About

Expanding Translation

Translation is the art of converting one language into another. However, if we consider the essence of translation, we can say that it is a process of conveying meaning in a context where it could not be communicated as is.

Disciplines such as marketing and design are also very close to translation. At Communa, we combine multiple techniques in order to convey meaning in ways that cannot be achieved by translation, marketing, or design alone. As a result, we can provide a wide range of translation services.

We do not force something worth 50 to look like 80. But sometimes, even when the actual value of something is 70, the general public can only see 35. We convey its actual value of 70, then, together with the client, create the remaining 30.

Our History

Before Communa Inc. was formed, its three founding members worked separately in the fields of interpretation and translation, art and design, and marketing. But after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, various new projects, movements, and needs emerged requiring a more integrated approach than one field alone could offer. On November 29th, 2011, Communa Translation Design Limited Liability Partnership (hereinafter referred to as Communa LLP) was formed.

About five years later, with a larger staff and larger scale projects, we decided to become a joint stock company. On 31st, 2016, the business of the LLP was transferred and Communa Inc. was formed.