Tokyo station installs face-to-face translation tool

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Seibu Railway is testing out an automated translation to help foreigners navigate one of Tokyo's most complex transportation hubs.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 (speaking in foreign language)

00:03 - Thank you very much, that helped us a lot today.

00:09 - Thank you.

00:10 - Thank you.

00:11 - Thank you.

00:12 - Bye bye.

00:13 - How much is a ticket to Harajuku?

00:15 (speaking in foreign language)

00:29 - Hello, do you have a sweet cart to buy there?

00:33 - Google Translate isn't always available

00:47 'cause you don't always have wifi everywhere you go.

00:50 So places like this, it's also much faster

00:52 than pulling up your phone, typing everything out,

00:55 sort of showing it and there's misunderstanding.

00:58 Having it like this, clear on the screen, it's really nice.

01:02 (speaking in foreign language)

01:06 (upbeat music)

01:09 (car door slams)

01:12 (car door slams)

01:15 (upbeat music)

01:17 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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