Trust me when I say that you should take down the JP site immediately. Your friend might be "native-Japanese," but he or she is only directly translating your text from English.
The biggest part might be simply that you are not incorporated inside of Japan. It's fine to state your fondness of Japanese culture to the JP press, but if you want to get serious about Japan, get incorporated and let your Japanese 代表 ("daihyou") take care of things for you.
The worst thing you could do in Japan is release a (in your words) "Work in Progress." Keep things that are incomplete in the labs and refine them until they are ready for society to enjoy. Japanese society is all about keeping risk low for oneself, one's partners and especially the general public.
If you are really serious about Japan, feel free to drop me a line. If you really think that directly translating English to Japanese will add value to your company, you are gravely mistaken.
Remember to manage your customer's expectations. If they expect you to be a Japanese company and you are not one, you are in for a world of hurt.
I have to agree that, there is no mistake when translation became a degree in many universities all over the world. It's not something that could be mastered simply by knowing two languages (even native speaker of both)
I think for the 代表 part of things, it applies to any places in Asia, almost. You can't pretty much get around anything if you don't have a local to sort things out for you. Either partner with one or hire some for this matter.
The biggest part might be simply that you are not incorporated inside of Japan. It's fine to state your fondness of Japanese culture to the JP press, but if you want to get serious about Japan, get incorporated and let your Japanese 代表 ("daihyou") take care of things for you.
The worst thing you could do in Japan is release a (in your words) "Work in Progress." Keep things that are incomplete in the labs and refine them until they are ready for society to enjoy. Japanese society is all about keeping risk low for oneself, one's partners and especially the general public.
If you are really serious about Japan, feel free to drop me a line. If you really think that directly translating English to Japanese will add value to your company, you are gravely mistaken.
Remember to manage your customer's expectations. If they expect you to be a Japanese company and you are not one, you are in for a world of hurt.