Globalization Insider

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Helping Japanese Software Go Global (premium) • Anthony Wong, LMI Inc. (Asia Pacific)
Director’s letter (premium) • Michael Anobile
The Whole of Japan is a Pure Invention? (premium) • Minako O’Hagan, School of Communications and Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Machine Translation Trends in Japan (premium) • Dr. Sophia Ananiadou, Senior Lecturer, Department of Computing and Mathematics, Manchester Metropolitan University
ExCom Corner (premium) • Arturo Quintero, President, Moravia Translations
Chiquita Translations Ltd. (premium) • John Freivalds, JFA, Inc.
The Death of the Superhero (premium) • Deborah Fry, Fry & Bonthrone Partnerschaft

Machine Translation Trends in Japan

Dr. Sophia Ananiadou, Senior Lecturer, Department of Computing and Mathematics, Manchester Metropolitan University

A common complaint of localizers and translators in relation to Japan is the poor quality of the tools available. In this article Dr. Sophia Ananiadou, author of a British study on Japanese machine translation systems examines market needs and developments, and especially the shift away from low-end MT to more sophisticated systems. She also presents the results of a poll of existing Japanese MT suppliers and researchers, in which she asked about products relevant to localization and professional translation.

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