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Sony Subsidiary to Release Programming Learning Kit
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Sony Global Education Inc, which runs an education-related business, will release a programming learning kit for children on Saturday.
The kit, Koov, enables users to make a robot by freely combining motors, sensors and blocks and move it by using self-made software. With th...
TOKYO — Sony Global Education Inc, which runs an education-related business, will release a programming learning kit for children on Saturday.
The kit, Koov, enables users to make a robot by freely combining motors, sensors and blocks and move it by using self-made software. With th...
- February 23, 2017
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‘Running Police’ to Wear Video Screen ‘Watches’
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday revealed a wrist watch-type device to be worn by the so-called running police to prevent a terrorist attack during the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday.
The MPD has dispatched the running police since 2015. Officers run the course while...
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday revealed a wrist watch-type device to be worn by the so-called running police to prevent a terrorist attack during the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday.
The MPD has dispatched the running police since 2015. Officers run the course while...
- February 22, 2017
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New Cast Photos from 'Gintama' Live-action Movie Show Model Nanao as Matako, Other Antagonists
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Japan is in the middle of a live-action anime and manga adaptation boom, producing more movies and TV series based on animation and comics than ever before. But the transition isn’t always a smooth one, and sometimes films inspired by even phenomenally popular anime end up ...
TOKYO — Japan is in the middle of a live-action anime and manga adaptation boom, producing more movies and TV series based on animation and comics than ever before. But the transition isn’t always a smooth one, and sometimes films inspired by even phenomenally popular anime end up ...
- February 22, 2017
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Felissimo Adds New “Tokyo Seeds” Collection to Its Popular 500 Colored Pencils Series
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ROCKET NEWS
The Japanese mail order company’s new monthly pencil set release will undoubtedly have art lovers wanting to collect ’em all.
Whether you want to indulge your crafty side with kitty felt kits and origami bird pouches or wearable fried prawn sleeping bags, Japanese company Felissimo ...
The Japanese mail order company’s new monthly pencil set release will undoubtedly have art lovers wanting to collect ’em all.
Whether you want to indulge your crafty side with kitty felt kits and origami bird pouches or wearable fried prawn sleeping bags, Japanese company Felissimo ...
- February 21, 2017
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IHI to Launch Wireless Charging System For EVs
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THE JAPAN NEWS
IHI Corp. aims to put into practical use, as early as 2019, a wireless system that will allow people to charge electric vehicles without using an electric cable.
Such a user-friendly system, in which drivers could charge EVs while they are parked, is expected to boost the spread ...
IHI Corp. aims to put into practical use, as early as 2019, a wireless system that will allow people to charge electric vehicles without using an electric cable.
Such a user-friendly system, in which drivers could charge EVs while they are parked, is expected to boost the spread ...
- February 21, 2017
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'Sailor Moon' Musical to be Released on DVD Next Month
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Following its live run in Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka from October to November 2016, the musical performance “Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon – Amour Eternal” is set to be released on DVD on March 15.
The musical, which is based on the Dream arc of the “Sailor Moon” manga series, ...
TOKYO — Following its live run in Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka from October to November 2016, the musical performance “Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon – Amour Eternal” is set to be released on DVD on March 15.
The musical, which is based on the Dream arc of the “Sailor Moon” manga series, ...
- February 20, 2017
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Google Word Lens Translates Kanji with Your Phone, Renders Learning Japanese Obsolete
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JAPAN TRENDS
When historians look back on the evolution of the Japanese language, they’ll look to January 26th, 2017 as the day kanji died. Because on that day in history, Google launched Word Lens in Japanese, and schoolchildren throughout Japan slammed shut their textbooks, tossed aside their...
When historians look back on the evolution of the Japanese language, they’ll look to January 26th, 2017 as the day kanji died. Because on that day in history, Google launched Word Lens in Japanese, and schoolchildren throughout Japan slammed shut their textbooks, tossed aside their...
- February 18, 2017
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'Scorpion' Robot Mission Inside Fukushima Reactor Aborted
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — A “scorpion” robot sent into a Japanese nuclear reactor to learn about the damage suffered in a tsunami-induced meltdown had its mission aborted after the probe ran into trouble, Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) said Thursday.
TEPCO, the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plan...
TOKYO — A “scorpion” robot sent into a Japanese nuclear reactor to learn about the damage suffered in a tsunami-induced meltdown had its mission aborted after the probe ran into trouble, Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) said Thursday.
TEPCO, the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plan...
- February 18, 2017
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From Mobiles to Medals
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JAPAN TODAY
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike looks at a box to collect old mobile phones from Tokyo residents, which will be recycled into medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, during an event to launch the program at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building in Tokyo on Thursday.
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike looks at a box to collect old mobile phones from Tokyo residents, which will be recycled into medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, during an event to launch the program at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building in Tokyo on Thursday.
- February 17, 2017
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‘Fujikaki’ Duo Reunites With Eyes on Tokyo Games
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Badminton players Mizuki Fujii, left, and Reika Kakiiwa announced Sunday they will reunite on the court, eyeing an appearance in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The two, known as the “Fujikaki” duo, had parted ways after winning the silver in women’s doubles at the 2012 London Olympics.
Badminton players Mizuki Fujii, left, and Reika Kakiiwa announced Sunday they will reunite on the court, eyeing an appearance in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The two, known as the “Fujikaki” duo, had parted ways after winning the silver in women’s doubles at the 2012 London Olympics.
- February 17, 2017
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