Utsushite Hon'yaku translates short written text between Japanese and either English, Chinese or Korean.

ENGADGET: NTT DoCoMo preps automatic translation from Japanese through Android, leaves no one an island

Hanashite Hon'yaku provides translations between Japanese and the receiver's language, currently English, Chinese or Korean.

ENGADGET: NTT DoCoMo preps automatic translation from Japanese through Android, leaves no one an island

The Utsushite Hon'yaku app will be available free for download (data charges may apply).

ENGADGET: NTT DoCoMo preps automatic translation from Japanese through Android, leaves no one an island

Hanashite Hon'yaku also can be used for face-to-face conversations in which the two speakers share one smartphone.

ENGADGET: NTT DoCoMo preps automatic translation from Japanese through Android, leaves no one an island

Fast and accurate translations are possible with any smartphone, regardless of device specifications, because Hanashite Hon'yaku utilizes DOCOMO's cloud for processing.

ENGADGET: NTT DoCoMo preps automatic translation from Japanese through Android, leaves no one an island