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Toyota Crash Test

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Xordac Prime

Akihabara News (Tokyo) — A decade ago Toyota offered Akihabara News and other media outlets a demonstration of one of its crash tests. This video remains one our most engaging reports.

Car companies perform crash tests in order to figure out if a car truly meets safety design standards. In this case, two vehicles, each moving at speeds of 40-50 mph, collided front on at an angle. Crash dummies were placed in the vehicles.

Data is collected regarding safety features of onboard equipment and the performance of active collision avoidance technologies. Injuries to the dummies are also assessed during these tests to see if they meet the safety standards.

In this video that we are reintroducing, two Toyota vehicles collide at 50 mph. The slow motion footage of the moment of impact is a sobering sight.

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Demon Slayer: Tsuzumi Mansion

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Xordac Prime

Akihabara News (Tokyo) — In the eleventh episode of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Tanjiro meets Zenitsu Agatsuma and they both head to a demon slaying assignment.

The episode begins with Tanjiro running into a very hysterical blonde kid, Zenitsu, harassing a girl. Tanjiro does not recognize him at first, but the two had met previously at the final selection process and he was one of the four survivors.

Zenitsu is begging the girl to marry him as he is certain he will die on his next assignment, and he would like to be married before he dies. Tanjiro pries off the frenzied demon slayer from the girl and tries to talk some sense into him, unsuccessfully.

The Kasugai Crow instructs both of them to go south-southeast for an assignment. Throughout the journey, Zenistu is an emotional wreck as he explains that he was never brave enough to be a demon slayer, and that he was sold to a trainer by a woman he was in debt to. Tanjiro has a hard time sympathizing.

The boys arrive at Tsuzumi Mansion, which the crow had directed them to, and Tanjiro picks up the scent of a demon. They spot two kids, Teruko and her older brother Shoichi, hiding in fear. The kids tell them that a demon has kidnapped their other brother and taken him into the ominous-looking mansion.

Seconds later, a man is thrown out from the second story of the mansion and he dies immediately. It is not the two kids’ brother. Zenitsu immediately turns frantic and Tanjiro tries to convince him to enter the mansion to help slay the demon.

Tanjiro directs the kids to look after the box in which his demon sister Nezuko is resting. He heads into the mansion with Zenitsu. The kids hear scratching from the box and in panic run in pursuit of Tanjiro.

As the four enter the mansion, the layout changes, separating Tanjiro and Teruko from Zenitsu and Shoichi.

Zenitsu again becomes hysterical, and Shoichi calls him a coward. As he tries to escape the strange room, he opens a door and sees a boar-headed man. Before they can react, the boar-headed man jumps past them and disappears.

Tanjiro and Teruko, in the another room, encounter a demon. The demon has three tsuzumi drums on its body that it uses to change the layout of the rooms and to launch attacks.

As Tanjiro tries to strike the demon, it changes the orientation of the room, spinning it upside down. When Tanjiro recovers, the demon goes on ranting about the “rare blood” human (marechi) he is hunting. He reveals that consuming one marechi would give him the same strength as consuming fifty ordinary humans.

The episode ends with the boar-headed man busting into the room with two Nichirin Blades.

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Sega Launching Virtua Fighter eSports

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Xordac Prime

Akihabara News (Tokyo) — Sega has announced that it will be holding the “Virtua Fighter eSports Preseason Match,” the first official esports tournament utilizing the PlayStation4 version of the Virtua Fighter game.

Applications for entry into the tournament are open until July, and the preseason match is scheduled for July 18.

The tournament will be held online. A commemorative trophy will be awarded to the winners and runners-up. The maximum number of participants is 128. If that number of applicants is exceeded, a lottery will be held to determine entry.

The original Virtua Fighter was released in 1993 and is said to have been the world’s first 3D fighting game.

The following two minute movie has been produced to commemorate the event.

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Goodbye Pepper!

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Xordac Prime

Akihabara News (Tokyo) – SoftBank Robotics has announced the cease of production of its well-known humanoid robot Pepper.

Pepper made its first appearance in 2014 and has been widely displayed in SoftBank mobile phone stores in Japan.

The first batch of units was sold out in under a minute, and within three years, units were sold all over Europe.

Pepper’s initially popularity was linked to its ability to recognize human emotions by analyzing facial expressions and voice tones. This robot was the face of SoftBank’s efforts to pursue Artificial Intelligence, as championed by CEO Masayoshi Son.

Pepper greeted customers in stores and hotels all over Japan, and it even served as a receptionist in several offices in the United Kingdom. The robot has been seen in airports in Canada greeting travelers and, in 2017, it was reported to have been used in some homes in Japan.

According to a statement on the SoftBanks Robotics website, the Pepper production has been halted for the moment, citing a falloff in sales in more recent years.

Despite its high profile, Pepper never reached commercial viability.

According to a spokeswoman for the firm, there have been discussions about reducing the number of workers at its global robotics operation in France.

SoftBank Robotics states that they will “continue to provide support and maintenance to customers who are currently using these products.”

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Demon Slayer: Together Forever

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Xordac Prime

Akihabara News (Tokyo) — In the tenth episode of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Tanjiro manages to defeat Muzan Kibutsuji’s minions, and as he parts ways with Tamayo and Yushiro he is assigned another task by the Demon Slayer Corps.

The episode starts with Tanjiro decapitating Yahaba, the arrow demon. With his final breath Yahaba uses all his strength to unleash a final attack on Tanjiro. As the demon disintegrates, Tanjiro tries to soften the blow of the attacks, but he still has a few ribs and a leg broken in the process.

Simultaneously, his demon sister Nezuko is fighting with the temari demon, Susamaru. They kick the temari ball back and forth with equal amounts of strength.

Tamayo takes note of Nezuko’s strength in going head-to-head with a powerful demon despite never having consumed a human herself.

Tamayo decides that she needs to end the fight, and thus starts talking to Susamaru about Kibutsuji. She gets into the demon’s head by insulting Kibutsuji. As she is distracting the demon, she casts a spell with her hands, the Magical Aroma of Daylight, which causes Susamaru to lose her brain functions.

As Susamaru gets into a heated argument with Tamayo defending Kibutsuji’s name, she stumbles and accidentally mentions his name. This triggers the “Kibutsuji curse” and Susamaru self-destructs because his demon minions are not allowed to ever mention his name.

Tamayo notices that Susamaru’s eyeballs were not numbered, meaning that she was not one of the Twelve Kizukis. The same assumption can be made of Yahaba.

They were able to draw blood samples from the defeated demons to study.

Tamayo and Yushiro tell Tanjiro and Nezuko that they will have to relocate for safety purposes and they offer to accompany Nezuko as Tanjiro goes off to his dangerous assignments. Tanjiro refuses politely, saying that he and his demon sister are not leaving each other again.

With Nezuko in the box, Tanjiro says his goodbyes and heads off after the Kasugai Crow gives him another assignment in the southeast.

The episode ends with Tanjiro running into Zenitsu Agatsuma, another demon slayer whom he met during the final selection process.

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Top Five Japanese Flowers

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Xordac Prime

By Taichi Kurosawa

It may be bold for me to say so, but there are some Japanese flowers that really stand above the others in my own mind. Here I offer my personal list of the Top Five.

Cherry Blossom

Sakura (桜・櫻)

Cherry blossoms are the most famous flower of Japan, often used to symbolize the nation itself. It blooms for just a few weeks sometime in March to April (or January in Okinawa Prefecture). The color of the blossoms are, of course, a distinctive pale pink. There are more than two hundred varieties of cherry blossoms in Japan. The best known is the Somei-Yoshino.

Chrysanthemum

Kiku (菊)

Chrysanthemums are the symbol of Japanese autumn, but it is a perennial flower. The blossoms can be yellow, white, pink, orange, red, green, or purple. There are more than six thousand family members. Chrysanthemums appear in national emblem and the Imperial crest, among other places.

Camellia

Tsubaki (椿)

Camellias are a flower native to Japan, and they blossom from February to April. Generally, there is only one flower at the tip of a branch. There are also more than six thousand kinds of camellia. The interior of the Catholic church in Goto, Nagasaki, including its stained glass, are famously decorated with camellia images.

Morning Glory

Asagao (朝顔)

Morning glories symbolize the Japanese summer, and it conjures up images of Japanese traditional events such as fireworks displays and festivals, as well traditional clothes such as kimono. The morning glory market held in Iriya, Tokyo, in early July, is routinely crowded. There are about 1,600 varieties of morning glories. Their color is determined mainly by the pigment called anthocyanin in the petals.

Hydrangea

Ajisai (紫陽花)

Hydrangeas are one of a few flowers which bloom in the rainy season. Like morning glories, their color is determined mainly by the pigment called anthocyanin in the petals. There are more than two thousand kinds of hydrangea. The hydrangea pattern is often used in Japanese traditional clothes, including kimono, and references can be found in the Manyoshu, the oldest collection of Japanese poetry.

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Demon Slayer: Temari and Arrow Demon

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Xordac Prime

Akihabara News (Tokyo) — In the ninth episode of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Tanjiro battles with two demons claiming to be among Muzan Kibutsuji’s Twelve Kizukis, or top minions.

The episode begins with the demon doctor Tamayo’s house being attacked by temari balls (yarn balls). Two demons, Susamaru and Yahaba, announce themselves to be part of Muzan Kibutsuji’s Twelve Kizukis.

Susamaru has two temari balls in her hands that she uses to attack Tanjiro in the doctor’s home.

Yahaba is a demon who is able to control the trajectory of the balls using his arrows.

The hurled temari balls wreak havoc on the house, and Tanjiro instructs his demon sister Nezuko to take Tamayo’s patient to safety.

One of the temari balls smashes into Yushiro’s head, decapitating him.

Tanjiro acknowledges that he has never encountered such powerful demons.

Yushiro regenerates his head and lends his visual powers to Tanjiro so he could see the trajectory of the temari balls and dodge them.

Nezuko returns and Tanjiro asks her to go after Yahaba who was sitting in a tree controlling the balls. Once Nezuko attacks him, Tanjiro finds an opening to slash the arms of Susamaru.

Tamayo tells him that these demons have Kibutsuji’s blood in them and he is determined to get a sample of her blood to study. The demons laugh at his confidence, as they are certain that they will have his head to bring to Kibutsuji.

Tanjiro struggles to battle the demons as they have powers that he has never encountered. While Nezuko and Yushiro fight Susamaru, he tries to kill Yahaba.

This episode focuses on this one intense battle with no advance in the plot. It ends with Tanjiro slashing Yahaba’s neck.

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Mazda Electrifies the Roadster

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Xordac Prime

Akihabara News (Tokyo) – Mazda has announced its Sustainable Zoom Zoom 2030 plan that involves electrifying most, and hopefully all, of its vehicles, including the iconic Roadster.

The Roadster is Mazda’s two-seat lightweight sports car, also known as the MX-5, that made its debut in 1989.

In 2016, this sports car made history as the best selling two-seater convertible, according to the Guinness World Records.

Last week, Mazda outlined its plans to adhere to the global target of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. In this context, Mazda aims to have 100% of its product line become electric or hybrid by 2030.

Mazda Senior Managing Executive Officer Ichiro Hirose stated that the firm aims to “achieve electrification that respects the [MX-5]’s DNA as a lightweight sports car.”

He also mentioned that customers who have already purchased the Mazda MX-5 will be provided an internal combustion engine that uses biofuels, such as e-fuel, in an attempt to include existing customers in the climate-friendly initiative.

Mazda’s new policy is to provide “vehicles that support people in realizing their full potential… [aiming] to realize a sustainable and compassionate society.”

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Exquisite Handcrafted Jewelry in Tokyo

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Xordac Prime

Akihabara News (Tokyo) — Atelier Shinji is a shop in Ginza, Tokyo, run primarily by the Naoi family, which produces exquisite handcrafted jewelry to the specifications of individual customers.

Atelier Shinji prides itself on its handcrafted jewelry, each piece of which is designed, crafted, and finished in the store. It has a large glass display unit in which the customers are able to watch the process of crafting the pieces.

The business was started in 1972 by Shinji Naoi and is now run by his son and the son’s wife. The founder still creates pieces which are heavily inspired by Art Nouveau. Most of his pieces are made of high-purity metals such as Britannia silver 958, 23K Vermeil, and 18K yellow gold and platinum.

According to Janine Naoi, one of the artists and the daughter-in-law of Shinji Naoi, these are the metals selected for use as they are “relatively affordable material to realize a playful design, whilst maintaining high quality.”

She adds that they work with other materials depending on custom orders.

The pieces are all made through the “lost wax” method, which Janine explains is the process of physically designing the articles in a wax as the first step. The designs are then placed into a plaster cylinder which then solidifies around the wax. The plaster cylinder is then baked in an oven, where the wax melts, leaving a perfect mould for the metal to be poured into. This is how all the jewelry is made at Atelier Shinji.

Aside from custom orders, the store also creates pieces heavily inspired by food, fruit, vegetables, nature motifs, and Japanese traditional motifs. Some of its series inspired by nature include the ginko leaf series. This series is modeled after one of the oldest living trees, dating back more than two hundred million years. The ginko leaf symbolizes longevity, profound endurance, and the unity of opposites.

This store, just like every other business, has faced setbacks since the onset of the Covid pandemic, especially due to Tokyo going in and out of emergency periods, as well as the lack of international tourists. However, Atelier Shinji Ginza had an online presence even before the pandemic and has therefore been able to sell and promote its work.

On the website, customers are able to browse the pieces, and can also send in custom orders through an online process.

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Demon Slayer: Smell of Enchanting Blood

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Xordac Prime

Akihabara News (Tokyo) — In the eighth episode of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Tanjiro meets a demon doctor with Special Blood Art while demon leader Muzan Kibutsuji sends his minions to kill the young demon slayer.

The episode begins with Tanjiro having to subdue the man who Kibutsuji turned into a demon. During the kerfuffle, Kibutsuji disappears into the crowd, and Tanjiro is left trying to protect the bystanders from the rampaging demon. But he is also reluctant to kill the demon in front of his wife.

The police show up and try to stop Tanjiro from assaulting the demon as they are unaware of the nature of the situation. Tanjiro tries to tell the police how dangerous the man is while still trying to keep the demon under control.

A visible scent surrounds the crowd, and the police lose sight of the situation. Two demons, Tamayo and Yushiro, appear out of the scent. Tamayo introduces herself and Yushiro as demons, and Tanjiro is shocked. She then tells him that she is also a doctor and she shares his goal of wanting to kill Kibutsuji. Tamayo offers her help and Tanjiro accepts.

Kibutsuji is seen sending his family away as he needs to sort out some business. He lies to them, saying that he is going to talk to the police about the weird kid who confronted him in the city, referring to Tanjiro. Once his wife and daughter depart, Kibutsuji summons two demon helpers who he then commands to kill Tanjiro and bring back his head.

Tanjiro returns to the udon food truck to retrieve his demon sister Nezuko. He eats his meal before Yushiro arrives to take him to see Tamayo. He explains that Tanjiro would not be able to find them through their scents as they have concealed it through a magic spell.

Tanjiro goes to Tamayo’s home, where she explains that she and Yushiro do not kill humans for blood, but rather buy human blood in small amounts under the ruse of needing it for transfusions. She then explains that she turned Yushiro into a demon after two hundred years of being a demon herself.

Tanjiro asks Tamayo if she knows how to turn a demon back into human, to which she does not have an answer. She said she would need to study a lot of demon blood to be able to find a cure, and she asks if Tanjiro is willing to help her in obtaining demon blood. Tanjiro replies that he would do anything that would help turn his sister back into a human.

The episode ends with Kibutsuji’s demon helpers finding the group and attacking them.

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