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Japanese Anime Characters in Google Search Virtual Reality
Google has added several popular Japanese characters to its Virtual Reality (AR) feature in mobile search. It had previously featured animals, historical artifacts, and dinosaurs. This new list is of characters from Japanese pop culture , including anime, television and video games, characters such as Pac-Man , Hello Kitty , robots from Evangelion and Gundam… Read more
Yogetsu Akasaka – Buddhist Monk changing the perception of Spiritual Music
Yogetsu Akasaka is a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk who creates meditation music. But not the kind most people are familiar with. In the videos he uploads to YouTube, he stands in the middle of a white background, picks up a microphone and plays a loop machine. This practicing monk and music lover has amassed tens… Read more
A humanoid robot that prepares packed lunches in Japan
In 2018, the company RT Co. , Ltd. announced a prototype of a collaborative humanoid service robot, which they call Foodly , and which organizes the food included in the packed lunches, better known in Japan as ” bento “. With this robot, RT Co. is challenging technological development in cutting-edge AI and robotics. Foodly… Read more
Emperor Naruhito’s Birthday – Public Holiday in Japan
In Japan, February 23 is ‘Tennou Tanjyobi’ (天皇誕生日) which is the birthday of the current emperor . It is one of Japan’s national holidays and that if the emperor changes, the national holiday will change to the new emperor’s birthday. In the past Era (Heisei Era ) Emperor Akihito’s birthday was celebrated on December 23,… Read more
Commemorative ceremony for the repairs to the pagoda of the Yakushiji Temple in Nara in 110 years
NARA — The dismantling and repair of the east pagoda at Yakushiji Temple, a national treasure in the city of Nara, was commemorated at a ceremony on February 15, completing the work that lasted more than a decade. The pagoda, which is 34 meters high, is the only surviving construction from the time the temple… Read more
Buddhist Temple in Space, Jōten’in Gō’unji, to Launch in 2023
The company Terra Space Ltd. 寺スペース株式会社 has formed a technological and business alliance with Daigoji Temple 醍醐寺, a World Cultural Heritage Site in Kyoto, to develop and launch the first Buddhist temple in space, using a section of an IoT satellite scheduled to launch in 2023. The satellite will serve as uchū ji’in宇宙寺院, literally “Space… Read more
Prehistoric jaw fossil from Japan could point to a new species
Katsuyama, Fukui — The Fuiko Prefectural Museum of Dinosaurs in Katsuyama announced on February 7 that it has discovered the fossilized jawbone of what is believed to be the oldest mammal discovered in Japan. The fossil was found in a lower Cretaceous-era stratum in Ono city, Fukui Prefecture, and dates back to 127 million years… Read more