According to The Asahi Shimbun, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. announced that it will offer a large-scale language model (LLM) to companies in March that will be the foundation for generative artificial intelligence learning Japanese.
By specializing in specific industries such as health care, the costs needed for the model to learn and operate can be reduced. “We would like to position this LLM as a solution for social issues,” NTT President Akira Shimada said at a news conference. NTT intends to compete with leading U.S. information technology giants through the offering. https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15046864
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According to The Asahi Shimbun, Japanese home owners will soon be able to plug their appliances more efficiently and at a lower cost into energy generated by solar power within households through a new Sharp Corp. operating system.
The electronics giant said that it will link its photovoltaic panels for home use with certain other products from November. This will enable electric devices to adjust performance levels given estimates on power output. Energy production can be estimated with artificial intelligence technology based on weather reports with the goal of saving electricity. It is reportedly the first system to connect home appliances to solar power generation in their operations. https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15039157
According to The Asahi Shimbun, for customers who dread standing in long checkout lines or scanning their purchases, a new high-tech convenience store here promises to make shopping as stress-free as possible.
The Catch & Go store where customers can grab items off shelves and be automatically charged through an app opened near Yokohama Station on Oct. 27. This is the first store of its kind available to the general public, as previously this type of establishment was only available to employees of some companies. The Daiei Inc. supermarket chain and information technology company NTT Data Corp. opened the Catch & Go. https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15040117
According to The Asahi Shimbun, robotics took over the task of growing rice plants in a paddy here, slashing the time needed for cultivation by 95 percent while simultaneously ensuring an almost comparable level of harvest.
The work was undertaken by Kyoto-based robot maker Tmsuk Co. It marked the first round of testing. Working with Nobeoka city, which is seeking ways to claw back growing tracts of abandoned farmland due to the aging of farmers, Tmsuk is robotizing agricultural procedures in three paddies. The process of creating dedicated beds for seedlings is replaced by a drone’s scattering of seeds directly on rice paddies. Conditions in each of the fields are monitored remotely, so farmers do not need to patrol them periodically. https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15026367
According to The Asahi Shimbun, larger monitors and private rooms are some of the features on Japan Airlines Co.’s new passenger aircraft that will be used for international flights by the year’s end.
JAL revealed the interior design and services of the A350-1000 of the Europe-based Airbus. The jumbo model will be the first JAL-operated plane with door-fitted personal rooms for extra privacy for its 60 first-class and business-class seats. With 239 seats, the A350-1000 will boast new seating designs in all four categories, including economy class and premium economy class. https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15021037
According to The Asahi Shimbun, on the back of the weak yen, tourists visiting Japan are spending more than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic for the first time, with Chinese visitors leading the tourism recovery, data showed.
Inbound tourists spent 1.39 trillion yen (US$9.28 billion) between July and September, an increase of 17.7 percent compared with the same period in 2019, according to the data released by the Tourism Agency recently. Chinese tourists spent the most, at 282.7 billion yen, or 20.3 percent of the total, followed by visitors from Taiwan at 204.6 billion yen and those from South Korea at 195.5 billion yen. Average spending per visitor was 210,810 yen, up 29.4 percent, exceeding the government’s goal of 200,000 yen by 2025. Japan is on track to achieve its goal of 5 trillion yen in total annual tourist spending. https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15032267
According to The Jiji News, Toyota Motor Corp. and oil company Idemitsu Kosan Co. said that they have agreed to work together for the mass production of all-solid-state batteries for electric vehicles.
The Japanese leading automaker plans to put next-generation all-solid-state batteries into practical use for EVs in 2027 or 2028, aiming to make up ground in the EV field, led by Chinese and U.S. rivals. https://sp.m.jiji.com/english/show/28966
According to The Nikkei Asia, Mitsubishi Electric has signed an agreement with the Australian Defence Department for joint equipment development, the company announced Thursday, the first time a Japanese company has entered a defense contract with a foreign government.
Subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric Australia and the Australian military will combine laser technologies to enhance surveillance capabilities for fighter jets and vehicles. The development timeline and cost estimates were not disclosed. Up to now, Japanese defense manufacturers have participated in developing equipment for foreign governments through Japan's Defense Ministry. Japan's defense industry faces high investment costs in equipment and human resources to maintain technological standards, and its only customers have been domestic ones. https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Aerospace-Defense-Industries/Mitsubishi-Electric-lands-Australia-defense-contract-in-industry-first
According to The Asahi Shimbun, when a trading company receives an order for screws, a massive carousel goes in motion and the required pieces are delivered to waiting workers below.
This eliminates the need for workers at Sunco Industries Co., a trading company that handles 1.94 million kinds of screws and bolts, to scurry about searching for them. “The need to rush around the warehouse within limited hours has decreased, resulting in a reduced physical burden. So, we’ve seen an increase in female applicants, making our recruitment process smoother,” said Sunco President Yoshihide Okuyama, 49. https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15004677
According to The Jiji News, Japan's first carbon dioxide emissions exchange, Carbon Ex, started operations on 4th October.
The exchange has been set up by Japanese online financial group SBI Holdings Inc. and CO2 emissions measurement firm Asuene Inc. https://sp.m.jiji.com/english/show/28818 |
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