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Japanese Speech-to-Text

Convert Japanese speech to text with industry-leading accuracy. Real-time voice agents and batch transcription through a single API.

Universal-3.5 Pro

Try uploading a file containing Japanese speaking audio.

Metaview
Dovetail
Granola
Apollo.io
Ashby
Siro
Calabrio
Cluely
Genio
Commure
Retell
CallRail
LiveKit
Tolan
ClickUp
HeyGen
Metaview
Dovetail
Granola
Apollo.io
Ashby
Siro
Calabrio
Cluely
Genio
Commure
Retell
CallRail
LiveKit
Tolan
ClickUp
HeyGen
Japanese Speech-to-Text

Built for every Japanese workflow

From call centers in Tokyo to media companies in Osaka — one API for transcription, understanding, and scale.

One API, no language-specific infrastructure

One integration for Japanese transcription, Audio Intelligence, and Voice Agents — cloud or self-hosted, fully compliant.

Accurate Japanese transcription across every dialect

Skip the translation layer and transcribe Japanese audio accurately, even with cross-talk and background noise.

One price, every Japanese dialect

Flat pricing across all Japanese dialects with transcription, summaries, sentiment, and streaming in one integration.

Japanese Speech-to-Text

Speech-to-Text Capabilities

Enable any combination of features with a single request. Mix, match, and scale as your application grows.

Speaker identification

Label speakers by name using audio context. Supports custom profiles and multi-speaker conversations.

Entity detection

Identify names, organizations, locations, dates, and other entities across every Japanese transcript.

Automatic Language Detection

Identify when audio is spoken in Japanese and transcribe without pre-selecting a language.

Custom formatting

Normalize dates, phone numbers, and email addresses to machine-readable formats automatically.

PII redaction

Automatically remove sensitive data like credit cards, phone numbers, and personal information from Japanese transcripts and audio.

Translation

Transcribe in any of 99+ languages in the same API request.

Custom spelling

Boost recognition of Japanese brand names, product terms, and domain-specific vocabulary.

Multi-channel transcription

Transcribe separate audio channels independently — ideal for Japanese call center recordings.

Subtitle export (SRT/VTT)

Export ready-to-use SRT and VTT caption files for Japanese video and audio.

Language Overview

Japanese Language Information

Dialects: Standard (Tokyo) Japanese, Kansai, and other regional dialects.

Official language in: Japan.

Spoken in: Japan and Japanese communities worldwide.

Compare our models

Model
Universal-3.5 Pro Domain-specific async audio
Universal-2 High-volume async audio
U-3.5 Pro Realtime Real-time voice agents, AI scribes
Sync API Dictation, single-call transcription
Universal-Streaming Multilingual Global contact centers
Japanese Language Support
Price
$0.21 /hr
$0.15 /hr
$0.15 /hr
$0.45 /hr
$0.15 /hr
Natural language prompting
Up to ~1,500 words
Up to ~1,500 words
Keyterm prompting
Code-switching
Medical Mode
Speaker diarization
10+ speakers
10+ speakers
10+ speakers
10+ speakers
HIPAA BAA
On request
On request
On request
On request
On request
Unlimited concurrency

AI Speech-to-Text transcription in 99 languages

Our AI Speech-to-Text transcription supports every language below—just select a language and upload your audio file.

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