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 ...

One place I’ve always wanted to visit is Japan, but there’s one small problem: I have zero understanding of Japanese Kanji. That could make navigating the island nation’s restaurants, shops, and ...

Corbin is a tech journalist and developer who worked at Android Police from 2016 until 2021. Check out his other work at corbin.io. Google Translate's live camera translation feature is still one of ...

The world continues to become more accessible thanks to technology. The Google blog reports that there is a new innovation that will make traveling through Japan infinitely easier for visitors who may ...

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 ...

Google’s big news this week is the rollout of Interpreter Mode, a feature that lets you use the Google Assistant to translate everything you say in real time. It’s activated with the phrase “Hey ...

Google has made it easier than ever to read Japanese: all you need is a phone. Using the Google Translate app's camera feature, users can point their phone at a bit of Japanese text and see it on ...

Google Translates’s augmented reality feature, Word Lens, now works with Japanese. As with other supported languages, you simply point your iPhone camera at a Japanese sign, notice, menu or similar ...

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 ...

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 ...

Learning a new language is hard. And if there’s a new alphabet involved—like there is with Japanese for English-speaking travelers—it’s even harder. But technology is here to help. Google announced on ...