Kirk here with some thoughts about language tools. I was just looking at the COVID-19 links that Joe pinned to the top of this Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/5128905377182853
One of the links takes you to a page where you can find a vaccination venue. Fortunately, more places have come on line recently for those of you who have already gotten vouchers. Unfortunately, however, the interface is only in Japanese. On my computer, I tried using the Google translate plugin in the Chrome browser. That works pretty well but it’s not something you can take advantage of on a smartphone. I was pleased to notice, however, that Google translate now provides romanization of Japanese text in addition to the translation (see image). I’m not sure when this started but I think it enhances the value of the service. If, like me, you were not aware of this aspect of Google translate, please check it out.
By the way, the other day I posted about another language tool, Jisho.org:
https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/5124564124283645
It’s a bit more oriented toward language learning than Google translate, but can be quite useful nonetheless.