Skype adds Japanese to its real-time voice translator

Skype Translator, the communication platform's real-time voice translator, just reached a new milestone. Microsoft announced on Thursday that Skype Translator is adding a 10th language: Japanese. The language will now be available on all Microsoft Translation services -- even Microsoft Translator Live. As Skype noted in a blog post, "Japanese has commonly been noted as one of the most difficult languages for native English speakers to learn." So this new addition should serve as a huge benefit to users, especially for those who already use Skype Translator for its nine other spoken languages, including: English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese (Mandarin), Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Arabic, and Russian.