Translation screens a godsend for overseas tourists in Japan

Toppan's real-time, multilingual systems find their way into stations, hotels

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Toppan's translation devices are installed at Keikyu's two stations at Haneda Airport, and Shinagawa Station Station in Tokyo. (Photo by Yuichi Shiga) 

YUICHI SHIGA and NANCY ZHENG, Nikkei Staff Writers

TOKYO -- Transparent displays made by Toppan Holdings that can translate spoken queries into Japanese are proving a godsend to overseas visitors.

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