#Japan must ‘fulfill our obligation’ ahead of Olympics

#Japan must ‘fulfill our obligation’ ahead of Olympics

“#Japan must ‘fulfill our obligation’ ahead of Olympics” Japan’s leader on Thursday acknowledged that it has been difficult to sell the Olympics to a skeptical public amid the COVID-19 pandemic in his first-ever interview with an American outlet. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he was worried that “public opinion was so divided” about the postponed…

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                Famitsu Sales: 7/12/21 – 7/18/21

# Famitsu Sales: 7/12/21 – 7/18/21

“# Famitsu Sales: 7/12/21 – 7/18/21 ” Strong debuts for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD and Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi. Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the week of July 12, 2021 to July 18, 2021. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward…

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#Ugandan weightlifter goes missing from Olympic training center

#Ugandan weightlifter goes missing from Olympic training center

“#Ugandan weightlifter goes missing from Olympic training center” TOKYO — Local officials are searching for a Ugandan athlete who went missing in western Japan on Friday in a case raising questions over Japanese organizers’ oversight of Olympic participants amid local coronavirus concerns. The missing 20-year-old Julius Ssekitoleko was training as part of the nine-member Ugandan…

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#Robot that can ‘read emotions’ keeps getting fired from jobs

#Robot that can ‘read emotions’ keeps getting fired from jobs

“#Robot that can ‘read emotions’ keeps getting fired from jobs” These are not the droids you’re looking for. Japanese-based Softbank Group announced last week it was pressing pause on “Pepper”, an artificial intelligent robot it started producing in 2014, after multiple “firings.” Pepper, which was supposed to be able to “read emotions” and converse with…

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