Multilingual Speech Translation Application
List of Data Provided to NICT and their Applications
Following is a list of data provided to NICT and how they have been applied to the dictionaries used for VoiceTra. New data and updates are always welcome. Please feel free to contact us here.
- Oct. 29, 2024
- Added terms related to disaster prevention provided by the Council of LocalAuthorities for International Relations (CLAIR) to the dictionary (Japanese, English, Chinese,Korean, etc.)
- Mar. 29, 2024
- Added IT-related terms provided by Pastem to the dictionary (Japanese, English)
- Dec. 6, 2023
- Added terms related to infection control provided by the Japanese Society for Infection Prevention and Control to the dictionary (Japanese, English)
- Aug. 8, 2023
- Added IT-related terms provided by Incept Inc. to the dictionary (Japanese, English)
- Mar. 28, 2023
- Added terms related to fire and emergency provided by - Added terms related to fire and emergency provided by the International Fire Service Information Center (IFSIC) to the dictionary (ja, en)
- Mar. 28, 2023
- Added ICT-related terms provided by the Tokai Bureau of Telecommunications and The Association for Promotion of Public Local Information and Communication（APPLIC), to the dictionary (ja, en)
- Jul. 27, 2022
- Added antimicrobial chemotherapy terms provided by the Japanese Society of chemotherapy to the dictionary (ja, en)
- Sep. 12, 2017
- Added names of tourist spots in Japan which were provided by Recruit Communications Co., Ltd. as part of the results from the commissioned research carried out with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, to the dictionary. (ja, en, zh, ko)
- Apr. 25, 2017
- Added names of food and drink menus provided by BizitJapan Inc. to the dictionary. (ja, en)
- Apr. 25, 2017
- Added proper nouns related to sightseeing in Kyushu provided by Kumamoto Institute of Computer Software Co., Ltd. to the dictionary. (ja, en, zh, ko)
- Apr. 25, 2017
- Added proper nouns related to sightseeing in Hokkaido provided by Docon Co., Ltd. to the dictionary. (ja, en, zh, ko)
- Apr. 25, 2017
- Added terms related to shopping which were provided by Panasonic System Solutions Japan Co., Ltd. as part of the results from the contract research carried out by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, to the dictionary. (ja, zh)
- Apr. 25, 2017
- Added terms related to school/education which were provided by the following organizations, with the support from Visiting Associate Professor Hideki Wakabayashi of Faculty of International Studies, Utsunomiya University, to the dictionary (Speech Translation: ja, en, zh, ko / Text Translation: (in addition to ja, en, zh, ko) Spanish, Thai, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Brazilian Portuguese, and Filipino):
- Faculty of International Studies, Utsunomiya University:
“Vocabulary List of Junior High School Subjects”
- Sano City Board of Education:
“List of Event Names in Multiple Languages”
- Council of Local Authorities for International Relations:
“Standard Translation List in Multiple Languages”
- Hyogo Prefectural Board of Education Secretariat:
“List of Sample Words and Conversations in School Life” - Feb. 14, 2017
- Added names of tourist spots in Japan and names of hospitals provided by JTB Corporate Sales, Inc., to the dictionary. (ja, en, zh, ko)
- Dec. 6, 2016
- Added 500 names of the best regional products of Japan provided by Revamp Corporation, to the dictionary. (ja, en)
- Oct. 4, 2016
- Added names of sightseeing spots in Kanagawa Prefecture provided by the Kanagawa Taxi Association, to the dictionary. (ja, en, zh, ko)
- Oct. 4, 2016
- Added names of sightseeing spots in Japan provided by “japan-guide.com,” to the dictionary. (ja, en, zh, ko)
- Oct. 4, 2016
- Added 599 terms used in rugby provided by the Japan Rugby Football Union and the Rugby World Cup 2019 Organising Committee, to the dictionary. (ja, en)