AI-translated Nikkei content now available in
English at home and abroad
ScoutAsia is the first English-language information service to featuretranslated Nikkei content
1 April 2021 ⒝ Nikkei Inc. (Nikkei) has begun providing English machine translations of Nikkei
content via ScoutAsia, an English-language Asia-focused news and corporate data platform
operated as a joint venture between Nikkei and the Financial Times. The service is also
provided to investors using the Titan OTC trading platform of Singapore Exchange (SGX).

Approximately 400 articles a day from the Nikkei Online Edition will be machine-translated andprovided to the ScoutAsia platform. The translation system featuring Nikkei⒢s unique AItechnology lets users across the world quickly access a broad range of Nikkei content inEnglish. This is the first time translated Nikkei content has been made available on any Englishlanguage information service.

The system makes use of an automatic translation feature that has been offered for certain
types of articles on B2B service Nikkei Online Edition Pro since 2018. It uses technology jointly
developed by Nikkei and Japanese AI company Institute of Language Understanding Inc. Thesystem accurately translates details that are essential to financial news, including names ofcompanies and people, dates and financial sums.

Users of the ScoutAsia platform can now access translated Nikkei content in English and theoriginal Japanese on a wide range of topics, including business, markets, international affairs,technology, economy and finance, and politics. Content includes articles from the morningand evening editions of the Nikkei, the Nikkei Business Daily, the Nikkei MJ, and the Nikkei

Veritas, as well as ⒤Financials Summary⒥ content from the Nikkei Online Edition on company
performance and financial statements.

(Example of a translated article

Users can access translated Nikkei content via either of the following subscription plans:

ま ScoutAsia for Titan OTC
ScoutAsia has been added as a News partner to the SGX trading platform Titan OTC⒢sContent Hub. ScoutAsia widget displays headlines and excerpts from Nikkei news
articles about major financial instruments and related items from across 12 news
categories, including equities, stock indices, foreign exchange and iron ore. Users canclick through from the widget to the ScoutAsia app to view the full text of articles inEnglish and Japanese, as well as data on listed companies in Japan.

ま ScoutAsia Japan
This subscription plan is focused on Nikkei content and data on both listed andunlisted companies in Japan. It caters to the needs of non-Japanese speakers at
multinational companies, embassies and other government agencies, as well ascorporate executives in Japan who want to read Nikkei content in English on an
English-language platform.

Nikkei Executive Officer in charge of the ScoutAsia business and Managing Director of Nikkei FTScoutAsia Limited Toshio Machida said, ⒤Pooling Nikkei⒢s AI technology and expertise has
enabled us to offer translated Nikkei content on English-language platforms. ThroughScoutAsia we aim to deliver news and market information vital to business and investment in atimely manner to as broad a range of users as possible.⒥Users can apply for a free trial of these services from 1 April via the following links:
ScoutAsia for Titan OTC: www.scout.asia/sgxtitanotc/
ScoutAsia Japan: www.scout.asia/thenikkei/For enquiries
Nikkei FT Scout Asia Limited
info@scout.asia

About ScoutAsia
ScoutAsia is an Asia-focused news and company data platform, jointly developed by Nikkei and
the Financial Times in 2018, with the ultimate aim of making Asia more accessible to foreignbusinesses. Combining quality content and technology, ScoutAsia provides AI-driven insights onchanges taking place in Asia, helping users make better decisions. By widening access to a rangeof information on Asia, ScoutAsia aims to provide a must-have service for businesspeople whowant to stay alert to opportunities and risks in their ever-changing business environment.
Singapore-based Handshakes by DC Frontiers powers the platform with award-winning AI anddata analytics technologies.
www.scout.asia

About Nikkei
Nikkei Inc. is a world-renowned media brand for Asian news, respected for quality journalism and for being a trusted
provider of business news and information. Founded as a market news provider in Japan in 1876, Nikkei has grown into
one of the world⒢s largest media corporations, with 36 foreign editorial bureaus and approximately 1,500 journalists
worldwide. Nikkei acquired the UK-based Financial Times in 2015. Our combined digital and print circulation totals over
3 million, and we are continually deploying new technologies to increase our readership.
Press Contact:
Public Relations Office, Nikkei Inc.
pr@nex.nikkei.co.jp