Month: October 2020

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[Hidden Wonders of Japan] The First ‘Totoro’ is a 1000 Year Old Tree in Yamagata Prefecture

Mizuho Miyazaki October 16, 2020

In the cool night air there is not a streetlight in sight, and the...

FILE PHOTO: A humanoid robot works side by side with employees in the assembly line at a factory of Glory Ltd., a manufacturer of automatic change dispensers, in Kazo, north of Tokyo

BOOK REVIEW | ‘How Human is Human? The View from Robotics Research’ by Hiroshi Ishiguro

Earl Kinmonth October 16, 2020

This is the translation of a book published in 2014. Except for a...

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With ‘Tokyo Robotics Collection’ Japan Pushes Towards Use of Robots in Society

Arielle Busetto October 16, 2020

It’s no secret that Japan has a strong image of being at the...

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Shigeru Ban’s ‘Paper Pavilion’ Adds Excitement to IE University’s Virtual 2020 World Architecture Day

Arielle Busetto October 16, 2020

It’s called “Paper pavilion” for good reason: the structure is made out of...

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Universal Studios Japan Set to Launch ‘Mario’s World’ Next Spring after COVID-19 Delay

The Sankei Shimbun October 16, 2020

‘Super Nintendo World’, a new theme area at Universal Studios Japan (USJ) featuring...

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Terakoya—An Old Japanese Idea Making Waves in the Modern World

Chihiro Kato October 16, 2020

Between 1975 and 1979, the communist Khmer Rouge party terrorized the population of...

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China’s ‘Arms Race’ Threatens Asia-Pacific Region and Beyond, Says U.S. Special Presidential Envoy

Kazuyuki Sakamoto, The Sankei Shimbun October 15, 2020

China is in an “arms race” and has deployed a large number of...

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STARS at the Mori Art Museum: Five Contemporary Art Superstars Share their Views on a Post-Corona World

Ayako Kurosawa October 15, 2020

The lineup of six superstars in the world of contemporary art in the...

Mike Pompeo, Toshimitsu Motegi, Marise Payne, Sub rahmanyam Jaishankar

Can the Quad Take On the China Challenge?

Rupakjyoti Borah October 15, 2020

The second ministerial meeting of the foreign ministers of the Quad (or...

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EDITORIAL | Simplify the Tokyo Games, But IOC Must Share More of Postponement Costs

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun October 15, 2020

Simplification of next summer’s 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games is being considered...

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Thailand’s LYRA, ‘Girl Crush’ Sister of Japan’s AKB48, Shines in Debut Single

Micah Go October 14, 2020

Six stars are shining bright over Thailand right now, with a debut single...

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The Ramen Bracket on JAPAN Forward: Flavorful Four

JAPAN Forward October 14, 2020

September in Japan is the beginning of the ‘autumn of appetite’ (shokuyoku no aki...