English to Japanese Transcription & Translation
Upload English audio or video, get accurate Japanese text — plus subtitles — in minutes.
PlainScribe translates spoken English into written Japanese in one step. The AI listens to your recording, transcribes the English speech with automatic language detection, and produces a clean Japanese transcript with speaker labels and timestamps.
With 125+ million speakers across Japan, Japanese is one of the most valuable audiences you can localize for. Instead of paying per-word localization rates, upload your English recording once and get a fluent Japanese (Nihongo) transcript and subtitles for $4 per audio hour — no subscription, and your files delete automatically.
How to Translate English Audio to Japanese
Upload your file
Drop in any English audio or video file up to 200MB — MP3, MP4, WAV, M4A, MOV, and more.
AI translates it
The AI detects English automatically, transcribes the speech, and translates it into Japanese with timestamps and speaker labels.
Export Japanese text
Download your Japanese transcript as TXT, CSV, or JSON — or grab timestamped SRT/VTT subtitles for video.
Why Teams Localize English Content into Japanese
- Subtitling English videos for Japanese-speaking viewers
- Localizing courses, training, and onboarding for Japan
- Publishing Japanese versions of podcasts and interviews
- Adapting marketing and product videos for Japanese audiences
Private by default
Your English recording is removed automatically after processing and the Japanese transcript auto-deletes after 7 days. Nothing sits on our servers.
No subscription
Translation is included in the standard pay-as-you-go rate of $4 per audio hour. Buy prepaid credits when you need them — there is no monthly plan to cancel.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get Japanese subtitles for my English video?
Upload your English video to PlainScribe and choose Japanese as the translation target. You get timestamped Japanese SRT and VTT subtitle files ready to upload to YouTube or import into your video editor, plus a full Japanese transcript.
Will the Japanese translation read naturally?
PlainScribe produces fluent written Japanese (Nihongo) suitable for subtitles and published transcripts. As with any machine translation, we recommend a native-speaker review for high-stakes content like legal or medical material.
How much does English to Japanese translation cost?
PlainScribe is pay-as-you-go at $4 per audio hour ($0.067 per minute) — translation included, with no subscription. That means a one-hour video localized into Japanese costs about $4, versus per-word rates from traditional localization services.
What happens to my video after translation?
Your uploaded file is removed automatically after processing, and the transcript auto-deletes after 7 days. Nothing sits on our servers, and nothing is used to train AI models.
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