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Damn, I've been here a long time!

I was just checking through some old personal records. I first set foot ashore in Japan (Moji) in September 1958. Actually, that was on a tramp ship,...

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広告 | KOHKOKU

Japanese media issue

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reBORG invades Japan!

Security robot on patrol Electricpig.co.jp / 04 July 2008 —Reborg-Q has been patrolling the shopping centres of Japan for a couple of months now…[Sogho Security Services] had deployed one in an office complex to keep a track on employees overtime working hours, gathering information…

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Reborg-Q security robot

Security robot on patrol Electricpig.co.jp / 04 July 2008 —Reborg-Q has been patrolling the shopping centres of Japan for a couple of months now…[Sogho Security Services] had deployed one in an office complex to keep a track on employees overtime working hours, gathering information…

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Rob Pongi on World TV

FLASH NEWS: Rob Pongi's videos are now playing on World TV:What is World TV? In one word - AWESOME!!! At this time though, this Ireland-based, 10-employee startup is still currently in development but is now starting to receive a big surge of international press coverage. Recently, it was noted…

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Beijing Olympics: Japan hosting many teams in the final run up to the Games

日本「金」への前線In a recent article in the Asahi Shinbun, perhaps the leading daily in Japan, there was a listing of 25 countries that will do their final training and acclimating for the Beijing Olympics in Japan.The main reasons for this are: proximity to Beijing, good facilities in…

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Cosplay "guidols" serve as Akihabara tour guides

Akibanana is a Japanese tour company that employs young women in cosplay attire to guide foreign tourists aro

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祭り特集/レッツエンジョイ東京

季節ものでないものも多く邪魔。

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Female fashion-bot — the real Japan

New robot poses like a fashion model - Kyodo - ABC News - 22 July ….The Robot Research Institute at the New Industry Research Organisation hopes the robot will be used for fashion and other promotional events… ….slim to give it a feminine touch while its body frame is made of…

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Umi no hi — 3-day holiday weekend in Japan

The 3Yen is on vacation—Monday is Marine Day Umi no hi, which makes a 3-day holiday weekend here in Japan. Marine Day is claimed to be, “a day of gratitude for the blessings of the oceans and to hope for the economic prosperity of maritime Japan.” It is just made up holiday for…

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