Accel Robotics, one of a growing number of AI startups that’s setting out to enable automated cashierless stores, has raised $30 million in a series A round of funding led by SoftBank, with participa…

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Our writer team at AniTAY pools some of the greatest and most terrible minds within the anime fandom from across the globe.
Nearly every aspect of After School Dice Club radiates a deep and devout lo…

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More specifically, SoftBank's Pepper humanoid robot, and it will be working alongside humans in the company's aptly named Pepper Parlor café.
Pepper robot.
Source: Pepper ParlorThe café will be openi…

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Much like a section of vaporwave a few years ago that integrated the PlayStation logo into videos as a method of evoking a powerful nostalgic emotion, the PlayStation icon works because it stirs a fe…

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Panel says a reevaluation of how much housework and childcare Japanese men should do is necessary for reversing the country’s aging, shrinking population trend.
The average age of Japan’s population …

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China, represented by students in Beijing and Shanghai, and Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, occupied top spots in all three categories.
With respect to reading comprehension, Asian countries and econ…

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The collectible cards can sell for hundreds of thousands or even millions of yen (thousands or hundreds of thousands of U.S. dollars), and players of the card game can be pretty intense about it.
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The Japanese visual artist Atsushi Adachi creates miniature replicas of objects from the past using old newspaper clippings and articles sourced from the same period.
Artifacts from history like batt…

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image courtesy @shizushin_news | click to enlargeTangerines, satsuma oranges, mandarin oranges, cuties – it seems everyone has their own name for it.
And in Japan, the Mikan – everyone’s favorite fru…

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Three months after Goldman Sachs lent $100 million to Mexican fintech Konfio, SoftBank has invested another $100 million into the financial services company.
The investment confirms Reuters’ August r…

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