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This is Cultemo’s corporate philosophy.

This philosophy is the very origin of our company name, a fusion of the words “Culture” and “Emotion,” and has remained unchanged in the 20 years since our founding.

When asked what makes Cultemo unique, my response is always: “Genuine client satisfaction.” Customer satisfaction is probably a concept advocated by every company to an extent. However, within the translation industry (which can be rather conservative and artisanal in nature), achieving genuine customer satisfaction can be extremely challenging. Yet Cultemo has spent years tackling head-on these fundamental questions:

“What exactly is the quality that our customers seek?”
“How can we delight our clients?”

This commitment to client satisfaction has been the source of our motivation in directly addressing challenges within the translation industry that others have avoided, through initiatives such as quantifying translation quality, professional use of machine translation and post editing, as well as our AsTrans service.

Quality levels as requested by our clients
Many creators aim for “high quality” based on their own quality standards. There is nothing inherently wrong with this at all. However, in dealing with translation, design, and self-publishing as a business, it is important to understand that the quality envisioned by the creator will not necessarily be the type of quality desired by the user. Breaking free from fixed notions and self-satisfaction, and eagerly pursuing what our customers want, are actions I believe to be essential for the future of the translation business.

I am exceptionally proud to have some of the finest talent in this industry here at Cultemo, among both our project managers and linguists. These individuals, with their mix of technical and soft skills, are the treasures of our company. I look forward to working alongside these colleagues in tackling the challenges of the next decade.

Thank you for your continued support and patronage.

Mar. 2023	20th anniversary celebration held at Tower Hall Funabori
Jan. 2023	Keisuke Tsutsumi appointed as Director and CFO
Oct. 2022	Resource for Japanese to English and multilingual translation strengthened to accommodate increased volume of projects targeted at overseas audiences
Apr. 2022	Takao Naito appointed as Auditor (part-time)
	Shintaro Araki appointed as Director of Translation Quality Management
Mar. 2022	CuBE Japan established as a wholly-owned subsidiary
	Capital increased from 10 million to 20 million yen
2017	A definition of translation quality established for judging translation quality standards
2016	Over 5 million words handled in a year via professional MTPE services
2011	Full-scale localization services launched
Apr. 2006	Company-run website “Basho Conference” launched
Feb. 2006	Reorganized and renamed “Cultemo Corporation.” Capital increased to 10 million yen
Feb. 2005	Office opened in Kasai, Tokyo
Jan. 2003	Cultemo Planning Ltd. established
Jun. 2002	Founded as an individual business (trading name: Cultemo Planning)