Native name | 八楽株式会社 |
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Industry | Software Development |
Founded | 2009 |
Founder | Suguru Sakanishi |
Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Website |
Yaraku, Inc. (Japanese: ⼋楽株式会社) is a Japanese software development company based in Shibuya, Tokyo.[1][2] Founded in August 2009 by Suguru Sakanishi, the company specializes in multilingual translation software for various industries.[3][4] Yaraku is known for its proprietary translation platform, YarakuZen, designed to simplify conducting business in foreign languages.[5][6][7]
Yaraku was founded by Suguru Sakanishi in August 2009 and is based in Shibuya, Tokyo.[8] The company intended to facilitate global communication by providing multilingual online software solutions.[9] In 2010, the company launched its first service, WorldJumper, which provided a platform for cross-language communication.[10] In 2015, Yaraku extended its offerings with the launch of "YarakuZen," a highly accurate and efficient online document translation tool.[11] The company introduced a marketplace for "post-editing" services in 2021, connecting clients with specialized translation firms.[12] In 2022, Yaraku introduced "YarakuZen for Box," which integrated multilingual AI translation with the content cloud platform, Box, to facilitate content translation and management.[13][14]
YarakuZen is a web-based translation application developed by Yaraku.[15][16] It simplifies managing multilingual documents, making international business communication more efficient and convenient.[17] Users can effortlessly upload and edit documents with YarakuZen, ensuring accurate translations.[18][19] YarakuZen stands out for its ability to learn and remember user edits, progressively improving the caliber and accuracy of automatic translations over time.[20] This platform facilitates effective communication in multiple languages.[21][22][23]
Building upon the expertise gained from developing YarakuZen and machine translation engines, Yaraku actively engages in AI-related research and development projects.[24] The company's R&D activities cover various fields, such as natural language processing, deep learning, and applied neural networks.[25] Yaraku also conducts research in image and voice recognition engines to enhance the capabilities of automated systems in accurately interpreting visual and auditory inputs.[26][27]
YarakuZen supports a wide range of languages to facilitate global communication.[28] The supported languages include Arabic, Bengali, German, English, Spanish, Finnish, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Malay, Myanmar, Nepali, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Sinhala, Swedish, Thai, Tagalog, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified), and Chinese (Traditional).[29][30][31]