A note from the Kumamoto International Polyglot Desk (we speak all languages, but most with terrible accents): To accompany the rising number of foreign residents in Kumamoto, the city government has introduced in all five government ward offices a system which can translate in writing 104 languages (if you speak Kx’a, you’re probably out of luck). The user can either download an app via QR code to smartphone which will allow it to synch with the clerk’s tablet or use the tablet itself. That Kumamoto is being proactive regarding our international future is good. - William