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The Word Works

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At first, The Word Works was Ruth, whose skill as a translator had attracted clients who wanted to deal with a company instead of a freelancer. It was, as we recall, 1988 when a fellow translator who was going home to Australia called Ruth and said, “I’ve got this wonderful woman working for me. How would you like to take her on when I leave?” That was when Oya Kyoko joined us. Then, in the early 1990s, the traffic manager in the department at Hakuhodo where I was working called Ruth and said, “You need someone to keep your books and get your billing straight….As it turns out, my sister-in-law who has been working as the executive assistant to the president of a small company, wants a more flexible job that will let her spend more time on her hobby, playing flute.” That was Aono Yoshiko. John joined The Word Works in 1996, after leaving Hakuhodo.

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John McCreery

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John McCreery is an anthropologist who has lived and worked in Japan since 1980. For thirteen of those years, he was a copywriter and creative director for Hakuhodo Incorporated, Japan's second largest advertising agency. In 1984, he and his wife and business partner Ruth McCreery founded The Word Works, a supplier of fine translation, copywriting, research and consulting services to firms doing business in Japan. From 1994-2005, he was also a lecturer in the Graduate Program in Comparative Culture at Sophia University in Tokyo, teaching seminars on "The Making and Meaning of Advertising" and "Marketing in Japan."  Extended Bio >>

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Ruth McCreery

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Upon coming to Japan to complete a doctorate in Japanese language and literature in 1980, Ruth discovered translation as a challenging way to deepen her knowledge of the language, the culture, and subject areas ranging from photography to accounting. She founded The Word Works, Ltd., in 1984 to provide a full range of sophisticated language services, including copywriting, editing, translation, and desktop publishing. While building the company, she has consistently emphasized delivering publishable Japanese-to-English and English-to-Japanese translations or original copy for clients who require deep understanding, a graceful, appropriate style, and a willingness to do research.   Extended Bio >>

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Aono Yoshiko

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Aono Yoshiko, The Word Works' bookkeeper, brings to us her extensive experience in the Japanese corporate world and her grit as well as her accounting skills.   Extended Bio >>

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