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Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Aug 16, 2017
Japanese researchers tap AI to parse regional dialects, work toward early dementia diagnosis
People in Aomori Prefecture, especially in the western Tsugaru area, are known for their strong dialect, often leading outsiders to joke about needing a translator.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 10, 2017
Smart speakers powered by voice agents seen ushering in era of AI
Major tech firms have been keen to sell speakers equipped with voice-based artificial intelligence agents recently.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 8, 2017
Shogi: A measure of artificial intelligence
Though last Sunday’s Tokyo assembly elections garnered the most media attention, another contest came in a close second, even if only two people were involved. Fourteen-year-old Sota Fujii’s record-setting winning streak of 29 games of shogi was finally broken on July 2 when he lost a match to 22-year-old...
EDITORIALS
Jun 29, 2017
Shogi prodigy breathes new life into the game
Sota Fujii, a 14-year-old prodigy, has lit the shogi world on fire.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2017
The era of young shogi pro Fujii is here, but so is the era of AI in changing the game
The record-setting winning streak of a 14-year-old shogi sensation has turned the spotlight on another new phenomenon shaking up the centuries-old Japanese board game — the use of artificial intelligence to improve players’ skills.
EDITORIALS
Jun 3, 2017
AlphaGo AI stuns go community
Humans can learn a lot from how an artificial intelligence program has excelled at playing go.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 1, 2017
AI celebrates East, West identity on new album
There was a time when Japanese music labels were concerned that Ai Carina Uemura’s music sounded too American due to her R&B style.
BUSINESS
May 19, 2017
Zurich Insurance deploying robots to decide personal injury claims
Zurich Insurance is deploying artificial intelligence in deciding personal injury claims after test trials cut the processing time from an hour to just seconds, its chairman said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Apr 15, 2017
Creating a real ghost in the shell
Yasuo Kuniyoshi is a man with an extraordinary plan. Kuniyoshi, a professor at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, has been attempting to produce an utterly convincing artificial being for the past 30 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 2, 2017
Artificial intelligence beats humans for the first time in poker
Artificial intelligence has made history by beating humans in poker for the first time, the last remaining game in which humans had managed to maintain the upper hand.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Dec 5, 2016
AI robot fails to get into Tokyo University
A team of researchers has failed to develop a robot smart enough to get into Japan’s top university.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 31, 2016
Honda opts for Tokyo over Silicon Valley as home for AI research center
Honda Motor Co. will spearhead its artificial intelligence efforts out of a new lab in Tokyo so researchers can work closely with its engineers to commercialize the technology.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 6, 2016
Table tennis robot scores volley of applause at CEATEC
Steps toward developing an artificial intelligence were a central theme at the nation’s biggest annual IT and electronics show, and the crowds found no disappointment in Omron Corp.’s table-tennis-playing robot.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 22, 2016
Japan’s shrinking population not burden but incentive: Abe
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Japan’s aging, shrinking population was not a burden, but an incentive to boost productivity through innovations like robots, wireless sensors and artificial intelligence.
WORLD
Aug 19, 2016
Artificial intelligence can find, map poverty, researchers say
A new technique using artificial intelligence to read satellite images could aid efforts to eradicate global poverty by indicating where help is needed most, a team of U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2016
Japan well placed to lead in artificial intelligence, expert says
Japan lags Silicon Valley in conventional internet services but could become a global leader in the deep-learning technology of artificial intelligence, a leading AI expert has said.
EDITORIALS
Jul 2, 2016
Keep a close eye on AI’s evolution
Artificial intelligence carries huge potential, both positive and negative. Humanity needs to be wise on how to proceed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 29, 2016
Expo offers glimpses of a future assisted by artificial intelligence
From robotics to deep learning and image recognition, a glimpse of science fiction-like technologies developed by the nation’s artificial intelligence industry is on display at Tokyo Big Sight in Koto Ward.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 20, 2016
Researcher says Toyota production capabilities optimal for producing helper robots
The researcher hired by Toyota Motor Corp. to spearhead its robotics and artificial intelligence efforts says the automaker’s production principles can be applied to build affordable helper robots for rapidly aging societies.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 8, 2016
The topic of AI always raises HAL and more
An astronaut in deep space finishes up some repairs to the parabolic antenna on his spacecraft’s exterior. Through his helmet’s microphone, he commands the ship’s controlling supercomputer, HAL 9000, “Open the pod bay doors, HAL.” A second later he gets a calm, cold response in his helmet: “I’m sorry,...
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Chinese and Russian bombers and fighter jets stage joint patrol near Japan
A Chinese Air Force H-6 bomber is seen during a joint patrol with Russian military aircraft on Saturday.
U.S. missile moves in Japan send China clear message: A new era has arrived
Soldiers conduct the first Typhon midrange capability live-fire exercise outside of the continental United States, firing an SM-6 missile in July last year in Australia's Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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