SoftBank Corp to help call center workers by ‘softening’ angry customer calls with AI

Tokyo, 20 May, /AJMEDIA/ Dealing with irate customers can be extremely stressful for call center workers but Japan’s SoftBank Corp thinks it has a solution: artificial intelligence-enabled software that softens… Read more

Norinchukin Bank mulls ¥1 tril capital increase

Tokyo, 20 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s Norinchukin Bank is considering a capital increase of about 1 trillion yen to bolster its financial standing that is undermined by unrealized losses from its… Read more

Helicopter carrying Iran’s president, foreign minister apparently crashes in foggy, mountainous region

Tokyo, 20 May, /AJMEDIA/ A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran on Sunday, sparking… Read more

Airstrike kills 27 in central Gaza and fighting rages as Israel’s leaders are increasingly divided

Tokyo, 20 May, /AJMEDIA/ An Israeli airstrike killed 27 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, and fighting with Hamas raged across the north on Sunday as Israel’s leaders… Read more

Japanese authorities urge caution after wild bears attack several people in the northeast

Tokyo, 20 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese authorities have warned residents to be aware of wild bears in the country’s northeast after several people were attacked, including police officers. A bear about… Read more

Japan cram school creates AI detection system for university applications

Tokyo, 20 May, /AJMEDIA/ A Japanese cram school has developed a system to detect whether generative artificial intelligence has been employed in the composition of personal statements by high school… Read more

What to stream this week: ‘Dune 2’ adds spice, J.Lo heads to space, Lenny Kravitz rocks

Tokyo, 20 May, /AJMEDIA/ “Dune: Part 2,” Jennifer Lopez in the sci-fi action pic “Atlas” and a “South Park” episode skewering weight loss drugs are some of the new television,… Read more

Tokyo startup to develop reusable rocket in tie-up with U.S. partner

Tokyo, 20 May, /AJMEDIA/ Tokyo-based startup Innovative Space Carrier Inc will develop a reusable satellite launch rocket in partnership with a U.S rocket engine maker, aiming for commercial use by… Read more

World javelin champion Kitaguchi lays down marker in Tokyo

Tokyo, 20 May, /AJMEDIA/ Women’s javelin world champion Haruka Kitaguchi of Japan said she is beginning to find form ahead of the Paris Olympics, after winning at the Golden Grand… Read more