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Re: [tlug] Looking Into Building HTPC



On 05/11/2013 08:29 AM, [SCA] SCHWARTZ, Fernando G. wrote:
Are there any non-Japanese language support for shopping? Some interesting stuff there for sure.

Amazon.jp has an "Amazon in English" feature that puts sort of English in enough of the key areas that a non-Japanese speaker can navigate, decide, and make an order. Rakuten also offers shopping in English via an on-the-fly translator provided by Excite.com.

Also, there is Chrome and Chromium (the open source base for Chrome) which have a Google Translate-based popup option that works adequately on Kakaku.com and other local sites.

I am pretty sure that almost all sites use the same translation dictionaries ... which are all pretty poor, but get you by.

Most manufacturers that do not sell the exact same product in Japan as the Rest Of The World usually have a "family" designation for the Japan-only model that is close enough to find. And, photos are always printed out in English, or any other language you need.

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CL


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