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Entertainer Dan promotes NHK program on northeastern Japan

SENDAI, Japan - In Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 13, 2014, female entertainer Mitsu Dan (3rd from R) and others promote a local informational program starting March 14 on Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, to introduce the traditions and food cultures of Japan's northeastern region.

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Mitutech's AI-Based Visual Inspection Support System

Mitsutec (Awaji City, Hyogo Prefecture) has developed a visual inspection support system that utilizes artificial intelligence (AI). When the user wears the smart glasses, the system displays abnormalities such as dirt on the object to be inspected. Currently, the mechanization of inspection is progressing, but the final inspection often relies on visual inspection. In order to help pass on the skills of visual inspection, the company will appeal the use of this system mainly to those who have little experience in inspection. In preparation for the trial sales, the company will accumulate inspection image data in various lighting environments to improve the accuracy of AI judgment. Mitsutec has been building production lines on consignment for specific customers. In April, the company established a "New Business Department" within the company with a 10-person team to develop its own products. Image taken on September 13, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Oji-bashi Bridge

There is no Ojibashi bridge in Tokyo. Even the scenery does not appear to be Tokyo. If the title Ohjibashi is correct, then this must be the bridge over Ibi River in Mitsu-machi in present-day Hyogo Prefecture, one of many bridges all over Japan that share a similar name.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number90‐33‐0]

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Kanji used in "3Cs" slogan picked to symbolize 2020 amid pandemic

Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, writes the kanji character "mitsu" meaning "close" or "dense" with a calligraphy brush in the Japanese city on Dec. 14, 2020. The character was selected as the best kanji to symbolize the national mood for the year, referencing calls to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. (Pool photo)

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Kanji used in "3Cs" slogan picked to symbolize 2020 amid pandemic

Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, writes the kanji character "mitsu" meaning "close" or "dense" with a calligraphy brush in the Japanese city on Dec. 14, 2020. The character was selected as the best kanji to symbolize the national mood for the year, referencing calls to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. (Pool photo)

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Miyagi to remove "suggestive" PR video amid sexist criticism

A screenshot from YouTube in this file photo shows model and actress Dan Mitsu, known for playing erotic roles, in a tourism promotion video for Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan. The online video, which drew criticism for containing sexually suggestive scenes, will be pulled Aug. 26, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo