TOKYO -- Japan's Pocketalk, a developer of mobile translation devices, is launching a smartphone-based service in February that simultaneously translates Japanese into as many as 75 languages including English and Chinese, Nikkei has learned, letting tour guides speak to groups with mixed languages.
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Japan's Pocketalk to debut phone-based instant translation for 75 languages
Service lets tour guides handle mixed groups of overseas visitors at same time
The number of visitors to Japan in January reached 3.78 million, a record for a single month. (Photo by Toshiki Sasazu) (Photo by Akitoshi Sugiura)
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