World Conference on China Studies spurs trans-cultural exchanges

STORY: World Conference on China Studies spurs trans-cultural exchanges SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 24, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:18 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the World Conference on China Studies -- Shanghai Forum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOEKETSI MAJORO, Former Prime Minister, Lesotho 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HELWIG SCHMIDT-GLINTZER, Professor Emeritus for University of Goettingen STORYLINE: The World Conference on China Studies -- Shanghai Forum concluded on Friday in Shanghai, spurring trans-cultural exchanges among the participants. Featuring four parallel sub-forums, the two-day conference was attended by more than 400 experts, scholars, and representatives of relevant parties from over 60 countries and regions. The participants believe that in the future, Chinese studies should be multi-lingual studies facing the world. The studies can be promoted in different countries and different languages. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOEKETSI MAJORO, Former Pr

Robot guides to be used during Aichi Expo

Robot guides to be used during Aichi Expo

NAGOYA, Japan - A robot guide, to be used during the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi, speaks four languages and expresses emotion. The expo will be held March 25 to September 25 near Nagoya.

Fukuoka firm to offer interpretation for World Cup visitors

Fukuoka firm to offer interpretation for World Cup visitors

FUKUOKA, Japan - Tisco Japan Inc. said May 2 it will begin interpretation services for foreign visitors traveling to Japan and South Korea before and during the World Cup soccer finals. Interpretation will be provided from Japanese into four languages, and from Korean to eight languages using a dedicated mobile phone and a special device rented at major airports in both co-host countries. A user needs to call Tisco's call center via the hands-free speaker phone and speak through the device to an interpreter at the center, who will offer interpretation services via the device. The phone/device kit costs 1,470 yen per day and interpretation services are offered at 390 yen per minute.

More than 110 people sing for peace in Hiroshima

More than 110 people sing for peace in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - More than 110 people sing for peace in four languages at a concert Aug. 21 of the ''August in Hiroshima'' world music festival, in a satellite link with UNESCO headquarters in Paris.

Xinjiang, My home: A Uygur girl's happy family life

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: A Uygur girl's happy family life DATELINE: July 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of Hudez Shinar and her familySOUNDBITE (Chinese): HUDEZ SHINAR, Xinjiang resident STORYLINE: Hudez Shinar, a Uygur girl living in Fuhai County, China's Xinjiang, is about to start her university life in a city in northeast China. Being the youngest child in the family, she lives in a household of happiness and love. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HUDEZ SHINAR, Xinjiang resident "Hello everyone, I'm Hudez Shinar. I have finished my preparatory courses and I'm going to Dalian University of Foreign Languages to start my college life. This is my mom. She is a housewife, doing household chores. My father is learning how to drive a car, hoping to get his driver's license. My brother said that he would buy him a car, which made my dad really happy. Now my dad is preparing for the Subject Four examination (theoretical test). My brother has been undergo

Robot guides to be used during Aichi Expo

Robot guides to be used during Aichi Expo

NAGOYA, Japan - A robot guide, to be used during the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi, speaks four languages and expresses emotion. The expo will be held March 25 to September 25 near Nagoya. (Kyodo)

Japanese Brazilian speaks to foreign worker as union official

Japanese Brazilian speaks to foreign worker as union official

Second-generation Japanese Brazilian Kenji Endo speaks with a foreign worker in Spanish at the office of Union Mie in Tsu in the western Japanese prefecture of Mie on May 11, 2015. Endo speaks four languages, including English and Japanese as well as his native tongue. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

No entry sign in 4 languages stands on Mt. Aso in southern Japan

No entry sign in 4 languages stands on Mt. Aso in southern Japan

A signboard stands with a "No Entry" warning in four languages on Mt. Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 22, 2015, as the volcano spews columns of smoke into the sky. Aso city authorities take pains to secure the safety of foreign tourists, many of whom often dare to enter the off-limit zone on the volcano. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fukuoka firm to offer interpretation for World Cup visitors

Fukuoka firm to offer interpretation for World Cup visitors

FUKUOKA, Japan - Tisco Japan Inc. said May 2 it will begin interpretation services for foreign visitors traveling to Japan and South Korea before and during the World Cup soccer finals. Interpretation will be provided from Japanese into four languages, and from Korean to eight languages using a dedicated mobile phone and a special device rented at major airports in both co-host countries. A user needs to call Tisco's call center via the hands-free speaker phone and speak through the device to an interpreter at the center, who will offer interpretation services via the device. The phone/device kit costs 1,470 yen per day and interpretation services are offered at 390 yen per minute.

AI robot at western Japan train station

AI robot at western Japan train station

Photo taken at Kintetsu Railway's Yamatosaidaiji station in Nara, western Japan, on July 1, 2020, shows a newly introduced AI robot that can provide passengers with transfer information in four languages. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

AI robot at western Japan train station

AI robot at western Japan train station

Photo taken at Kintetsu Railway's Yamatosaidaiji station in Nara, western Japan, on July 1, 2020, shows a newly introduced AI robot that can provide passengers with transfer information in four languages. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Robot to work at Haneda airport

Robot to work at Haneda airport

A model demonstrates a robot capable of guiding tourists in four languages at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2017. The robot helps the user talk to a human guide in an emergency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

More than 110 people sing for peace in Hiroshima

More than 110 people sing for peace in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - More than 110 people sing for peace in four languages at a concert Aug. 21 of the ''August in Hiroshima'' world music festival, in a satellite link with UNESCO headquarters in Paris.