Introduction

Get a first-hand perspective of localizing games in the Japanese market from Yuhei Nasu, guest on this episode of Open World. With over 12 years of experience in the localization industry in Japan, Nasu shares details on what brought him to the industry, a day in the life of a localization producer, the challenges of English dialects and the strict video game rating system in Japan. Yuhei Nasu is the CEO and localization producer at Bonus Stage Loc. He is a veteran of the video game localization industry with over 12 years experience. Born in Japan and raised in England, Germany and the US, he is now based in Japan working in localization. In addition to localization, he enjoys gaming, music and skateboarding in his free time.