Major software distributor Software Japan Inc is going out to promote its role as an intermediary for US companies wanting to have Japanese versions of their applications created: it is aiming mainly at US companies with software running under Windows 3.0 – the Japanese version of Windows 3.0 is due out later this year; Software Japan’s partner in the US, Pacific Enterprises Inc, will assist in business devlopment at the US end, and in Japan there will be a group of 10 companies with experience in language conversion ready to undertake the work, and the company looks to convert 20 new packages a year for the Japanese market with the help of this team.