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ROBOTS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 4, 2016
As developers gather at CEATEC, tech show is no longer just for consumers
Japan's biggest IT-electronics trade show is at a crossroads.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Oct 3, 2016
Hitachi trials humanoid robot at Haneda airport
Hitachi Ltd. has started trials of its EMIEW3 humanoid robot at Tokyo's Haneda airport to aid foreign visitors to Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 23, 2016
The AI revolution has begun
The crucial issue now facing humans is how to live in harmony with artificial intelligence.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2016
Don't assume that humans can't be replaced
Machines have never replaced humans before, but there is no reason why the future will look like the past.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 18, 2016
Singapore seeks to turn labor crunch into a robot revolution
Sherine Toh says her best days at work are when none of the 600 or so staffers at Singapore's Tung Lok Restaurants quits, though such days are rare.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2016
From home-made VR to intentionally lousy robots, hobbyists get their fill at Tokyo expos
Electronics hobbyists and model builders got their fill in Tokyo this weekend with two headline events in the DIY calendar.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 4, 2016
China's robotics industry provides lesson in out-of-control debt
Down a side street bracketed by massage parlors and cheap hotels in this city on the banks of the Yangtze River, a humanoid food service robot trundles around the corner of a table in a cafe, red eyes flashing in tune with synthesized classical music.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 4, 2016
New robot prioritizes motion over appearance in exploration of human essence
With today's advanced technology, robots are so well designed they could be mistaken for people at first glance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 12, 2016
Mitsubishi Heavy unveils robot for use when flammable gas has leaked
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. on Tuesday unveiled a robot that can operate in the presence of flammable gases, such as after a gas leak following a disaster.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 7, 2016
Millions of jobs may be lost to automation in Southeast Asia, U.N. agency says
More than half of workers in five Southeast Asian countries are at high risk of losing their jobs to automation in the next two decades, an International Labour Organization study found, with those in the garment industry particularly vulnerable.
EDITORIALS
Jul 2, 2016
Keep a close eye on AI's evolution
Artificial intelligence carries huge potential, both positive and negative. Humanity needs to be wise on how to proceed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 29, 2016
Expo offers glimpses of a future assisted by artificial intelligence
From robotics to deep learning and image recognition, a glimpse of science fiction-like technologies developed by the nation's artificial intelligence industry is on display at Tokyo Big Sight in Koto Ward.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 27, 2016
Aichi university, Toyota in joint project for robot-aided seniors complex
Fujita Health University in Toyoake, Aichi Prefecture, is partnering with Toyota Motor Corp. to open a Robotic Smart Home — a base for nursing robots at the Toyoake apartment complex — next spring.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 22, 2016
Europe's robots may become 'electronic persons' under draft plan
Europe's growing army of robot workers could be classed as "electronic persons" and their owners liable to paying social security for them if the European Union adopts a draft plan to address the realities of a new industrial revolution.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 20, 2016
Researcher says Toyota production capabilities optimal for producing helper robots
The researcher hired by Toyota Motor Corp. to spearhead its robotics and artificial intelligence efforts says the automaker's production principles can be applied to build affordable helper robots for rapidly aging societies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 17, 2016
Neurosurgery theater in Japan embraces cutting-edge 'smart' tech, robotics
Even in the highly technical world of brain surgery, the success of an operation still depends largely on the experience and ability of surgeons.
Freed anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson arrives in France
U.S.-Canadian anti-whaling environmental activist Paul Watson, who was released from prison in Greenland's capital Nuuk after five months in detention, arrives with Lamya Essemlali, president of Sea Shepherd France, at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Roissy-en-France, near Paris, on Friday.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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