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Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI

Headline via The Japan Times · first report 9 Nov, 13:47 IST, latest 10 Nov, 01:51 IST

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What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Japan Times at 9 Nov, 13:47 IST; the latest is from Nikkei Asia at 10 Nov, 01:51 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by2 news organisations
First report9 Nov, 13:47 IST
Latest report10 Nov, 01:51 IST
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The planned app would target young people overseas, allowing them to have AI-powered conversations in Japanese with popular anime characters.

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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