They create a translator megaphone

The device instantly translates words into different languages

   Konnichiwa This word may sound like Chinese, but better said Japanese. It means good afternoon or hello in the language of the country of the rising sun. An idiomatic barrier that separates the Japanese citizens and the millions of tourists that visit the most important cities of the country.

All this to less than four years so that the Olympic Games of Tokyo 2020 begin. For what Panasonic has put to work to try to solve this problem thanks to the technology.

Its solution has been the creation of a translator megaphone, which incorporates a small device that allows to transform the user's voice in Japanese into three languages: English, Korean and Chinese.

    Megahonyaku, megaphone and translation in Japanese, has a database with 300 phrases, which will help its users in different places with a lot of affluence, such as airports, stadiums or shopping centers.

Panasonic has also launched a version that connects to the internet to search for translations at the moment, through a monthly fee of $ 183 per month for the service.

The Japanese company expects to place its device with 10,000 business customers, and at the end of this 2016.