(¥35,700 incl. tax) |
¥50,000
(¥52,500 incl. tax) |
¥8,000
(¥8,400 incl. tax) |
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(per interpreter—applicable to interpreting between Japanese and English/Chinese/French/Spanish/German/
Korean/Russian/Italian)
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Interpreting services for specialized fields. Only available
for interpretation between Japanese and English. |
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The full-day fee is charged for eight hours of an interpreter's
time which includes seven work hours plus a one-hour break. The half-day fee is
charged for three or fewer hours of an interpreter's time, including breaks. If
more than three hours of an interpreter's time are required in a day, the full-day
fee is charged regardless of whether the interpreter works a full seven hours.
When more than eight hours of an interpreter's time are required, the overtime
charge is added. An additional fee may be charged for early-morning and late-night
interpreting work depending on the project. In the case of tour-group interpreting,
each hour that the interpreter spends with the tour group (i.e., from group assembly
to dismissal) is considered a work hour (i.e., lunch and other breaks are included
as work hours). |
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The full-day fee is charged for one-day “business trips”
(see definition in II. below) even if the number of hours worked is three or fewer.
No half-day fees are applied in the case of business trips. |
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The number of interpreters required for an assignment depends
on the type of interpreting required and the number of hours of interpreting needed,
as follows.
| Type of Interpreting |
Half Day |
Full Day |
| Consecutive |
3 hrs or under
Over 3 hrs |
1
2 (This does not apply to tour-group interpreting) |
| Simultaneous |
3 hrs or under
Over 3 hrs |
2
3 or 4 |
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Simultaneous interpreting assignments also require special equipment. Please feel
free to contact us to discuss your requirements. |
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Separate fees will be applied in cases where interpreting services
are required for languages other than those listed above or where interpreters
are invited from overseas to provide interpreting services that do not involve
Japanese (e.g., between English and French or English and German). |
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When an assignment lasts for two days or more and preparation
is necessary, a preparation fee equivalent to the full-day fee will be charged
for each interpreter. When an assignment lasts for three or more half days and
preparation is necessary, a preparation fee equivalent to the half-day fee will
be charged for each interpreter. |
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A separate preliminary meeting fee, administrative fee, or additional
fee may be charged depending on the project. |
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| 7. |
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Please inform us in advance if interpreting of video materials
will be required. Please be advised that we will not accept certain projects. |
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| 8. |
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A separate secondary usage fee is charged when interpreting
is used in a secondary fashion, including release on the Internet. Please inform
us in advance of any secondary usage. |
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Conditions Applying to Business Trips |
Definition of Business Trip
Assignments in prefectures other than Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, and Saitama are considered as business trips. Assignments in regions that lie 100 km or more from Tokyo Station are considered business trips, even if they are within the prefectures mentioned above.
A. Compensation for Lost Earnings
When an assignment requires that an interpreter take a business trip as defined above, the following fees are charged in addition to the interpreting fees to compensate the interpreter for lost earnings.
| In Japan
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For travel time of more than four hours on the day before or after an assignment or for an on-site non-working day |
50% of full-day fee |
| 2. |
For travel time of four hours or less on the day before or after an assignment |
50% of half-day fee |
| 3. |
For each workday where work hours and travel time combined exceed ten hours |
50% of half-day fee |
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| Overseas |
| 1. |
For each full day of travel time or on-site non-working day required |
50% of full-day fee |
| 2. |
For each on-site non-working day required between two different assignments |
70% of full-day fee |
| 3. |
For each workday where work hours and travel time combined exceed ten hours |
50% of half-day fee |
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Note: In the case of tour-group interpreting overseas, the full-day interpreting fee is charged for each day from the start of the actual work overseas until its completion.
B. Accommodation and Per Diem Fees and Transportation Costs
1. Accommodation and Per Diem Fees listed below are charged per interpreter per day.
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In Japan |
Overseas |
| (a) For each day (working or non-working) that requires an overnight stay: Accommodation fee (including tax and service charge) plus per diem of: |
¥10,000 |
¥12,000 |
| (b) For each work day that does not require an overnight stay and for day-trips: Per diem of: |
¥5,000 |
¥6,000 |
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2. Transportation Costs
| In Japan |
(a) Round-trip airfare
or train fare between Tokyo and the site of the assignment;
and
(b) Other transportation fees required at the site of the assignment, including bus and taxi fares |
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| Overseas |
(a) Round-trip,
airfare between Tokyo and the site of the assignment;
and
(b) Ground transportation fees: ¥20,000 interpreter/overseas
trip |
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| Notes: |
| (a) |
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A flat fee of ¥2,000 is charged for domestic transportation
for assignments (excluding business trips) located at or outside a 30 km radius
of a station along the Yamanote Line, except in cases where the actual transportation
costs exceed ¥2,000. In such cases, transportation fees are charged at cost.
If the assignment venue is far from the station, the required taxi fare is additionally
charged. |
| (b) |
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In principle, interpreters should have accommodations at the
conference venue or at the same hotel as the speakers. |
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It is assumed that interpreters will travel
by Green Car (first class) for rail journeys in Japan and fly
business class for overseas business trips. |
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Ground transportation fees cover round-trip
transportation in Japan between the interpreter's home and the
airport in Japan; round-trip transportation overseas between
the airport and the conference venue/interpreter's hotel and
between the conference venue and the interpreter's hotel; and
other miscellaneous transportation expenses. |
| (e) |
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In the case of overseas assignments , costs related to visa
applications are charged when a visa is required. |
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Cancellation Fee |
All alterations, including changes of assignment date and time, requested after Simul has contacted the client with the confirmation of interpreting services are subject to the following cancellation fees.
| 4 or 5 days |
30% of estimate |
| 2 or 3 days |
50% of estimate |
| No advance notice or 1 day |
100% of estimate |
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Except as provided in 3. below, the number of days of advance notice is calculated based on the number of business days (i.e., Saturdays, Sundays, and Japanese national holidays are not included in the calculation). This means that Friday cancellation of an assignment scheduled for the following Monday would be considered one day of advance notice. |
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In the case of business trips, the cancellation charges above are applied only to interpreting fees and compensations for lost earnings. |
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For assignments of seven to thirteen days (including travel time and on-site non-working days), a fee is charged for cancellations made with fourteen or fewer days of advance notice (including Saturdays, Sundays, and Japanese national holidays). For assignments of fourteen days or more (including travel time and on-site non-working days), a fee is charged for cancellations made with one month or less of advance notice (including Saturdays, Sundays, and Japanese national holidays), Full details are provided with cost estimates. |
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Separate conditions apply when interpreters are invited from overseas. |
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Other Conditions |
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Consumption tax is applied to all charges related to assignments in Japan, except for accommodation costs, per diems, and transportation fees. |
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Simul requests all first-time clients to pay in advance. |
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We request that payment be made by bank transfer to our bank account by the last day of the month following the month when the invoice was issued. |
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Different conditions apply in the Kansai region. Please make inquiries separately to:
Kansai Office
Tel: 81-6-6231-2441
Fax: 81-6-6231-2447 |
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