Empath’s AI detects emotion from your voice
A relatively new entrant in the emotion detection segment is Empath, a Toyko-based startup founded in 2017. A range of products fill out Empath’s suite, including My Mood forecast, an app e…
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The Sega Dreamcast Changed My Life
The Sega Dreamcast was released 17 years ago today in the United States. A console defined by experimental games and features far ahead of the curve, it’s fair to say that the Dreamcast changed …
Metroid Cosplay Is Blowing Socks Off
Your browser does not support HTML5 video tag.Click here to view original GIFHere’s Japanese cosplayer 11Vadu with one of, if not the best Samus outfit I have ever seen. The accuracy, the moveme…
Nissan boss quits as Carlos Ghosn pay scandal deepens
The boss of Nissan, Hiroto Saikawa, has quit after admitting he received dubious income, broadening a scandal that led to the arrest of his predecessor Carlos Ghosn last year on charges of financial …
Takeru Shoji Architects designs Japanese home with "live-in foundations"
Takeru Shoji Architects has completed a home in the Japanese city of Uonuma, with small rooms suspended above a double-height living space which sits in a "live-in foundation".…
What Sega’s Dreamcast launch keynote would have looked like, 20 years ago
DreamcastLaunchLivestream — Kyle Orland (@KyleOrl) September 9, 2014Yes, I know there's a typo in here. DreamcastLaunchLivestream — Kyle Orland (@KyleOrl) September 9, 2014I was probably a …
Nissan boss to step down amid pay scandal
Image copyright iStockNissan chief executive Hiroto Saikawa will step down next week as the carmaker grapples with an executive pay scandal. Earlier, Mr Saikawa told Japanese media he was "…
Airfares from Japan to South Korea drop to under $10
(CNN) — If you've ever wanted to travel between Japan and South Korea, there's no better time than now -- air fares are as low as $8.38. As a trade spat between the two count…
Japan typhoon leaves 100 flights canceled and 1 million without power
(CNN) A powerful typhoon in Japan has left more than 100 flights canceled, thousands of travelers stranded at the airport, and nearly 1 million households without power. Major subway stations in…
Nissan CEO resigns after admitting he was overpaid
Hong Kong (CNN Business) Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa has resigned, dealing a new blow to the Japanese carmaker as it struggles to recover from the ousting of Carlos Ghosn last November. It named C…