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Au Japon, des emojis « lost in translation »
(In Japan, emojis "lost in translation")
Newspaper | Le Monde
Date | 7.12.2016
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | emojis, misunderstanding
Summary | The 2020 Summer Olympics' organizers are encountering a series of problems. The Japanese government and the Olympic committee want to make sure of the unambiguity of certain emojis before thousands of foreign visitors come to Japan for the Olympics. One symbol seem to be misunderstood: a symbol representing hotsprings is seen as a bowl of hot soup. This reminds us of the fact that emojis do not bear enough information to make it a fully-fledge language.
Image Description | Image of the hotsprings emoji.
Image Tags | emojis
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