Japanese is in the top 10 most spoken languages in the world. Currently, it ranks as the 8th most spoken language.
We have been working with Voice Crafters since 2014. We value the quick turn around times and flexibility as well as the customer-centric attitude that matches our own. The wide selection of voice artists in different languages is a great resource for us.
Akira K.Japanese
Japan
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Hi, Thank you for your viewing my profile! I am a professionally trained voiceover talent with over 10 years o... |
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Natsuki T.Japanese
Japan
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Natsuki is a highly experienced Japanese voice over artist with more than 20 years of experience. Worked for a... |
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Koji N.Japanese
Japan
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Hi, there! It’s nice to e-meet you. I’m Koji, a professional Japanese and English voice actor with 20-year car... |
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Mai A.Japanese
Japan
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★VOICE ART’S AWARDS 2023 OUTSTANDING COMMERCIAL – TV OR WEB – BEST JAPANESE VOICEOVER Nominees ★ONE VOICE AWAR... |
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Masaya O.Japanese
United States
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I’m a Japanese actor/voice artist based in New York. As a voice artist, I’ve worked for commercials, cartoons,... |
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Kei A.Japanese
Japan
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Kei is a professionally trained, voice-over artist born and raised in Japan with home studio experience since ... |
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Yukiko F.Japanese
Japan
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Yukiko is a multi-award-winning professional Japanese voiceover artist. Her work consists of TV commercials an... |
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Kenta S.Japanese
Japan
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Kenta is a Japanese voiceover artist with professional training and years of experience in the acting industry... |
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Reiko N.Japanese
Japan
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Award-Winning voice over artist available in native Japanese and English with Japanese accent. I’ve been work... |
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Akari U.Japanese
Japan
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AKARI is a Japanese narrator with over 15 years of experience based in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. She has pa... |
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Toshi N.Japanese
Japan
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A Japanese voice-over artist with 8 year experience. Has extensive experience in e-learning materials. Speaks ... |
Yuui H.Japanese
Japan
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About Yuui – The Crystal-Clear Voice of Japan Hello! I’m Yuui, a voice-over artist with 12 years of profession... |
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Voice Crafters offers 100% vetted, native Japanese voice over artists!
You’ll find the perfect voice for any type of voice over project here. Whether you are working on:
Want to hire a deep voice actor in Japanese? Or maybe you need a sultry voice? Whatever your brief requires, we’ve got the perfect narrator for you!
You’ll get voice recordings in broadcast-quality audio and turnaround time for most projects ranges between 24-48 hours.
Post your project today, hire your chosen voice talent, and work with him or her directly on our online platform. If you are working on a large project, let us manage everything for you from start to finish!
And….there’s more!
We offer Japanese transcriptions and captioning through our AI Transcription tool!
Need a music bed track for your video or presentation?
Check out our sister site – Audio Buzz. You’ll find a large catalog of original royalty-free music tracks in every genre or mood.
Have any questions? Go ahead and contact us for help and suggestions on how to take your project to the next level!
Japanese is an East Asian language, spoken by more than 127 million people worldwide. It’s estimated that 126 million people are native Japanese speakers, while an additional one million people speak Japanese as a second language.
Japanese is a national language only in Japan and Palau. However, there are prominent Japanese-speaking communities in Brazil, the US, and the Philippines to name a few.
Japanese is in the top 10 most spoken languages in the world. Currently, it ranks as the 8th most spoken language.
Japanese is the only modern language whose specific origins are not fully understood. Historians hypothesize that around 300 BCE the language of Korea was brought into Japan and mixed with the already existing local vernaculars.
The long history of the Japanese language is categorized into four periods: Old, Late Old, Middle, Early Modern, and Modern. The first known Japanese texts date back to the 8th century and mark the transition from Old Japanese to Late Old Japanese.
Modern Japanese retained many features of the older periods. Surprisingly, Old Japanese can be well understood by today’s speakers!
Japanese is rather unique – it’s not closely related to any known language. While its relationship with Korean is debated, the languages do have some similarities in terms of syntax, morphology, and some vocabulary. However, the Japanese language doesn’t have a close relative.
Despite popular belief, Japanese is not related to Mandarin Chinese. Yet, Japanese adopted the Chinese writing symbols in its written language.
Japanese vocabulary also contains many foreign loanwords. In modern Japanese, around 80% of borrowed words come from English. Loanwords of Chinese, Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese origins are also common.
Japanese has not one, but three writing systems: Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji. Kanji is the oldest writing system based on logographs, While the other two are simplified versions of it. Interestingly enough, all these writing variations are used together, even in the same sentence.
Japan is the land of dozens of Japanese regional dialects. Most commonly, Japanese dialects are categorized into two groups: Western and Eastern.
The most prominent Eastern dialect is the Tokyo dialect – a dialect of the capital that acts as the basis of Standard Japanese. The second in line is the Western Kyoto dialect, widely spoken in the city of Kyoto and Western Japan.
When recording a Japanese voice over, keep in mind that Japanese has many grammatical features to express formality and politeness. That’s why knowing your target audience and the message you want to convey is crucial.
Japanese is a very fast-spoken language. In fact, studies suggest that Japanese might be the fastest-spoken language in the world. The average speed of spoken Japanese is about 7.84 syllables per second. It’s much faster than English – 6 syllables per second on average.
Naturally, the tempo of spoken Japanese will depend on the situation and specificities of the text.
The voice over for this entertaining promotional video for Silent Partner has been recorded by Voice Crafters in Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese and Japanese.
This Japanese version was recorded by Masashi F.
Masashi is a seasoned Japanese voice over talent who also speaks Italian and English.