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Japan rolls out 'humble and lovable' delivery robots
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» FUJISAWA (JAPAN) - "Excuse me, coming through," a four-wheeled robot chirps as it dodges pedestrians on a street outside Tokyo, part of an experiment businesses hope will tackle labour shortages and rural isolation.
Life after sumo: retired wrestlers fight for new careers
AFP, Published on 29/04/2022
» KYOTO (JAPAN) - When Japanese sumo wrestler Takuya Saito retired from the sport at 32 and began jobhunting, he had no professional experience and didn't even know how to use a computer.
Doe-eyed superhero picked for Tokyo 2020 mascot
AFP, Published on 28/02/2018
» TOKYO - Tokyo Wednesday unveiled its long-awaited mascot for the 2020 Olympic Games: a futuristic blue-checked, doe-eyed character with pointy ears and "special powers" that was picked by schoolchildren across mascot-mad Japan.