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AI Robot To Get Trial Run Patrolling Tokyo Train Station
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THE JAPAN NEWS
A robot endowed with artificial intelligence (AI) to detect suspicious persons and objects will operate on a trial basis at a Tokyo train station next month.
Dubbed the Perseusbot — a combination of “Perseus,” the legendary hero of Greek mythology who defeated monsters, and “robo...
A robot endowed with artificial intelligence (AI) to detect suspicious persons and objects will operate on a trial basis at a Tokyo train station next month.
Dubbed the Perseusbot — a combination of “Perseus,” the legendary hero of Greek mythology who defeated monsters, and “robo...
- October 26, 2018
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Japan’s Abe Stakes Out New Identity In Region: Stronger Leadership and Wider Military Reach
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WASHINGTON POST
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stood before African leaders in Nairobi two years ago and outlined his vision for a vast stretch of the globe — from the Pacific to the Indian oceans — united by trade and a common political worldview.
It was also a statement on the bro...
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stood before African leaders in Nairobi two years ago and outlined his vision for a vast stretch of the globe — from the Pacific to the Indian oceans — united by trade and a common political worldview.
It was also a statement on the bro...
- October 22, 2018
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Scottish Samurai Honour for Japanese PM Shinzo Abe
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BBC
An Aberdeen karate great is to present a Scottish Samurai honour to the Japanese Prime Minister.
Ronnie Watt OBE is part of a Scottish Samurai Awards delegation heading to Japan, with the highlight set to be the meeting with Shinzo Abe next week.
Mr Watt - who has a 9th Dan ranking - founde...
An Aberdeen karate great is to present a Scottish Samurai honour to the Japanese Prime Minister.
Ronnie Watt OBE is part of a Scottish Samurai Awards delegation heading to Japan, with the highlight set to be the meeting with Shinzo Abe next week.
Mr Watt - who has a 9th Dan ranking - founde...
- October 12, 2018
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Yasukuni Shrine: Chief Priest To Quit After Criticising Japan's Emperor
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BBC
The chief priest at Japan's controversial Yasukuni Shrine is to resign after making remarks highly critical of Emperor Akihito.
In comments leaked to a magazine, Kunio Kohori said he believed Emperor Akihito was trying to destroy the shrine by not visiting it.
The shrine in Tokyo honours Ja...
The chief priest at Japan's controversial Yasukuni Shrine is to resign after making remarks highly critical of Emperor Akihito.
In comments leaked to a magazine, Kunio Kohori said he believed Emperor Akihito was trying to destroy the shrine by not visiting it.
The shrine in Tokyo honours Ja...
- October 12, 2018
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Mount Fuji To Serve As Backdrop For 2020 Time Trials
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CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
The foothills of Mount Fuji will be the setting for the individual time trial events at the Tokyo Olympics, 2020 organisers and world cycling's governing body (UCI) announced on Wednesday.
TOKYO: The foothills of Mount Fuji will be the setting for the individual time trial e...
The foothills of Mount Fuji will be the setting for the individual time trial events at the Tokyo Olympics, 2020 organisers and world cycling's governing body (UCI) announced on Wednesday.
TOKYO: The foothills of Mount Fuji will be the setting for the individual time trial e...
- October 11, 2018
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Nobel Prize Winner Honjo Expresses Delight
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THE JAPAN NEWS
KYOTO (Jiji Press) — Tasuku Honjo, distinguished professor at Kyoto University, said Tuesday that he has led a fortunate life, expressing his delight at winning the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Honjo, 76, wearing a navy suit and a light blue tie, arrived at the uni...
KYOTO (Jiji Press) — Tasuku Honjo, distinguished professor at Kyoto University, said Tuesday that he has led a fortunate life, expressing his delight at winning the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Honjo, 76, wearing a navy suit and a light blue tie, arrived at the uni...
- October 4, 2018
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Komeito Wants Abe to Keep Ishii as Minister
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi will request Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to retain Keiichi Ishii of the party as land, infrastructure, transport and tourism minister in a Cabinet reshuffle slated for Tuesday, party sources said Saturday.
Yamaguchi believes that...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi will request Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to retain Keiichi Ishii of the party as land, infrastructure, transport and tourism minister in a Cabinet reshuffle slated for Tuesday, party sources said Saturday.
Yamaguchi believes that...
- October 1, 2018
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Japan, U.S. Agree To Start Talks on Bilateral Trade Deal, Shelving Auto Tariffs
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JAPAN TODAY
NEW YORK - U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed on Wednesday to start trade talks in an arrangement that, for now, protects Japanese automakers from further tariffs, seen as a major threat to the export-dependent economy.
In a joint statement, th...
NEW YORK - U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed on Wednesday to start trade talks in an arrangement that, for now, protects Japanese automakers from further tariffs, seen as a major threat to the export-dependent economy.
In a joint statement, th...
- September 27, 2018
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Hayabusa-2: Japan's Rovers Ready For Touchdown On Asteroid
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BBC
Two robotic explorers are descending to the surface of an asteroid.
Japan's Hayabusa-2 spacecraft despatched a pair of "rovers" to the 1km-wide space rock known as Ryugu.
If all goes well, Hayabusa-2 will be the first spacecraft to successfully place robot rovers on the surface of an astero...
Two robotic explorers are descending to the surface of an asteroid.
Japan's Hayabusa-2 spacecraft despatched a pair of "rovers" to the 1km-wide space rock known as Ryugu.
If all goes well, Hayabusa-2 will be the first spacecraft to successfully place robot rovers on the surface of an astero...
- September 25, 2018
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Sumo’s Heaviest Wrestler Calls It Quits
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The heaviest wrestler in the history of the Japan Sumo Association — weighing slightly over 290 kilograms — has called it quits, saying he would return to his homeland of Russia after retirement.
Orora, a wrestler in the second-lowest jonidan division, won his last career bout at...
The heaviest wrestler in the history of the Japan Sumo Association — weighing slightly over 290 kilograms — has called it quits, saying he would return to his homeland of Russia after retirement.
Orora, a wrestler in the second-lowest jonidan division, won his last career bout at...
- September 22, 2018
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