Keyword tracking error in Japan marketplace

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Keyword tracking in the Japan marketplace may sometimes result in errors. 

This is because the system currently cannot differentiate between certain Japanese character sets (i.e., Hiragana and Katakana). 

For example:

  • アイフォン (Katakana)
  • あいふぉん (Hiragana)

Although these characters look different, the system recognizes them as duplicates. 

As a result, the system flags them as conflicting entries and returns an error when uploading keyword rankings or tracking keywords.

Note: Support for handling character variations in Japanese will be added in future software updates.