Google Translate could already translate Japanese text into English from a captured photo, but now the app skips a step, letting you point your camera at signs, menus and other things that might ...

Anyone who travels frequently most likely encounters issues due to the language barrier that separates many countries from each other. While some languages are similar and you can “get by” with ...

NTT DoCoMo wants travelers to Japan to say more than just “sayonara” when they hear Japanese. The mobile carrier is introducing an app that can instantly translate spoken Japanese into English and ...

Tourists, and locals who still need the help — like me. I’ve lived in the country for the last three and a half years, and while I can order a drink in a restaurant and catch trains on time, I’m often ...

Google Translate recently updated its iOS and Android applications, bringing Japanese-to-English and English-to-Japanese translation support to its augmented reality "Word Lens" feature. Thanks to the ...

The Word Lens feature of the Google Translate app now supports Japanese, allowing users to hover the camera of their mobile device over Japanese text and receive an English translation in return on ...

Translation services such as Google Translate may not be translated into natural Japanese even if pasted in English. Machine translation between Japanese and English is said to be more difficult than ...

Tokyo-based translation firm 8-4’s mission is to reduce cultural gaps between countries, and infuse games with local personality On the second floor of an unassuming office building in Shibuya, Tokyo, ...