"Marc" <box526TR@spamtrap.net> wrote in message
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> A question to the cognescenti......
>
> I have been requested to provide a Japanese -> English translation of an
> academic syllabus for a grad school applicant. The school wants a
> "certified" translation.

Ask back what they exactly mean...
If it is an important legal document, you need the stamp of  (e.g.) your
embassy (relatively cheap), a licensed notary (expensive), or a translator
who own such a license granted by a court. A translation company that
belongs to a recognized "translator's union" might also do.

Sigi