[VIDEO] Japanese Businessman Promises $50 Billion and 50,000 Jobs
Posted: December 6, 2016 Filed under: Diplomacy, Economics, Mediasphere, U.S. News, White House | Tags: Donald Trump, Employment, Free Beacon, JOBS, media, news, SoftBank, video Leave a comment
Netflix to Launch In South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong & Taiwan In ‘Early 2016’
Posted: September 9, 2015 Filed under: Asia, China, Entertainment, Japan, Mediasphere | Tags: Amazon.com, Anime, Asia, Globalization, Japan, Netflix, SoftBank, Streaming media, United States, Variety show Leave a comment
Netflix just dipped its toes into Asia with a launch in Japan this month, and now the U.S. video streaming service has revealed plans for a major expansion that will see it hit four more countries…(read more)
Source: TechCrunch
First Robot Wedding Takes Place In Japan
Posted: July 2, 2015 Filed under: Japan, Robotics | Tags: Bow tie, Bride, Groom, Humanoid robot, Japan, Maywa Denki, Robot, SoftBank, Tokyo, Wedding Leave a comment
Susmita Baral reports: Japan became the first country to host a robot wedding as people gathered in Tokyo on Saturday to watch two robots — Frois and Yukirin — get married. Sure, Frois and Yukirin may be robots but that did not stop the affair from being a traditional ceremony with cake, dancing, music, and a wedding kiss.
Those who attended the wedding paid roughly $81 — in lieu of a gift, perhaps? — to join the occasion. Those who paid the fee received an official wedding invitation with a picture of the two robots inset in a heart.
“Pepper, the world’s first robot with feelings, officiated the ceremony in front both robot and human guests. Made of white plastic and measuring less than four feet, Pepper has been created to recognize human voice and facial expressions.”
Humanoid Robots as Models: Julie Watai’s Manga & Otaku-Inspired Photography
Posted: June 21, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, Japan, Mediasphere, Robotics | Tags: Alibaba, Alibaba Group, Book, Chinese language, Comic book, fashion, Glamour, Humanoid, Humanoid robot, Japan, Julie Watai, Manga, Otaku, Photography, Robot, SoftBank, The Wall Street Journal Leave a comment
Japanese photographer Julie Watai creates manga and otaku-inspired photography, often using humanoid robots as models. Watch TheCreatorsProject‘s exclusive video on her here.
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