Technology hopes to help visitors from overseas more thoroughly enjoy a unique aspect of Akiba culture.
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Video shows Japanese language quirk and translation snafu might be hurting the baseball star’s image.
Famed anime house has followers from dozens of countries, wants to connect with all of them.
The company’s AI machine translation programs eliminate the need for anyone to speak a language other than their own, they say.
According to his shirt, this guy isn’t just “huge in Japan”, he’s huge somewhere else too.
Evangelion’s original English scriptwriter has some harsh words for people complaining about translation choices, but also a pretty good point.
Netflix subtitles translate Kaworu’s proclamation to Shinji as ‘I like you’ compared to ADV’s ‘I love you.’
Liberal translation of statement at protest against conservative politician has fans wondering what happened to the love.
Always be mindful of what you write or let others write for you. You never know when it will be scrutinized by thousands upon thousands of Japanese people.
Finally! You no longer have to let language barriers keep you from lying to random girls you meet on the street of a foreign land.
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