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ROBOTS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 7, 2018
Are robots all hype? Nidec may have the answer
Motor maker Nidec, a bellwether for manufacturing trends, has been investing heavily in automation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 24, 2018
Sony to launch revamped Aibo robot dog in U.S.
Sony Corp. plans to start selling its revamped Aibo robot dog in the United States from September following its domestic revival in January.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 22, 2018
Camera-toting robots help find new tunnels at 3,000-year-old temple in Peruvian Andes
Small, camera-carrying robots helped archaeologists in Peru discover three new underground passageways holding ceramics, tools and human remains at the more than 3,000 year-old Chavin de Huantar temple in the Andes, Peru's culture ministry said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 13, 2018
SoftBank mulls major investment in robot pizza startup Zume
SoftBank Group Corp. is in talks to invest from $500 million to $750 million in Zume Inc., a startup that makes and delivers fresh pizzas with the help of robots, according to people familiar with the conversations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 11, 2018
Tokyo tops list of most innovate cities thanks to 3D technology, robotics
Tokyo has topped a list of the world's most innovative cities, leapfrogging London and New York after embracing the "globe-shaking trends of robotics and 3-D manufacturing."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 9, 2018
Towa Tei goes deep on death and puns
Towa Tei has mortality on his mind.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 29, 2018
Smart bots: China's sex doll makers jump on AI drive
Amid Beijing's push to turn the country into an artificial intelligence (AI) powerhouse and embed the technology in all facets of life, some Chinese entrepreneurs are taking the expertise to a new frontier: sex dolls.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2018
Robots will make life grim for the working class
Cheap technology will sweep away lots of jobs. That's an argument for a better safety net.
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2018
Asian factory workers face slavery risks with rise of automation in manufacturing: analysts
The rise of robots in manufacturing in Southeast Asia is likely to fuel modern-day slavery as workers who end up unemployed due to automation face abuses competing for a shrinking pool of low-paid jobs in a "race to the bottom," analysts said Thursday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 5, 2018
Globetrotting Rick Rickert reaches end of the line after 15 seasons as pro player
After a decade and a half as a globetrotting pro basketball player, Rick Rickert has decided that it's time to begin the next phase of his life.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 4, 2018
Kangaroo-like transforming robot, created by Chiba university, keen to carry your groceries
Chiba Institute of Technology unveiled Wednesday a transformable machine that can play dual roles — as both a robot, fused with artificial intelligence technologies, and a vehicle to enhance personal mobility.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jun 25, 2018
Aichi team develops self-driving robots to tackle labor shortage in farming
Amid a severe shortage of manpower, a team comprised of researchers from private companies and a university in Aichi Prefecture is working on developing a self-driving robot that uses cutting-edge technology to support flower-growing farmers.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 9, 2018
Japan's robot revolution in senior care
Being cared for by robots is becoming the method of choice among elderly residents.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 26, 2018
Rickert, Ibaraki riding 13-game win streak
The determined, cohesive Ibaraki Robots have entered the second-division playoff picture with a spectacular run in recent weeks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 24, 2018
Amazon reportedly working on another big bet: home robots
Ten years ago, Amazon introduced the Kindle and established the appeal of reading on a digital device. Four years ago, Jeff Bezos and company rolled out the Echo, prompting millions of people to start talking to a computer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 24, 2018
Japanese firms see big future for small-scale industrial robots
A two-armed robot in a Chiba factory carefully stacks rice balls in a box, which a worker carries off for shipment to convenience stores. At another food-packaging plant, a robot shakes pepper and powdered cheese over pasta that a person has just arranged in a container.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Apr 15, 2018
Doubts cloud Minamisoma robotics project as Fukushima attempts to revive tsunami-hit city
A coastal area in Fukushima Prefecture's Minamisoma, which seven years ago was overtaken by tsunami debris, is set to be resurrected as a major robotics research site.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Japan must correct Trump’s false data for trade talks, says Kono
Former Foreign Minister Taro Kono
Japan wants to 'separate' tariff and security issues. That may be tough.
Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, poses with a "Make America Great Again" cap at the White House in Washington on April 16.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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