Humans and robots will soon coexist in Japan

Humans and robots will soon coexist in Japan

YACHIYO, Japan - A 1.3-meter-tall humanoid robot ''enon'' is surrounded by customers at Aeon Yachiyo Midorigaoka Shopping Center in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, in December 2005.

World's largest tasting of "yakisoba" noodles

World's largest tasting of "yakisoba" noodles

People pose for a photo after participating in the tasting of instant "yakisoba" stir fry noodles made using a 1.3 meter by 1.8 meter metallic container in Isesaki city, eastern Japan, on May 5, 2019. The noodles, weighing about 160 kilograms, were eaten by nearly 600 people, breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest tasting of instant noodles. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

World's largest tasting of "yakisoba" noodles

World's largest tasting of "yakisoba" noodles

People make instant "yakisoba" stir fry noodles using a 1.3 meter by 1.8 meter metallic container in Isesaki city, eastern Japan, on May 5, 2019, breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest tasting of instant noodles. The noodles, weighing about 160 kilograms, were eaten by nearly 600 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

World's largest tasting of "yakisoba" noodles

World's largest tasting of "yakisoba" noodles

People make instant "yakisoba" stir fry noodles using a 1.3 meter by 1.8 meter metallic container in Isesaki city, eastern Japan, on May 5, 2019, breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest tasting of instant noodles. The noodles, weighing about 160 kilograms, were eaten by nearly 600 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

World's largest tasting of "yakisoba" noodles

World's largest tasting of "yakisoba" noodles

People make instant "yakisoba" stir fry noodles using a 1.3 meter by 1.8 meter metallic container in Isesaki city, eastern Japan, on May 5, 2019, breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest tasting of instant noodles. The noodles, weighing about 160 kilograms, were eaten by nearly 600 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kanji meaning gold, money chosen as best characterizing 2016

Kanji meaning gold, money chosen as best characterizing 2016

Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest at Kiyomizu Temple in Japan's ancient city of Kyoto, writes the Chinese character "kin" meaning gold or money on a 1.5-meter-high, 1.3-meter-wide sheet of "washi" paper on Dec. 12, 2016. The character was selected as the single best kanji symbolizing the national mood for the year, when Rio Olympics gold medals and money scandals made headlines. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kanji meaning gold, money chosen as best characterizing 2016

Kanji meaning gold, money chosen as best characterizing 2016

Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest at Kiyomizu Temple in Japan's ancient city of Kyoto, writes the Chinese character "kin" meaning gold or money on a 1.5-meter-high, 1.3-meter-wide sheet of "washi" paper on Dec. 12, 2016. The character was selected as the single best kanji symbolizing the national mood for the year, when Rio Olympics gold medals and money scandals made headlines. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kanji meaning gold, money chosen as best characterizing 2016

Kanji meaning gold, money chosen as best characterizing 2016

Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest at Kiyomizu Temple in Japan's ancient city of Kyoto, writes the Chinese character "kin" meaning gold or money on a 1.5-meter-high, 1.3-meter-wide sheet of "washi" paper on Dec. 12, 2016. The character was selected as the single best kanji symbolizing the national mood for the year, when Rio Olympics gold medals and money scandals made headlines. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo