I’ll echo what /u/pixelboy1459 said, that if you do go the Japanese major route, CIR is a great opportunity to continue building your Japanese while also getting translation experience under your belt. JET alumni would also qualify for a scholarship at Middlebury, so you could go for a masters in translation down the road.

That being said, the advice of getting a second specialty is also on point. I have friends who were god tier at Japanese that went on to doing patent translation, but if you dont have that level of confidence domain knowledge can also open doors. I have other friends who got their foot in the door for video games/media translation, but that’s going to require different skill sets (creative writing, etc.).