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LET ME BE YOUR GUIDE JR West tests tourism-savvy robot at Osaka StationOctober 22, 2018 OSAKA--An AI robot schooled in the art of travel completed its trial duty at JR Osaka Station earlier this month to help foreign tourists find their way.
EDITORIAL It’s an ill wind that thwarts push for offshore wind powerOctober 22, 2018 If renewable energy is to become a main power source in Japan, the use of wind power needs to be sharply expanded. The share of wind turbines in this nation’s renewable power capacity is much smaller than that of solar panels.

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