Turn Japanese Speech to Text for Free: Step-by-Step Guide

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audio quality.</p><p>In this article, we’ll explore how <a href="https://fireflies.ai/?ref=fireflies.ai" rel="noreferrer">Fireflies.ai</a>, an <a href="https://fireflies.ai/?ref=fireflies.ai">AI notetaker</a>, can save you hours of this effort by producing accurate Japanese transcripts automatically in minutes.</p><p>Here’s the transcript of a Japanese <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3w1AdTm6nc&ref=fireflies.ai">speech by Prime Minister Kishida</a> created using Fireflies:</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/V1_j2M94IFq2iAxSyTS97GScg41XtjUKVpzaoMtlNyqZ1dlucJIzIWUbHyLm7MOb2w56VgU-nr0FfqWjChAvKfZiPcdmV54B_ECLjhi-WTzquksC0bbcijkLoWelOjF9bkAvY0CEF6LAyv6HTO1stas" class="kg-image" alt="Transcript of a Japanese speech by Prime Minister Kishida created using Fireflies" loading="lazy" width="1600" height="916"><figcaption><a href="https://app.fireflies.ai/view/Opening-Speech-by-Prime-Minister-KISHIDA-Fumio-at-the-GZERO-Summit-2021-mp4::a1eRfiPMY3N0y98I?ref=fireflies.ai"><u><span class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Click here for the full transcript, summary, and video</span></u></a></figcaption></figure><p>The transcript is 90%+ accurate, time-stamped, and has voice labels. In addition, Fireflies also generated a concise summary of the speech, highlighting the key points.</p><p>Interesting? Read on to learn how to convert Japanese speech to text using Fireflies.</p><h2 id="how-to-convert-japanese-speech-to-text-using-firefliesai">How to convert Japanese speech to text using Fireflies.ai</h2><p>Fireflies can help you generate accurate Japanese transcriptions of your upcoming meetings and pre-recorded video or audio files.</p><p>To begin, <a href="https://fireflies.ai/login?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=japanesespeechtotext&utm_campaign=articlebody">log into</a> your Fireflies account.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/EuVKprXNRsZNN7EpYlERKSqi6OxLvfgaZHTL4kIMhDinF2nAZDSDyplox9LIOwCWlyFOLrQkMKb4cD__b7DA8tm7G0l4E677m82y5oVhjVd26P83-DtL7JV5P-kjQS2Ai72zNPCvZa2Bw1KrOz6Zogo" class="kg-image" alt="Log into your Fireflies account." loading="lazy" title="Arabic Transcription: Convert Arabic Audio to Text for Free" width="1600" height="929"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Log into your Fireflies account</span></figcaption></figure><p>If you don’t have a Fireflies account, <a href="https://fireflies.ai/login?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=japanesespeechtotext&utm_campaign=articlebody">sign up</a> using your Outlook or <a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/google-calendar-tips/">Google calendar</a>.</p><p>Once in, select <strong>Settings </strong>on the left-side menu bar of your <a href="https://fireflies.ai/login?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=japanesespeechtotext&utm_campaign=articlebody"><strong>Fireflies Dashboard</strong></a>.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/nFfMVWKbJQWlQHyZV5lSIw3N5AJc59UXlt_6zMsZrajViCMHN1NK95dr5fqqivzGxjBtRM7tIe7GXm2xVl9R_ndph7g147KnX3kKXtSCj_nZWk0OjQ8TA0bVrXilHX38IrSonGahuhixJNJVnccoVUo" class="kg-image" alt="Click on Settings" loading="lazy" width="1385" height="794"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Click on Settings</span></figcaption></figure><p>This will open the <strong>Meeting Settings</strong>. Go to <strong>Meeting Language </strong>and select Japanese from the dropdown menu.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/kcVsF83TVpHjF79lPwp6Y0NoYkeBoJKUK6ZLfWhc73VTo_-Y94BZY2qPx_Mr2exoTGyYAZqe4_77O7FyGjbwF1cFtfw0YC-ghAZNTnsfsDs5hDTWw6nRLMGK3iZCNh5VRNlSd9FGJjepdTipWtzaGOw" class="kg-image" alt="Select “Japanese” as your preferred language" loading="lazy" width="1309" height="758"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Select “Japanese” as your preferred language</span></figcaption></figure><p> Done! Your Fireflies account is set to transcribe Japanese conversations and recordings into accurate text by default.</p><h3 id="how-to-transcribe-meetings-in-japanese-using-firefliesai">How to transcribe meetings in Japanese using Fireflies.ai</h3><p>Once you set the default language to Japanese, <a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/how-to-invite-the-fireflies-ai-notetaker/">invite Fireflies to your meetings</a>. The Fireflies bot will join as a silent participant to record, <a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/transcribe-voice-memos-on-iphone/">transcribe</a>, and <a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/summarize-a-meeting/">summarize</a> it for you. </p>  <div style="text-align:center;"><strong><u>Explore:</u></strong></div><br>  <figure class="kg-card kg-bookmark-card"><a class="kg-bookmark-container" href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/how-to-invite-the-fireflies-ai-notetaker/amp/"><div class="kg-bookmark-content"><div class="kg-bookmark-title">How to Invite the Fireflies AI Notetaker to Your Meetings</div><div class="kg-bookmark-description">Read this guide to understand various ways to invite the Fireflies AI notetaker to your meetings. Join settings | Calendar Invites | Add to Live.</div><div class="kg-bookmark-metadata"><img class="kg-bookmark-icon" src="https://fireflies.ai/blog/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/12/Logo-Icon--1-.png" alt=""><span class="kg-bookmark-author">Fireflies.ai Blog</span><span class="kg-bookmark-publisher">Medha</span></div></div><div class="kg-bookmark-thumbnail"><img src="https://fireflies.ai/blog/content/images/size/w1200/2022/09/How-to-Invite-the-Fireflies-AI-Notetaker-to-Your-Meetings--1-.png" alt=""></div></a></figure><p>Once the meeting ends, Fireflies will send an email update with a direct link to access the meeting recording and its <a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/what-is-audio-transcription/">transcription</a>. </p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/ERWBC9t0JQz1XgIGYc5VEx6wTBrBsf1f7CE7UnTjlPpJ4UhA_YfQqVtg9gZMG_pRwwj5LurfvD4hfm2ZBk_R27NAIO0qw-mMosaJ6Q1f13rKpMfUdXAAZwcoBpor8OqovhupOfVMpDTUz-RAqzOVNpo" class="kg-image" alt="Click the View meeting recap link" loading="lazy" width="1323" height="758"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Click the </span><b><strong style="white-space: pre-wrap;">View meeting recap</strong></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> link</span></figcaption></figure><p>Click the <strong>View meeting recap</strong> link on the email to open the transcription instantly.</p><p>You can also access the recorded meetings via <a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/fireflies-update-notebook-channels">Fireflies Notebook</a>.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/eozJLI_TAcQK50q-ZpdVlreQc9V1OL2lIttaty5g9l7zf2yCMgtX_SS9RE0H_gI6NqfJx2i7omMo7297ig71sxrHjn0b4LixRk4kyS5Zro-BonHT-QErViYzLMcgCngZEZGKE114ab1mWnYHEDvO9RU" class="kg-image" alt="Fireflies Notebook" loading="lazy" width="1313" height="749"><figcaption><a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/fireflies-update-notebook-channels"><u><span class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Fireflies Notebook</span></u></a></figcaption></figure><p>Do you only have meetings in Japanese occasionally? If so, we suggest you use the Fireflies <a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/fireflies-product-updates-january-2024#customize-the-meeting-language-of-each-meeting">meeting language customization</a> option rather than adjusting the global settings repeatedly.</p><p>From the list of your upcoming meetings, select the desired language from the dropdown menu against the particular meeting. That’s it. </p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/fkEA9ZBM89nUN9usMVOwrfautkTuT0Eg4nWcfWkTokh-3UhFIj_d5YAs18dZv4SD5ykSwz6bxYdUKKwrlsTTGJGnzULtWhSB_h6zTXpymndEbJ75mnKbkow2-nEjsxsgL3SKa-PJNt9tuRMYB6Mplho" class="kg-image" alt="Customize the meeting language for a specific meeting" loading="lazy" width="1600" height="909"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Customize the meeting language for a specific meeting</span></figcaption></figure><div class="kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-blue"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">📖</div><div class="kg-callout-text"><a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/fireflies-product-updates-january-2024#customize-the-meeting-language-of-each-meeting"><u>Read more about Fireflies' meeting language customization</u></a>.</div></div><p></p><h3 id="how-to-transcribe-a-japanese-video-or-audio-recording-using-firefliesai">How to transcribe a Japanese video or audio recording using Fireflies.ai</h3><p>Transcribing pre-recorded audio or video files using Fireflies is also straightforward.</p><p>First, set your <strong>default meeting language</strong> to Japanese following the steps mentioned above. </p><p>Once done, click <strong>Uploads </strong>on the left side menu bar.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/v7WW6BQvOzymE0PNugFSUncgIDkOH_R_b6Omf1sCTHDeMqJXachM9KgorFLTU4-MD8tytlPy-IioFuDsCnSNM_pAOCgpHnPwpGOC2Wlwvyu3ro6ToglV8w1uaSaY-sNoFi3HnSBfpRxx_yc4CFOXuAI" class="kg-image" alt="Fireflies dashboard" loading="lazy" width="1600" height="891"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Fireflies dashboard</span></figcaption></figure><p>Upload the Japanese audio file you want to transcribe in the <strong>Upload </strong>section. You upload files in <a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/transcribe-mp3-to-text/">MP3</a>, <a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/mp4-to-text/">MP4</a>, <a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/m4a-to-text/">M4A</a>, and <a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/wav-to-text/">WAV</a> formats.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/XtwE9P-voBY650fLg2wSeS7ytT-dmsAmBVxsn_j5NVcoRjxP8ndkIepklQQH8zASkZZ7VIjaTZspXu5GVWEIhGkZGrppaHM17ZYN7kxIGVoxyUkwK1k9yFuRT3LS2mtA1MJ4vJX-uLbTooCJ2idetHw" class="kg-image" alt="Upload files by selecting the file from your local storage or drag and drop your recording" loading="lazy" width="1438" height="615"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Upload files by selecting the file from your local storage or drag and drop your recording</span></figcaption></figure><p>Once done, you can see the uploaded file at the bottom of the same page.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/NkyaozRB2-Rk-JZh0f_HyEJWl-mAv1h8ByWP4wQFORkuCuQWgmU1SW3ojcgMnthdzP3KLWmTRuhrwqTO6zg9LNubH5gwsQovI5mGDdFrWkSBEBj-AonxxCJfrvp2BBQbg3lXyD6hSWpLntcwLIM2Ltw" class="kg-image" alt="Japanese speech to text conversion in process" loading="lazy" width="1326" height="752"></figure><p>Fireflies takes a few seconds to minutes to complete the transcription process. The time depends on the file size and the speed of your internet.</p><p>Once done, you’ll get an email notification from Fireflies. Similar to meetings, click on the <strong>View meeting recap</strong> link or open the <strong>Fireflies Notebook</strong> to access the transcription.</p><p>Open the file, review the transcript to ensure accuracy, and finalize it. Done! </p><p>Here’s the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3w1AdTm6nc&ref=fireflies.ai">Japanese speech</a> we converted using Fireflies:</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/AyTCSzkHau1KGD4Dp4spkecLsQUqpL7o-qsOg_Z8HWKfToexU3L-7NDcfzLXYz5S-ebjmHsLJZK5RZhg6R0kkLZ7YAhhPSvrXD5mgZe-s2LJV2-6D5aQ4NBcrHnyJiRsrjsT8BuDSoKNhiNyFYf5Cdc" class="kg-image" alt="Japanese transcription" loading="lazy" width="1600" height="920"><figcaption><a href="https://app.fireflies.ai/view/Opening-Speech-by-Prime-Minister-KISHIDA-Fumio-at-the-GZERO-Summit-2021-mp4::5jRRujOO12UQm9qB?ref=fireflies.ai"><u><span class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">View the full transcript</span></u></a></figcaption></figure><p>Fireflies can only recognize voices in an uploaded file. It marks these voices as Speaker 1, Speaker 2, Speaker 3, etc. </p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/7ugwAeK5Aeyte1cwuHDPP19nm7H64d6jYfhyJrQLDLrpR3xHiPAvXa55j5sdOmpw-2cqVT043IVf_YpOz74Ao9gUtCz9NEnsU5ZrJoH6hRXbCyg-zgp8zg5d274Tux37bBvcTigcAAX4HsaIbSriKPI" class="kg-image" alt="Manually replace these voice labels with speaker names" loading="lazy" width="637" height="984"></figure><p>You can manually replace these voice labels with speaker names. Simply click Speaker 1, Speaker 2, Speaker 3, etc., on the transcript, type in the name, and click <strong>Update Speaker</strong>.<strong> </strong>That’s it!</p><h2 id="why-use-fireflies-to-convert-japanese-speech-to-text">Why use Fireflies to convert Japanese speech to text?</h2><p>Here are a few reasons why you should choose Fireflies to convert Japanese speech to text:</p><ul><li>Generates accurate Japanese transcription in just minutes.</li><li>Built-in editor and multiple download options—PDF, DOCX, SRT, VTT, and JSON.</li><li><a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/how-to-edit-fireflies-super-summaries/">Customizable AI summaries</a> for quick reviews.</li><li>Snip and share conversation highlights as <a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/fireflies-ai-soundbites/">Soundbites</a>.</li><li><a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/fireflies-ai-thread/">Annotate the transcript</a> with comments and reactions.</li><li>Quickly filter out important information from a transcript using <a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/fireflies-ai-smart-search/">Smart Search</a> and AI filters—speaker, topics, <a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/sentiment-analysis-2/">sentiments</a>, etc.</li><li><a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/how-to-use-chatgpt-for-meetings/">GPT-powered chatbot</a>, <a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/fireflies-launches-askfred-chatgpt-for-meetings/">AskFred</a>, answers any questions you may have about the transcript content and generates emails, articles, social media posts, etc., from its content.</li><li><a href="https://fireflies.ai/integrations/all?ref=fireflies.ai">Seamless integrations</a> with 40+ everyday apps like <a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/send-automated-meeting-notes-to-notion/">Notion</a>, <a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/fireflies-slack-integration/">Slack</a>, <a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/set-up-fireflies-aircall-integration">Aircall</a>, <a href="https://fireflies.ai/integrations/project-management/asana?ref=fireflies.ai">Asana</a>, and <a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/transcribe-zoom-meetings/">Zoom</a> to automatically log call records, send updates, create tasks, etc.</li><li><a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/the-top-15-frequently-asked-questions-about-fireflies-security-2">Security and data privacy</a>—<a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/is-fireflies-ai-safe/">SOC 2 TYPE 2</a> and <a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/gdpr-call-recording-best-practices/">GDPR</a> compliant, and also provides <a href="https://fireflies.ai/blog/fireflies-private-storage/">private storage</a> and a <a href="https://fireflies.ai/hipaa?ref=fireflies.ai">HIPAA-compliant version</a> on request. </li><li>Strict zero-day data retention and BAA policy—no user data is ever used to train Fireflies’ AI models. </li><li>3 free transcription credits to transcribe uploaded files and unlimited free meeting transcription to all its users; 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