Multilingual robots unveiled in Tokyo
Multilingual robot concierges have been unveiled in Tokyo prior to trials that will gauge their ability to welcome visitors to the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike atte…
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Amazon launches its Echo devices and Alexa in Japan
Alongside the hardware, it is also making its Alexa voice assistant available in the country. That means that developers will gain access to Alexa Skills — which has support for Japanese — while cons…
The Booming Japanese Rent-A-Friend Business
Money may not be able to buy love, but here in Japan, it can certainly buy the appearance of love—and appearance, as the dapper Ishii Yuichi insists, is everything. As a man whose business involves b…
Osaka woman with disabled child works to raise awareness of buggy-style wheelchairs
Kaori Honda recalls how she was shocked around two years ago when a railway official rejected her request for help with her daughter’s wheelchair as they were about to ride the train. “Ramps can…
Record haul of dangerous drugs seized near Tokyo
Anti-drug authorities in Japan have arrested 6 people on suspicion of possessing a large supply of so-called "dangerous drugs." The drugs are mixtures of herbs and chemicals, simi…
Early Winter?
A park in the city of Sapporo, northern Japan, is preparing for winter. Workers began wrapping the trees at Odori Park in straw mats on Tuesday, the beginning of winter on the traditional calend…
The Doraemon Exhibition Tokyo
Are you ready to step through the Anywhere Door to a world of unique Doraemon art? The Doraemon Exhibition Tokyo 2017 is now open to the public at the Mori Arts Center Gallery in Roppongi, Tokyo and …
The Xbox One X Is Selling Out In Japan
Early this morning, a sign went up in front of the Yodobashi Camera in Tokyo’s Akihabara. It read 完売 (kanbai), which means “sold out.” This is just one of several stores across Japan that have sold t…
Soccer great Okudera named Bundesliga Legend
The first Japanese to play in Germany's top division soccer has been named a "legend" for leaving an indelible mark on the league. Yasuhiko Okudera is also the first Japanese to j…
Exhibition of Shinkai Makoto
The “Exhibition of Shinkai Makoto”, covering his artworks from “Voices of a Distant Star” to “Your Name,” will be held in The National Art Center, Tokyo from Saturday, November 11th to Monday, Decemb…