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Robot Shibuya Mirai Becomes Tokyo Resident

Tokyo, Japan may have just become the first city to officially grant residence to an artificial intelligence (AI). The intelligence’s name is Shibuya Mirai and exists only as a chatbot on the popular Line messaging app. Mirai, which translates to ‘future’ from Japanese, joins Hanson Robotic’s “Sophia” as pioneering AI gaining statuses previously reserved for living, biological entities. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia granted Sophia citizenship last month. The robot, Sophia, took to the stage at a conference in Riyadh this week to express her delight at being given citizenship, which she described as ‘historical. Not everyone is happy with the Sophia’s citizenship, with some describing her as

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Japan’s Maglev Breaks World Speed Record

Central Japan Railway’s train breaks its own speed record, hitting 600 km/h.

Asia Pacific (APAC), Business, Event, Global Politics, Interviews, Japan, Supercomputing Frontiers 2015

Satoshi Matsuoka Interview on state of Japan’s HPC Market

VR World chats with Satoshi Matsuoka to understand what is going on in the HPC space land of the rising sun.

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Xbox One Flops in Japan, But the PS Vita Can Save It

The PS Vita is still massively popular, while the Xbox One is struggling to keep its sales up… wait, what?

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Taiwan is on Google Play’s Top-Five Market List

Taiwan is one of Google Play’s top five markets.

Asia Pacific (APAC), Global Politics, Japan

Robots: Japan’s Future Elderly Care Workers

Elderly care is no small issue in Japan. In fact, it may be perhaps one of the most important driving points in the future of Japanese robotics research.

Asia Pacific (APAC), Global Politics, Japan

Japan’s Magnificent Electronic Dictionary

Even today the Japanese still love their electronic dictionaries, and it’s not just because they love antique gadgets.

Asia Pacific (APAC), Global Politics, Japan

Joint Japanese Research Reveal New Breakthrough for Spintronics

A collaborative research project between Touhoku University and JST reveals the data retention and energy production potential of spintronics via surface plasmon resonance.

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Sony Freezes Planned Chinese Release of PlayStation 4

Sony has indefinitely suspended plans to begin selling the PlayStation 4 in China in a blow to company’s struggling business.

Asia Pacific (APAC), Global Politics, Japan

Japanese Comics May Finally Go Completely Digital

Major Japanese comic book publisher Kodansha has finally made way for the digitization of all of its monthly comic publications and magazines.

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Tofu Linear Accelerator Leaves Puddles of White Chaos

Here’s one weird Japanese invention that you may not want to mess with… literally.

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Smartphones Beat Tablets in Japan?

A small survey may reveal that tablets may not be used as often in Japan as perceived to be.

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VAIO Enters The Smartphone Realm With Upcoming Model

VAIO announces its plans to launch its own smartphone model, which is scheduled to be released in January next year.

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Two-Year Olds Dominate Japan’s Young Smartphone Users, According to Survey

Young children using tablets and smartphones has been a long standing issue today, and Japan is no exception to this.

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NTT Gets Closer to Technopathy With New Brain-Machine Interface

NTT takes mankind a few steps further towards the path to becoming a technopathic race with its new tech concept.

Asia Pacific (APAC), Global Politics, Japan

What McAfee Has to Say About Japan’s Mobile Security Problem

Japan incurred huge financial losses due to phone security issues this year. What does McAfee has to say about this?

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Robert ‘Robby’ Swinnen Takes The Helm At Intel Asia-Pacific And Japan

Intel’s Robert Swinnen will be responsible for the vendor’s growth in Asia-Pacific and Japan.

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Oculus Rift Brings Life to Anime-Based Glider

The Möwe Flight Simulator is an Oculus Rift app that lets you fly the virtual skies a la Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.

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One Fifth of Japanese Have Lost a Smartphone, According to Survey

A small sample research done by Lookout Inc. Japan reveals that at least one out of five people in Japan have experienced losing their smartphones.

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Top Five Weird and Wacky Japanese Gadgets

Japan has a never-ending list of weird and wacky electronic gadgets and items, and we’re picking five of the latest of these unusual oriental inventions.