Meaning survives, but hierarchy can disappear
Japanese and Arabic organize information differently. Direct translation can preserve the words while losing the emphasis, sequence, or intent that helps a reader act on the information.
A translation needs a visual review too
Line breaks, labels, tables, and callouts can change meaning when a document changes direction. Linguistic review and layout review work best as one conversation.
Clarity is the real quality signal
The goal is not to mirror the source sentence by sentence. The goal is for the target reader to understand, trust, and use the document without having to decode it.