- (As of June 2026)
Personal Data
- Name: Kentaro HOSHINO
- Address: Krefelder Str. 11, 40549 Duesseldorf, Germany
- Nationality: Japan
- Professional experience: 8 years as a freelancer (since 2018), 19 years as part of job
- Mother tongues : Japanese and German
- Focal areas : IT, engineering, economics, gastronomy
- Member of the Federal Association of Interpreters and Translators (BDÜ)
Qualifications
- Certified Japanese interpreter
(Hessian Teacher Academy) - Certified Japanese translator
(Hessian Teacher Academy) - Authorized Japanese translator
(Higher Regional Court of Duesseldorf) - Associate Engineer (data science), state-recognised training
(Siemens AG)
Interpreting projects (excerpt)
- Promotional film production, transcreation and linguistic consulting
(Automotive industry, JAP-GER, consecutive) - Accompaniment of a national research institute delegation
(Photovoltaics, JAP-GER, consecutive) - Audit of German subsidiary by Japanese parent company
(Industrial material, JAP-GER-ENG, consecutive) - Courtesy visit in combination with technical negotiations
(Work vehicles, JAP-ENG, consecutive) - Accompaniment of an inspection delegation
(Meat industry, JAP-GER, consecutive) - Product presentation/training
(Medical technology, JAP-ENG, consecutive/simultaneous) - Market research/product tasting
(Food industry, JAP-GER, simultan) - International exchange meeting
(University co-ops, JAP-GER-ENG, consecutive) - Accompaniment, MEDICA
(Medical technology, JAP-GER-ENG, consecutive) - Market research/interviews
(Automotive industry, JAP-GER, simultaneous) - Inter-ministerial meeting
(Youth exchange, JAP-GER, consecutive) - Technical negotiations
(Industrial imaging equipment, JAP-GER, consecutive) - Technical negotiations
(Work vehicles, JAP-GER-ENG, consecutive) - Notary appointement
(Real estate purchase, JAP-GER, consecutive/simultaneous) - Board level meeting
(Casting technology, JAP-GER, consecutive) - M&A/due diligence
(Infrastructure, JAP-GER, consecutive) - Approval procedure
(Storage of hazardous materials, JAP-ENG, consecutive) - Industry meeting
(Hydrogen technology, GER-JAP, simultaneous) - Industry meeting
(Automotive industry, ENG-JAP, simultaneous) - Sports trial
(Legal affairs, JAP-GER, consecutive)
Translation projects (excerpt)
- Annual reports of a TOPIX Prime listed company
(certified JAP-GER translations) - Patent decision about semiconductor manufacturing
(certified JAP-GER translation) - Toxicity Study according to OECD-Guidelines
(certified JAP-GER translation) - Report of the Data Ethics Committee
(member of GER-JAP translation project) - National Industrial Strategy 2030
(member of GER-JAP translation project) - Coalition contract 2021-2025
(member of GER-JAP translation project) - Operating manuals for industrial equipment
(ENG-JAP translations)