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AI Drones: To help farmers optimise vegetable yields

The drones carry out the imaging process multiple times and do so without human interaction, meaning the system requires little in terms of labor costs.

published on : 11th October 2023
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Protesters demand that Japan save 1000s of trees by revising a design plan for a popular Tokyo park

Sunday’s protest came after a United Nations-affiliated conservancy issued a “heritage alert” for Tokyo's Gaien area.

published on : 17th September 2023
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‘Don’t chop me down.’ 100-year-old ginkgo trees may get axe for Tokyo redevelopment project

“I’m a tree,” she said. “Don’t chop me down.”

published on : 28th August 2023
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Two years after Olympics drama Belarus-born Tsimanouskaya to run for Poland in 3 track worlds events

The Polish track federation said Tuesday that Tsimanouskaya is being selected for the 100 meters, 200 and 4x100 relay. She became eligible for her adopted country Sunday.

published on : 8th August 2023
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Hong Kong's seafood businesses brace for a sales slump as Japan plans to discharge radioactive water

Local seafood wholesale company worker Fung See foresaw his company's revenues could drop at least 20% to 30% due to consumers’ worries.

published on : 17th July 2023
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Several officials found guilty of taking bribes in sprawling Tokyo Olympics trial 

The northern Japanese city of Sapporo had initially hoped to raise its hand for the 2030 Winter Olympics, although the bid has recently been muted amid the Tokyo bribery trials.

published on : 4th July 2023
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Haruki Murakami pleads for keeping Tokyo park and baseball stadium that inspired his writing

Murakami used to sit beyond the outfield fence, stretching out with a beer to watch the game on a grassy slope.

published on : 26th June 2023
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Russian Olympic cycling medalists barred from races for lack of neutrality during war in Ukraine

"This ineligibility will apply for as long as the 'ad hoc rules' regarding Russia and Belarus remain in force," the UCI said in the document without detailing the breaches.

published on : 1st June 2023
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