{{In Japan , an app offering real-time translations is to allow people in Japan to speak to foreigners over the phone with both parties using their native tongue.}}<\/p>\n
NTT Docomo – the country’s biggest mobile network – will initially convert Japanese to English, Mandarin and Korean, with other languages to follow.<\/p>\n
It is the latest in a series of telephone conversation translators to launch in recent months.<\/p>\n
Lexifone and Vocre have developed other products.<\/p>\n
Alacatel-Lucent and Microsoft are among those working on other solutions.<\/p>\n
The products have the potential to let companies avoid having to use specially trained multilingual staff, helping them cut costs. They could also aid tourism.<\/p>\n
However, the software involved cannot offer perfect translations, limiting its use in some situations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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