Japanese-Name-Translation.com Heads USA Today "Hot Sites" List
www.japanese-name-translation.com has been chosen over hundreds of other sites to head a USA Today Hot Sites list featuring the most exciting new locations on the Internet.
(PRWEB) February 28, 2005 -- Having just opened in January 2005, www.japanese-name-translation.com now bursts to national
prominence, heading a list of top picks from the USA Today Web Guide
team.
“We're awfully pleased with what we found here,” enthused USA Today
staff writers, who went on to praise the katakana and kanji name translation
features and the “nifty resources for learners”. Explaining how the name
translation works, they continued: “Type in your first and last name, and the
system hands back a transliteration in katakana (the Japanese “alphabet” derived
from kanji and used to write foreign words), complete with pronunciation so you
can hear what it's chosen to represent you
phonically.”
Japanese-name-translation.com’s creator, Stephen Munday, was
surprised and flattered by the honor. “We have worked really hard to create both
a unique range of products and a fun experience for the visitor. Our customers
often compliment us on our service, but to receive this recognition from USA
Today is the icing on the cake.”
Munday went on to explain the site’s
origins. “The influence of manga, anime and movies like Matrix has created a
surge of interest in all things Japanese. The recent trend among sports stars
and celebrities such as Brittney Spears for kanji tattoos has also fuelled
demand. The problem is that the average consumer doesn’t know the language and
has no idea what they are really buying. This is where we come in. Based in
Japan, we have the linguistic expertise to help our customers get the best kanji
translations and go the extra mile to make sure they get them.”
Kanji
have a particular attraction: “Yes, kanji characters have a complex beauty as
well as individual meanings. People who get kanji tattoos or jewellery are often
drawn to this. Unfortunately, the flip-side is that there are a lot of pitfalls
for the unwary. I have personally seen such elementary mistakes as a tattoo with
the kanji reversed and a necklace that supposedly meant ‘love’, but actually
said ‘street’. Our goal is to help people explore the beauty and complexity of
kanji characters safe in the knowledge that they are dealing with
experts.”
Japanese-name-translation.com (http://www.japanese-name-translation.com) is an innovative
website where you can download your name in Japanese kanji, order a special
translation for jewellery or a tattoo, or even buy a unique calligraphy scroll.
This website was featured in USA Today and the original story can be read here -
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/hotsites/2005/2005-02-24-hotsites.htm.
For
additional information or to request a sample, please contact Stephen
Munday.
ABOUT WWW.JAPANESE-NAME-TRANSLATION.COM
www.japanese-name-translation.com is a unique website created,
owned and operated by Internet Support, Ltd. of Anjo, Japan. Internet Support
has been developing innovative websites and software solutions for small and
medium-sized companies in Japan for the last seven years.
CONTACT
INFORMATION:
Stephen Munday
Internet Support, Co. Ltd.
Phone: (81)
566-73-6777
Fax: (81) 566-73-6776
Corporate site: http://www.support.ne.jp
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