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Japan is building a robot that can play baseball
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CNET
A baseball player needs to be able to do quite a few things: throwing the ball, batting, fielding, even running really fast. A human can do all of these things, because we're pretty great, but a robot? Well, getting a robot to do all of these things would be a little more tricky.
However...
A baseball player needs to be able to do quite a few things: throwing the ball, batting, fielding, even running really fast. A human can do all of these things, because we're pretty great, but a robot? Well, getting a robot to do all of these things would be a little more tricky.
However...
- November 16, 2014
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Germany Is Starting to Look a Lot Like Japan
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SLATE
Three things have happened in the last 48 hours that tell you a lot about the state of the German economy:
Inflation and GDP figures were confirmed. Germany grew by 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with inflation of 0.8 percent in October.
German politicians have negotiated “schwarze n...
Three things have happened in the last 48 hours that tell you a lot about the state of the German economy:
Inflation and GDP figures were confirmed. Germany grew by 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with inflation of 0.8 percent in October.
German politicians have negotiated “schwarze n...
- November 16, 2014
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Japan and America Meet in “Big Hero 6”
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NEWYORKER
First heard about Disney’s “Big Hero 6” and its unprecedented hybrid setting—an urban mashup of San Francisco and Tokyo called San Fransokyo—at this summer’s Anime Expo, North America’s largest annual convention devoted entirely to Japanese pop culture. Amid the throngs of cosplay (co...
First heard about Disney’s “Big Hero 6” and its unprecedented hybrid setting—an urban mashup of San Francisco and Tokyo called San Fransokyo—at this summer’s Anime Expo, North America’s largest annual convention devoted entirely to Japanese pop culture. Amid the throngs of cosplay (co...
- November 16, 2014
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Joy of six for Aguirre Japan
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Javier Aguirre declared the time for testing over when he announced his latest Japan squad, and with familiar faces back in the fold, the Samurai Blue clicked smoothly into gear on Friday night.
After just one win in his first four games as Japan boss — and even that coming cou...
Javier Aguirre declared the time for testing over when he announced his latest Japan squad, and with familiar faces back in the fold, the Samurai Blue clicked smoothly into gear on Friday night.
After just one win in his first four games as Japan boss — and even that coming cou...
- November 16, 2014
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Japan No-Hits MLB All-Stars in 4-0 Win in Game 3
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ABC NEWS
Takahiro Norimoto combined with three relievers on a no-hitter, and Japan beat the Major League Baseball All-Stars 4-0 on Saturday to take a 3-0 lead in their five-game series.
Hayato Sakamoto and Sho Nakata each hit a two-run homer.
Norimoto, who went 14-10 with a 3.02 ERA this se...
Takahiro Norimoto combined with three relievers on a no-hitter, and Japan beat the Major League Baseball All-Stars 4-0 on Saturday to take a 3-0 lead in their five-game series.
Hayato Sakamoto and Sho Nakata each hit a two-run homer.
Norimoto, who went 14-10 with a 3.02 ERA this se...
- November 16, 2014
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Dollar hits seven-year peak versus yen on hopes of Japan sales tax delay
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REUTERS
The dollar on Tuesday climbed to highs against the yen last seen in 2007 after Japan's stock index surged on hopes Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may delay a planned sales tax increase.
The safe-haven yen typically struggles when Japanese stocks rise because investors often sell t...
The dollar on Tuesday climbed to highs against the yen last seen in 2007 after Japan's stock index surged on hopes Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may delay a planned sales tax increase.
The safe-haven yen typically struggles when Japanese stocks rise because investors often sell t...
- November 13, 2014
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Ai Fukuhara: From tearful toddler to Japan's table tennis queen
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CNN
Ai Fukuhara's face is a picture of concentration as she crouches over the table tennis table, batting ball after ball back to her opponent.
As she rocks back and forth, executing every flick, chip and smash with lightning speed, it's easy to see why she says the game calls for a nimble mi...
Ai Fukuhara's face is a picture of concentration as she crouches over the table tennis table, batting ball after ball back to her opponent.
As she rocks back and forth, executing every flick, chip and smash with lightning speed, it's easy to see why she says the game calls for a nimble mi...
- November 13, 2014
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Japan Tops 2014 Ranking Of The Strongest Country Brands
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FORBES
Japan may have struggling to boost its economy in the past year, but the country’s reputation among citizens around the globe has been steadily on the rise.
For the first time in the ranking’s history, the land of the rising sun takes first place on global brand consultancy FutureBrand...
Japan may have struggling to boost its economy in the past year, but the country’s reputation among citizens around the globe has been steadily on the rise.
For the first time in the ranking’s history, the land of the rising sun takes first place on global brand consultancy FutureBrand...
- November 13, 2014
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Japan’s Declining Population Could Prevent It From Being A Military Counterweight To China
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BUSINESS INSIDER
Japan, long one of America’s most important allies in the Pacific, is a primary counterweight to the growing power of China in the region.
Japan is a cultural and economic powerhouse. But its ability to mount an effective military deterrence in the fact of a rising China may ...
Japan, long one of America’s most important allies in the Pacific, is a primary counterweight to the growing power of China in the region.
Japan is a cultural and economic powerhouse. But its ability to mount an effective military deterrence in the fact of a rising China may ...
- November 13, 2014
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Japanese band robot-dances their way around London in latest music video
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ROCKET NEWS
Japanese band World Order robot-dances their way around London in their latest music video while locals look on amused and confused. Check out the full video plus screenshots after the jump!
World Order is a Japanese band with two albums to their name: World Order released in 20...
Japanese band World Order robot-dances their way around London in their latest music video while locals look on amused and confused. Check out the full video plus screenshots after the jump!
World Order is a Japanese band with two albums to their name: World Order released in 20...
- November 12, 2014
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