Robot to run for mayor in Japan in ‘world first’ promising ‘fairness and balance’ for all residents

A robot has been nominated to run for the position of mayor in Tokyo, promising to be “fair and balanced” to all its constituents. The mayoral election in Tama City features the usual high-ranking local politicians, as well as an artificial intelligence candidate competing alongside its human counterparts. Posters plastered across the district feature the

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Most high school girls in Japan see selves as fat

As many as 51.9 percent of female Japanese high-school students see themselves as overweight, according to an international comparative survey recently conducted by the National Institution for Youth Education, an institution under the jurisdiction of the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry. As the percentage of respondents with a body mass index (BMI) of

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