Juniper Communications
Juniper Communications bridges India and Japan through cross-cultural education delivered via Japanese-language seminars and workshops that make India’s society, culture, and business environment easier to understand. We also provide bilingual communication services, including translation, writing, and editing.
Contact: info@juniper-communications.com
For details, please select the service you are interested in below.
Services
- Seminars
Seminars and talks on India and Indo-Japan relations (Japanese or English) - Writing
Thoroughly researched articles for print, digital media, or corporate use - Language services
Editing, proofreading, JE translation, checking AI translations
About Juniper Communications
- Company Name:
- Juniper Communications
- Founder:
- Usha Jayaraman
- Location:
- Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Services:
- Seminars, writing, editing, translation, TQA
- Experience:
- 23+ years
- Contact:
- info@juniper-communications.com
Founder Profile
Originally from India, Usha moved to Japan after majoring in Japanese and becoming a bilingual professional. She has lived and worked in Japan as a Japanese-English translator, writer, and editor for over 23 years now. She speaks fluent Japanese, English, Hindi, and Tamil, and has a deep understanding of both India and Japan on many levels.
Education
- 1998: BA (Hons) in Japanese, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) – India’s premier comprehensive university
- 1998: Passed JLPT N1 (368/400 overall, 198/200 in Grammar & Reading)
- 2000: Master of Arts in Japanese Interpreting and Translation (MAJIT, now renamed MATI), University of Queensland, Australia
Professional Experience
- 2001–present: Delivery of high-quality Japanese→English translation, English writing, proofreading and editing to MBB (top-tier global strategy consulting firms), government and NGO clients, major Japanese banks and telecom companies, and prominent academics
- 2008: Translated Osaka Go's Naoki Prize-winning historical novel Kadisu No Akai Hoshi into English for commercial publication as The Red Star of Cadiz by Kurodahan Press
- 2015 – 2018: Wrote feature articles for the NTT Group’s global internal magazine (via agency). Interviewed C-level executives across domestic and international subsidiaries and produced in-depth feature articles showcasing the critical challenges of major initiatives and the innovative cross-company collaborative solutions that overcame them and earned these projects the prestigious NTT CSA Award.
- 2021: Translated a comprehensive textbook exploring the economic implications of fintech (blockchains, crypto assets, AI, and financial systems) by Keio University economic faculty and leading experts in policy and industry for academic publication by Springer as The Economics of Fintech (uncredited)
- 2023: Founded Juniper Communications
- 2024–present: Regular contributor of India-related articles to Japan Forward
Writing & Media
- India Insights blog
Articles on Indian history, culture, religion, festivals, mythology - Raag Hindustani website
A comprehensive guide to North Indian classical music - Raag Hindustani blog
Articles on the historical and cultural aspects of Indian music - 奥深きインドブログ
インドの歴史、文化、宗教、音楽、祝祭、神話等についてのブログ - インド古典音楽ブログ
北インド古典音楽の包括的な指導教材 - インドの食文化
インドの家庭料理、祝祭料理、食文化などについての記事 - インドの伝統衣装
インドの伝統衣装、伝統織物、染め、などについて記事