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Researchers in Japan have effectively developed a diverse range of personality traits in dialogue AI using a large-scale language model (LLM). Using the prisoner's dilemma from game theory, Professor ... ( read original story ...)

The “Wonder of Dreams” room, part of the new “Tiffany Wonder” exhibit in Tokyo April 12 through June 23. Photographs ... ( read original story ...)

A research group coordinated by the University of Helsinki was able to measure a spike in radiocarbon concentration of trees in Lapland that occurred after the Carrington flare. This discovery helps ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese authorities will likely intervene in the currency market if the yen breaks out of a range it has been in for years and falls well below 152 per dollar, former top currency diplomat Tatsuo ... ( read original story ...)

Rayliant Global Advisors and Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management (SMDAM) on Thursday launched the first actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) to focus specifically on Japanese small- and mid-cap ... ( read original story ...)

Liberal late night host Jimmy Kimmel spoke favorably of Japan, noting the cleanliness of its cities and bathrooms in comparison to those in the U.S. ( read original story ...)

Chuo Shinkansen, the 286km superconducting maglev line planned between Tokyo and Nagoya, will no longer open in 2027. ( read original story ...)

So many people call in sick with hay fever during the peak pollen season that Japanese companies are taking novel steps to allow them to continue to work. ( read original story ...)

A foreign man in Japan was swindled out of some 137 million yen (around $903,000) by parties including a man claiming to be from his embas ... ( read original story ...)

The woman developed an adjustment disorder from working overtime excessively, clocking over 100 hours a month in the months leading to her diagnosis. ( read original story ...)

Daily reports on BBC Sport websiteAfter missing the Tokyo Paralympics, Para-swimmer Brock Whiston says she wants to put the tough times behind her and secure her place at the Paris Games.The ... ( read original story ...)

Tourists and residents packed Tokyo's top cherry blossom spots on Thursday to enjoy the full bloom that has arrived in the Japanese capital later than usual this year because of cold weather. The ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has taken part in several ventures throughout her career, and some of the recent ones have been focused on helping new parents have a smooth transition to such a life. The Japanese player ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Konica Minolta said on Thursday it will trim 2,400 jobs worldwide during the current fiscal year as part of structural reform.The office business company is expected to book about 20 billion ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan cut its economic assessment for most regions on Thursday but signalled its confidence that wage hikes were broadening, leaving scope for another hike in the country's still-low ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese authorities likely won't intervene in the currency market unless the yen plunges below 155 to the dollar, former top currency diplomat Hiroshi Watanabe said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)