Issue #26 - Forestry robots to the rescue🌳, medical systems under strain🦠, artificial gravity on the moon 🌕
This month, KDDI customers across Japan were hit by prolonged network trouble, and the country’s government renewed efforts with the U.S. to cooperate on semiconductors.
Japan also pushed for nuclear arms reduction at the NPT review conference, days after warning of rising security threats in an annual defense report.
Also, Amazon increased the distribution centers for next-day delivery across Japan, and new research from immigration authorities says that more than half of the foreigners who receive technical training in Japan incur debts in their home countries before they arrive.
In other news, a major Japanese ad agency and a trading house have teamed up on a service that measures how effective some products are in reducing CO2 emissions.
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The Good
Forestry industry tests robots amidst labour shortage - Japan Times
Space agency tests future supersonic scramjet engine specimen - NHK
Team fuses AI, robotics to cultivate iPS cells - Asahi Shimbun
Fukuoka uses metaverse to reach out to 'hikikomori' - Japan Today
Japan gives Kioxia and Western Digital $680m to boost chips - Nikkei
AI recognizes raging ocean currents as a life saver - Nation World
The Bad
Chinese warship chases Russian frigate near Senkakus - Kyodo
Face-recognition puts SoftBank between China, US - Reuters
Seventh COVID wave puts Japan's medical system under strain - NHK
Chinese military drone flies near Okinawa - Kyodo
Diving shop sorry for customers posing on sunken US warship - Kyodo
Time on smartphones results in lower exam scores - The Mainichi
The Quirky
Sony’s wearable air conditioners selling like cold cakes - Sora News
Japan Wants to Bring Artificial Gravity to the Moon - Gizmodo
Companies 'visualize' sound to help the hearing impaired - NHK
Robotics Bringing New Comfort for Lonely Seniors - Grape
Autonomous beverage and snack car testing in Chiba - Sora News
teamLab has taken over a botanical garden in Osaka - TimeOut