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Japanese convenience store to implement VR robot service
“Rather than turn Family Mart branches into essentially giant vending machines, where products are automatically replaced after a customer selects one for purchase, the plan is to use remote-control robots, operated by human beings using VR terminals at a separate location.” Hmm. The real avatar? Remote-control VR robots to start working in Japanese convenience stores […]
Shooting star above Tokyo
“I thought a person living (in the condo) above knocked down a shelf,” wrote one Twitter user, while another said, “I thought my child sleeping on the second floor fell out of bed.” Granted, the embedded video is only understandable to those who speak Japanese, but even if you don’t, the footage is still cool. […]
SF/F Magazines Wait Out The Great Pause—Part 1
So how are things over at major SF/F mags? Part 1 of 2 (I guess). From Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (so “major mags” means basically “only in ‘Merca,” I suppose 🤷♂️). SF/F Magazines Wait Out The Great Pause—Part 1: Submissions & Supplies – SFWA — Read on http://www.sfwa.org/2020/06/30/sf-f-magazines-wait-out-the-great-pause-part-1-submissions-supplies/
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Category Archives: coming of age
The First Year Wall (Part 1) – Gakudo and the Kid
Three weeks ago, our youngest daughter went to nursery school for the last time. The following Monday, she started gakudo (学童, short for 学童教育 gakudokyouiku, which is usually translated as “after school program”). Since both my wife and I work … Continue reading
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Tagged children, education, family, handmade, Japan, Japanese customs, life, parents, schooling
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End of an Era: Goodbye, Nursery School
And so it begins. The end of the start of the rest of my children’s childhood. By which I mean our youngest daughter graduated from nursery school / kindergarten. Thinking back, we’ve been coming to our local nursery school every … Continue reading
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Tagged child care, child education, child-raising, children, customs, Japan, Japanese, Japanese kids, kindergarten, nursery school, parenting, reflections
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