AI-Assisted Health Check: Free Wellness Event Draws Crowd in Sapporo

AI is now helping with meal planning—one of the most time-consuming household tasks. A recent survey of 100 women ranked the most exhausting chores, with meal preparation topping the list. But AI might offer a solution.

A free event, organized annually by Hokkaido University and the city of Sapporo, offering health checkups was held in Sapporo on Sunday, attracting a large crowd.

Media artist Yoichi Ochiai, who is showcasing a thematic pavilion at the Osaka-Kansai Expo, announced on March 7th the details of the exhibit he is producing, titled "null2 (Nuru-Nuru)."

Nagasaki University and other institutions unveiled a new system on March 4th that allows medical students to practice patient interviews with AI-generated virtual patients.

Imagine, for example, that you are bored, and thinking, man, I wish I had someone cool to talk to. Enter Crush On AI, the AI chatbot platform that’s kind of like a friend, but one you can have a little something something with if you’re in the mood.

Heart failure is emerging as a major public health crisis in Japan, with experts warning of a "heart failure pandemic" by 2030 due to aging demographics and rising lifestyle-related diseases. In response, a medical startup originating from the University of the Ryukyus is developing AI-powered technology that could transform early detection and diagnosis.

Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde and Jackie Davalos discuss the NASDAQ’s worst week in four months and the drop in crypto prices.

Japan's economy, which is the third largest globally, has its own peculiarities that affect the gambling ecosystem.