Dave Higgins Office is owned and operated by David Higgins & Hazuki Higgins in Kadena Town, Okinawa.
Welcome to Dave Higgins Office, where we are dedicated to providing high-quality legal services and certified translations for individuals navigating marriage, divorce, and other legal document needs in Okinawa. Owned and operated by David and Hazuki Higgins in Kadena Town, Okinawa, we bring over 12 years of experience to ensure that your legal processes are smooth, efficient, and stress-free.
We began our journey as a legal translation business called Okinawa Translator, operating out of Chatan Town. In a short time, our reputation grew, particularly for assisting US service members with marriage services and document translations for submission on military bases. By 2015, we expanded our services to include divorce support for US citizens and US service members.
As our workload increased, we made the decision in 2022 to prioritize both our clients’ happiness and our own. This led us to close the Okinawa Translator office, move locations, and take a short break to recharge. In 2024, we reopened as Dave Higgins Office, operating from our home office with a renewed focus on delivering exceptional service in a more personal and balanced way.
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At Dave Higgins Office, we have extensive experience in assisting couples of all races and nationalities with marriage and divorce proceedings accepted by Japan City Offices and Okinawa Family Court. We also specialize in certified translations of a wide range of documents, including:
- Marriage certificates
- Birth certificates
- Divorce certificates
- Family registries
- Vehicle titles
- Medical documents
- And many other types of legal documents
In addition, we offer services to retrieve and reissue original Japanese documents from City Offices or Family Court, as well as Apostille Authentication for those documents.
At Dave Higgins Office we are dedicated to help you with your translations!
Our family run translation office, located in Okinawa, Japan, is determined to give you the best translation service and a lifetime guarantee on all translations. This means that any revision or reissue is done completely free of charge.
Here are some of the clients we have worked together with:
What are your hours of operation?
We are open from 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday, closed Saturday/Sunday. Anything after hours just contact us by email or message.
If you would like a RUSH order?
If you are in a hurry you can pay 1000YEN per document extra and have a RUSH order put on your document. The RUSH order means that we will move your translation to top priority and have several translators work on your document and have it ready within 4 hours. However if the document density or difficulty is too high or if our work load is already over capacity we may not be able to offer a RUSH order.
If you are not in Okinawa.
You can scan your document and send it via an email attachment. You can also send it through the mail to our address. Then you can make a payment via Credit Card, Paypal or Bank Transfer. Once payment has been received we can send you the document through the mail.
If you would like to hire an interpreter?
Our interpreter service can be hired by contacting us for a specific date and time prior to the date of interpreting.The rate for interpreting is a minimum charge of 10,000YEN for 60 minutes (1 Hour). If the distance of travel to the interpreting location is within the Nakagami District the travel expenses are free / Shimajiri District 1000YEN/ Kunigami District 2000YEN + Highway toll fees.
Meet our interpreters
Rieko, born and raised on Miyako Island, she is our on-site interpreter and expert instructor. She is in charge of handling all our class and staff interpreting. She assists all customers seeking an interpreter to help with bi-lingual Japanese / English instructional classes. Reiko has been an English School Company owner for over 30 years and loves to enjoy a glass of Aomori in her free time like most Miyako Island people do.
Mako, born in Hiroshima City, is our on-site interpreter in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture. She can help you at the hospital, family court, the police station, family reunions or with instructing a class or staff members. Mako has the most personable aura about her that can make any tense situation feel at ease. In her free-time she enjoys nature in the Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Our Commitment to Privacy
Your privacy is our top priority. At Dave Higgins Office, we ensure that your personal information is used solely for its intended purpose and never for personal gain. Once our services are complete, your documents will be securely stored, destroyed, or deleted according to your request.
Mission Statement
Dave Higgins Office provides accurate language interpretation and translation service while delivering consistently excellent customer service to all of Japan.
Vision Statement
Dave Higgins Office envisions a future where our company bridges the gap between English and all other languages in order to connect and empower clients through translation.
Core Values
Dave Higgins Office strives to expand our repertoire of language and interpretation skills in order to provide the highest quality service to all of our clients.
How we operate
Dave Higgins Office is run by David & Hazuki Higgins along with a talented team of linguists. We have a proprietary database of freelancers that can assist in translating 300+ other languages as well Japanese and English. An example of some of those other languages are: Portuguese, Spanish, Mandarin & Cantonese, Korean, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, and many more.
You will be speaking directly with David when you contact us in English. David is the owner/project manager and is responsible for all inquiries. He ensures that requests are correctly translated and processed timely to meet client expectations. Our turnaround time for most documents is 1-2 days and any large projects will have multiple translators working on your job to have it completed promptly.
All Japanese inquiries are managed by Hazuki and you will be speaking directly with her when you contact us in Japanese. As well as providing translation services she is also in charge of all DTP (Desk Top Publishing) Formatting to ensure all images, texts, formatting and printability are professional and mirror original documents.