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Google Japan is one of the most popular non-English websites. And that’s why Google has set up its own office in Tokyo and now providing English labels for all Japanese cities, districts and even transit stations.

Google would be first releasing English labels of the Japanese cities, districts, prefecture and transit station names in Japan. Google has used a combination of transliteration which is a local pronunciation into English alphabet and translation. This would mean “Shibuya Eki” would be read as “Shibuya Station”.

Google has also used macrons which will further help in pronouncing them in English as pronounced in Japanese. For example, “Tokyo” will be read as “Tōkyō”.

Google mentions that users have been requesting the feature for a long time and that the Maps team has been working on this English labels project from February. With Google providing some of Japan’s streets in its first Street View coverage, Google sure seems to be giving a lot of favoritism to Japan.

Nokia has launched a new application Nokia Maps which is a free tool for selected mobile devices. This Map tool which is compatible with most Nseries mobiles helps you download maps which makes it easy to locate interesting places or find out where you wish to go.

Nokia Maps also provide lot more interesting features than just a simple location service. With Nokia Maps, you can share the location of specific places with your friends and also plan on the best routes between two places.

Additional options with Nokia Maps include a full-fledged navigation system service and a whole lot of valuable city guides with vast information.

You can easily find your destination and plan on your route either by street by street or from city to city. A different perspective can be obtained with satellite, hybrid or street views like how Google Maps works.

Not just that, the Nokia Map also has a world-class navigation to help you with clear view of the road ahead giving turn-by-turn visual and voice guidance.