Sachie T.-Bilingual Japanese-English Business Consultant | AI/LLM Evaluation | Localization | Japan Market Entry & Strategic Partnerships

Advise on Japan market development, GTM execution, localization, and Japanese-language quality for Newzik, an AI-enabled digital sheet music platform with 450K+ users globally.

— Lead Japanese localization and linguistic QA across the website, app, knowledge base, App Store content, marketing campaigns, advertising, video, and customer-facing communications. — Translate and adapt English and French source materials into natural, professional Japanese, with attention to terminology, tone, usability, cultural context, audience expectations, and brand voice. — Localize and review paid-media content across Google Ads, Meta Ads, and Apple Search Ads, as well as campaign and creator-facing materials. — Review Japanese content for native fluency, clarity, consistency, terminology alignment, factual/contextual accuracy, and local-market fit. — Advise the global team on Japanese-language messaging, localization priorities, user expectations, market-specific tone, and cultural context. — Support Japan GTM through market intelligence, competitor research, creator/partner strategy, outreach, negotiation support, and campaign optimization.

Led Japan market entry, strategic partnerships, and commercial development for Ternoa, a Web3 infrastructure project — serving as the sole Japan lead and working directly with the CEO and global leadership team to build commercial traction and market presence in Japan.

— Owned Japan GTM strategy, partnership priorities, and market execution end-to-end, aligning local strategy with global business objectives. — Helped negotiate and close strategic partnership agreements with major Japanese IP, manga, anime, and entertainment companies, including TOHO. — Built executive relationships across Japanese enterprise, media, partner, and ecosystem stakeholders to expand Ternoa's commercial presence and credibility in Japan. — Co-led Japan community growth, scaling the LINE community from 0 to 10,000+ members as part of Ternoa's broader global community expansion to 200,000+ followers across X, Telegram, Discord, and other channels. — Developed and executed Japan GTM initiatives across market localization, co-marketing, partnership activation, and creator/KOL engagement. — Represented Ternoa at major industry events, strengthening market visibility, executive presence, and ecosystem credibility in Japan. — Acted as the bilingual and cross-cultural bridge between global leadership and Japanese partners, personally adapting business communications, proposals, partnership materials, and market messaging for Japanese stakeholders.

Led Japan market development, localization, and commercial outreach for multiple B2B SaaS platforms across e-commerce, CRM, collaboration, and workflow solutions.

— Led Japanese localization, CAT tool workflows, and linguistic QA across UX, campaigns, messaging, and customer-facing materials. — Personally reviewed product flows, Japanese-language copy, commercial messaging, and market-facing content for clarity, native fluency, cultural fit, usability, and local relevance. — Adapted global product and business communications for Japanese customers and partners, aligning terminology, tone, and positioning with market expectations. — Conducted market research, competitive analysis, target-account research, and opportunity mapping, including M&A-related research. — Supported partner and enterprise outreach with Japanese system integrators and major business stakeholders.

Joined as an early member of T3Media’s Japan launch team and was promoted from Sales & Business Development Manager, Japan to Sales & Business Development Director, Asia.

— Personally created and reviewed sales proposals, partner materials, market presentations, management reporting, forecasts, pipeline tracking, and other client-facing and internal business materials. — Localized products, messaging, and communication materials for the Japanese market, adapting global positioning to Japanese customer expectations. — Acted as the commercial, linguistic, and cultural bridge between U.S. headquarters and Japanese/Asian clients and partners. — Helped launch Japan operations from zero and scale the business to approximately $3M in annual revenue. — Owned quarterly revenue targets, forecasts, pipeline management, and reporting to global headquarters. — Expanded regional business development across Asia and managed a 15-person cross-functional team.