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Japanese Comedy’s Latest Star Is Pair Of Robots Using AI To Tell Jokes
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JAPAN TRENDS
Japanese comedy just got much more robotic.
AIchan and GONta is a pair of robots, created to serve as a manzai-style stand-up comedy act. Developed by a special lab at Konan University, the two robots are supposed to trade jokes based on puns and wordplay, as manzai generally does,...
Japanese comedy just got much more robotic.
AIchan and GONta is a pair of robots, created to serve as a manzai-style stand-up comedy act. Developed by a special lab at Konan University, the two robots are supposed to trade jokes based on puns and wordplay, as manzai generally does,...
- February 2, 2019
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'A Way Of Life': Japan's Whalers Back Treaty Withdrawal
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CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
MINAMIBOSO, Japan: Neatly lining up sliced whale meat to make "jerky" in the wintry sea breeze, Tetsuya Masaki says whaling is just part of daily life in his tiny Japanese community of Minamiboso.
Japan sparked outrage in December when it decided to withdraw from the Internati...
MINAMIBOSO, Japan: Neatly lining up sliced whale meat to make "jerky" in the wintry sea breeze, Tetsuya Masaki says whaling is just part of daily life in his tiny Japanese community of Minamiboso.
Japan sparked outrage in December when it decided to withdraw from the Internati...
- February 1, 2019
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Plane Skids Off Runway, Closing Parts Of Narita Airport
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - A Japan Airlines plane from New Delhi skidded off a snow-bound runway at Narita Airport on Friday, officials told AFP, briefly closing part of Tokyo's main hub.
Spokespeople from the airport and the carrier said the 201 passengers and crew had all been escorted off the Boe...
TOKYO - A Japan Airlines plane from New Delhi skidded off a snow-bound runway at Narita Airport on Friday, officials told AFP, briefly closing part of Tokyo's main hub.
Spokespeople from the airport and the carrier said the 201 passengers and crew had all been escorted off the Boe...
- February 1, 2019
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Osaka Expo Association Set To Join Forces Toward Path To Success
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THE JAPAN NEWS
OSAKA — With the Wednesday launch of a steering association for the Osaka-Kansai Japan Expo 2025, its members are set to join forces from all over the nation to successfully bring off the World Expo.
The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, a general incorporated asso...
OSAKA — With the Wednesday launch of a steering association for the Osaka-Kansai Japan Expo 2025, its members are set to join forces from all over the nation to successfully bring off the World Expo.
The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, a general incorporated asso...
- January 31, 2019
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Bluefin Tuna Catches Off Japan Sluggish As Fishers Curb Operations Due To Stricter Overfishing Rules
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JAPAN TIMES
Bluefin tuna catches in coastal waters off Japan have been sluggish so far in the current fishing season that runs from July 2018 to March this year.
Many fishers have apparently curbed operations following the introduction this season of stricter rules designed to tackle overfishin...
Bluefin tuna catches in coastal waters off Japan have been sluggish so far in the current fishing season that runs from July 2018 to March this year.
Many fishers have apparently curbed operations following the introduction this season of stricter rules designed to tackle overfishin...
- January 30, 2019
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Japan Cruise Past Iran Into Final
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FIFA.COM
Three second-half goals saw Japan ease past in-form IR Iran to reach their fifth AFC Asian Cup final, denying their opponents a first appearance in the continental decider since 1976.
FIFA.com reviews the first semi-final at the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019.
Both sides have had impressive mo...
Three second-half goals saw Japan ease past in-form IR Iran to reach their fifth AFC Asian Cup final, denying their opponents a first appearance in the continental decider since 1976.
FIFA.com reviews the first semi-final at the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019.
Both sides have had impressive mo...
- January 29, 2019
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Illuminated Wonderland
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THE JAPAN NEWS
About 30 ice sculptures were lit up in numerous bright colors on Thursday evening during a lighting test for the Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival in Chitose, Hokkaido, from Friday.
The sculptures were built around the clock by Lake Shikotsu from late December by spraying lake water ont...
About 30 ice sculptures were lit up in numerous bright colors on Thursday evening during a lighting test for the Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival in Chitose, Hokkaido, from Friday.
The sculptures were built around the clock by Lake Shikotsu from late December by spraying lake water ont...
- January 26, 2019
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Kisenosato, Japan's Last Remaining Sumo Champion, Retires
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BBC
Japan's last remaining home-grown sumo champion has announced his retirement after a string of tournament losses.
Kisenosato Yutaka said he had been struggling with injuries but had wanted to continue wrestling to repay fans for their support.
In 2017, he became the first Japan-born wrestle...
Japan's last remaining home-grown sumo champion has announced his retirement after a string of tournament losses.
Kisenosato Yutaka said he had been struggling with injuries but had wanted to continue wrestling to repay fans for their support.
In 2017, he became the first Japan-born wrestle...
- January 26, 2019
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SUMO ABC No. 93 / Tipping The Scales A Weighty Trend Among New-Age Wrestlers
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THE JAPAN NEWS
“Knowing no limit” would be the best description of the weight of makuuchi wrestlers right now.
Their average weight measured just before the current New Year Grand Sumo Tournament was a record 166.2 kilograms, up 1.9 kilograms from before the Autumn tournament in September last ...
“Knowing no limit” would be the best description of the weight of makuuchi wrestlers right now.
Their average weight measured just before the current New Year Grand Sumo Tournament was a record 166.2 kilograms, up 1.9 kilograms from before the Autumn tournament in September last ...
- January 24, 2019
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Anime Director Mamoru Hosoda’s Mirai Nominated For Academy Award, Achieves Historic First
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ROCKET NEWS
The latest film from the creator of Summer Wars and Wolf Children may or may not take home the gold statue, but it’s already done something incredible.
For a brief period, anime felt like it was going to become a permanent presence on the list of nominees for the Best Animated Featu...
The latest film from the creator of Summer Wars and Wolf Children may or may not take home the gold statue, but it’s already done something incredible.
For a brief period, anime felt like it was going to become a permanent presence on the list of nominees for the Best Animated Featu...
- January 24, 2019
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