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Sohgo Security Services unveils security guard robot

TOKYO, Japan - Sohgo Security Services Co. unveils a cutting-edge security guard robot at a shopping mall in Tokyo's Odaiba waterfront district on Nov. 27 ahead of its formal debut there in mid-December. Standing 1.3 meters high and weighing 90 kilograms, the robot -- tentatively named ''Reborg-Q'' -- can go on patrols on behalf of human security guards, detecting fires and issuing alarms, as well as video-taping its surroundings with a camera on top of its head, the company said.

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Annual 'rice-cake lifting' competition held at Daigo Temple

KYOTO, Japan - A woman attempts to lift huge rice cakes weighing 90 kilograms during an annual ''rice-cake lifting'' competition in the compound of Daigoji Temple in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on Feb. 23.

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Osaka group tries for world record with giant pancake

OSAKA, Japan - A local group cooks a gigantic Japanese pancake Nov. 3 in Osaka city, attempting to set a new record for the largest ''okonomiyaki'' in the Guinness Book of Records. The pancake was about 8 meters wide and 3 centimeters thick, weighing about 1.6 tons. It was large enough to serve 5,000 people, the group said. The okonomiyaki pancake was made with 400 cabbages, about 4,300 eggs and nearly 90 kilograms of pork.

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Riken Invents Nursing Robot

AICHI, JAPAN - FEB. 23: The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, known as Riken, one of Japan's top research institute, announced it invented a new robot to help care the patients by help them by taking them up in the robot's arms. The robot, dubbed Robea, can act like a human with censors to weigh the weight of patients automatically. Chisato Miyaji who experienced the robot, which took her from a sofa to a wheelchair, said she felt her body was moved up very gently just like a human helper. The robot itself is 1.5 meters tall and 140 kilograms heavy but the weight was reduced by 90 kilos from the previous model. Riken made the robot public for the press on Monday February 23 at its facility here in Nagoya, central Japan.

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Super-compact EV

Toyota Auto Body Co. unveils a new model of the super-compact electric vehicle COMS at a media event in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 10, 2022, ahead of its launch in April. The one-seat vehicle developed for short-distance travel such as for goods delivery and nursing visits has a maximum load capacity of 90 kilograms, up from 30 kg for the current model.

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Super-compact EV

Toyota Auto Body Co. unveils a new model of the super-compact electric vehicle COMS at a media event in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 10, 2022, ahead of its launch in April. The one-seat vehicle developed for short-distance travel such as for goods delivery and nursing visits has a maximum load capacity of 90 kilograms, up from 30 kg for the current model.

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Super-compact EV

Toyota Auto Body Co. unveils a new model of the super-compact electric vehicle COMS at a media event in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 10, 2022, ahead of its launch in April. The one-seat vehicle developed for short-distance travel such as for goods delivery and nursing visits has a maximum load capacity of 90 kilograms, up from 30 kg for the current model.

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Rice cake lifting at Kyoto temple

A woman tries to lift up giant rice cakes weighing 90 kilograms in total at Daigo-ji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2022, during an annual ritual to pray for good health.

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Rice cake lifting at Kyoto temple

A woman tries to lift up giant rice cakes weighing 90 kilograms in total at Daigo-ji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2022, during an annual ritual to pray for good health.

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Rice cake lifting at Kyoto temple

A woman tries to lift up giant rice cakes weighing 90 kilograms in total at Daigo-ji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2021, during an annual ritual to pray for good health.

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Rice cake lifting at Kyoto temple

A woman tries to lift up giant rice cakes weighing 90 kilograms in total at Daigo-ji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2021, during an annual ritual to pray for good health.

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Sohgo Security Services unveils security guard robot

TOKYO, Japan - Sohgo Security Services Co. unveils a cutting-edge security guard robot at a shopping mall in Tokyo's Odaiba waterfront district on Nov. 27 ahead of its formal debut there in mid-December. Standing 1.3 meters high and weighing 90 kilograms, the robot -- tentatively named ''Reborg-Q'' -- can go on patrols on behalf of human security guards, detecting fires and issuing alarms, as well as video-taping its surroundings with a camera on top of its head, the company said. (Kyodo)

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South Koreans arrested for smuggling gold into Japan

Photo taken June 1, 2017, shows gold seized by the Nagoya Customs' Chubu Centrair International Airport branch in the central Japan city of Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, after four South Korean and one Japanese woman were found to have concealed the wafers under their clothing. The women, who have been arrested for smuggling about 30 kilograms of gold into Japan, allegedly told police that they were paid about 10,000 yen ($90) per kilogram of gold they carried by a woman who fled to South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Annual 'rice-cake lifting' competition held at Daigo Temple

KYOTO, Japan - A woman attempts to lift huge rice cakes weighing 90 kilograms during an annual ''rice-cake lifting'' competition in the compound of Daigoji Temple in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on Feb. 23. (Kyodo)

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Osaka group tries for world record with giant pancake

OSAKA, Japan - A local group cooks a gigantic Japanese pancake Nov. 3 in Osaka city, attempting to set a new record for the largest ''okonomiyaki'' in the Guinness Book of Records. The pancake was about 8 meters wide and 3 centimeters thick, weighing about 1.6 tons. It was large enough to serve 5,000 people, the group said. The okonomiyaki pancake was made with 400 cabbages, about 4,300 eggs and nearly 90 kilograms of pork. (Kyodo)