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Japan's Shiki troupe turns to e-subtitling with smart glasses

Multilingual service targets increasing number of foreign visitors

TOKYO -- In a move to attract more foreign visitors to its performances, Japan's popular Shiki Theatre will offer smart glasses that display subtitles in five languages, including English, Chinese and Korean.

The new service will be launched at Shiki's Hokkaido venue in northern Japan, where the theatrical company is currently performing the Disney musical, "The Lion King."

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