Lost in translation? Japan minister blames X for diplomatic near-miss

A Japanese minister blamed Elon Musk's X social media platform on Friday for almost plunging him into diplomatic hot water, after its automatic translation…

2 sources · 2 articles · updated 2026-11-07 06:39 UTC · general

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1. Lost in translation? Japan minister blames X for diplomatic near-miss

   The Star Malaysia · 2026-11-07 06:39 UTC

   A Japanese minister blamed Elon Musk's X social media platform on Friday for almost plunging him into diplomatic hot water, after its automatic translation feature implied he did not know the names of world leaders he was meeting.

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2. Lost in translation? Japanese minister blames X for diplomatic embarrassment

   Dawn · 2026-11-07 00:05 UTC

   “I experienced this three times,” he said, appealing to X to fix the translation tool.

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