Social Series
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Nihon Hidankyo’s Nobel Prize: Voices for Peace / Youngest A-Bomb Victims Were Unborn Babies In 1945; One Of Them To Share Story At Nobel Ceremony In Oslo
This is the second installment in a series of interviews with members of the delegation of Nihon ...
December 7, 2024
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Nihon Hidankyo’s Nobel Prize: Voices for Peace / Sueichi Kido Calls A-Bombs ‘Absolute Evil’; Sees Message In Award: ‘Don’t Run Away’
A delegation of 30 people from Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Org...
December 7, 2024
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Social Media and Elections: Lessons from Hyogo / Recent Japan Elections Illustrate Power of Social Media; Sympathy Widely Spreads for ‘Victim’ Candidates
“I saw myself in Saito,” said a 53-year-old female volunteer handling crowd control for a street ...
November 29, 2024
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Social Media and Elections: Lessons from Hyogo / Echo Chambers, Confirmation Bias Led to Threats Against Hyogo Politicians
Kenichi Okutani, a Hyogo prefectural assembly member, received malicious phone calls at his home ...
November 28, 2024
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Social Media and Elections: Lessons from Hyogo / Competition to Rack Up Views Distorts Election Campaigns in Japan; Attracting Attention for Profit Often Higher Priority Than Accuracy
Motohiko Saito, 47, was reelected as the governor of Hyogo Prefecture on Nov. 17 after having bee...
November 27, 2024
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Examining Generative AI: Cutting Through the Chaos / World-Renowned Japanese Architect’s Office Utilizes AI in Design Process; Kengo Kuma says Humans Must Always Make Final Decisions, Not Machines
At the office of world-renowned architect Kengo Kuma, a staff member drew a rough sketch on a com...
November 26, 2024
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Examining Generative AI: Cutting Through the Chaos / Competition Accelerates AI Development, Overrides Caution; Warning Voices Left Behind In Latest Tech Gold Rush
“AI systems with human-competitive intelligence can pose profound risks to society and humanity …...
November 25, 2024
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Examining Generative AI: Cutting Through the Chaos / Can Generative AI Be Good Partner for Human Race? Intelligence Without Ethics May Seek to Harm People
Kento Kawaharazuka, a project assistant professor at the University of Tokyo, had a pleased look ...
November 24, 2024
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Examining Generative AI: Cutting Through the Chaos / False Stories Spread to Thwart Western Aid for Ukraine, Reduce Nation’s Resolve to Battle Russia
A false “scoop” that Olena Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, purchas...
November 23, 2024
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Examining Generative AI: Cutting Through Chaos / Impersonations Via Generative AI Help Sway Polls; Interference Seen In U.S., Japan, Slovakia
A fabricated video went viral on social media the day before the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential electio...
November 22, 2024
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Hiroshima Witnesses: Hibakusha Win Nobel Prize / Next Generation Carries on Will of Hibakusha; Work Toward Abolition of N-Weapons Must Continue After Peace Prize Win
HIROSHIMA — “One day, the hibakusha [atomic bomb survivors] will no longer be among us as witness...
October 21, 2024
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Hiroshima Witnesses: Hibakusha Win Nobel Prize / A-bomb Survivors Tell Their Stories, Show Their Scars; Urgent Sense of Mission Survives into Old Age
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, or the Japan Council of A- and H-bomb Suffer...
October 20, 2024
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Finding France in Japan / For Those Far from the Olympics, the Art of Cartonnage Brings a Touch of France
The traditional French art of box making, or cartonnage, offers those away from the Olympics an easy...
August 5, 2024
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Finding France in Japan / Japan’s Mont-Saint-Michel in Nagasaki Pref. Captivates Tourists
Shortly after noon on July 7, the day of the Tanabata festival, a group of tourists began to gath...
August 5, 2024
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Finding France in Japan / Chanson Is Life Itself: Long-established Ginza Chansonnier Conveys Emotion and Depth of French Pop Music
With Paris hosting the Olympics, which started on July 26, The Yomiuri Shimbun looked for places ...
August 4, 2024
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