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Yours sincerely: singles charmed by Japanese letter-writing campaign

Life Jun 23, 2022

Yours sincerely: singles charmed by Japanese letter-writing campaign

by Tomohiro Osaki

Singles in Miyazaki are being encouraged to put pen to paper in a low-tech search for their soulmate, part of municipal efforts to boost the low birth rate.

Company stumbles upon new software to build healthy work environment

Business / Corporate | IDEAS IN ACTION Oct 5, 2018

Company stumbles upon new software to build healthy work environment

by Cory Baird

Haruki Atarashi never thought his company's flagship software, Recog, which fosters communication between employees within companies, would ever evolve beyond just an internal project. A cross between an internal communication service and a video game where points and rewards are earned, the software began as ...

Communication difficulties continue to torment Japan

National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Jun 9, 2018

Communication difficulties continue to torment Japan

by Michael Hoffman

If communication is measurable in terms of number of words, we are the greatest communicators in the history of our species. Question: Who's listening? There's the rub, says President magazine. Listening is the hard part. It's harder than talking — in part, writes Toshiyuki Goda of ...

With blazing speeds and better connectivity, next-generation 5G network may lay 'foundation' for the future

Business / Tech | ADVANCES IN PROGRESS Mar 12, 2017

With blazing speeds and better connectivity, next-generation 5G network may lay 'foundation' for the future

by Shusuke Murai

The world of information technology is growing in leaps and bounds — and is predicted to grow even faster as telecommunications firms rush to get ahead before the introduction of a next-generation mobile network that could serve as "the foundation" of an increasingly internet-connected ...

Believe it or not, virtual reality's takeover now underway

Business / Tech | NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT Nov 20, 2016

Believe it or not, virtual reality's takeover now underway

by Kazuaki Nagata

For game lovers, 2016 is likely to be remembered as the year when virtual reality technology, having become widely affordable, began to take over. With the much-anticipated commercial debut of VR headsets, gamers are taking a significant step toward total sensory immersion in the world ...

KDDI unveils teddy bear-shaped communication tool for children, seniors

Business / Tech Mar 29, 2016

KDDI unveils teddy bear-shaped communication tool for children, seniors

KDDI Corp. said Tuesday it has developed an easy-to-use communication tool that looks like a teddy bear and can help young children and grandparents stay in touch. The Comi Kuma device has 12 built-in sensors and a Bluetooth module that allow it to work in ...

AIST brings mind-reading technology closer to reality

National / Science & Health | ADVANCES IN PROGRESS Jan 11, 2015

AIST brings mind-reading technology closer to reality

by Kazuaki Nagata

Communicating via brain waves, by merely thinking, may seem like a notion out of the world of science fiction, but it would be a dream come true for people who are physically unable to express themselves. Helping to bring mental telepathy one step closer to ...

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