NHK Radio News (released on 26th Sept. 2023 at 11 am)

26th September 2023 NHK news at 11am JST (午前11時のNHKニュース）


1. Okinawa - fire burns down a main building and its annex completely, 2 bodies found
Last night around 11.30 pm, residents in Miyakojima island of Okinawa reported a fire. The fire was extinguished in 3 hours, but the main building and its annex were completely burnt.
According to the police, residents of the home include a 62-year-old male part-timer, his mother in her 80s, and the man's 2 sons in their 40s. One of the man's sons and woman cannot be reached.
Police officers are investigating the identity of 2 dead bodies found in the fire, and the cause of the incident.


2. The Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train test drive between Kanazawa and Tsuruga stations started today
It was the first test drive of the new white and blue W7 Series bullet train for passengers that belongs to the Hokuriku Shinkansen. 
As it is the first Shinkansen run through Southern Kaga (Ishikawa prefecture), crowds of locals and fans gathered at the parking area at Komatsu station to see and take pictures of the train.
Today, the train drove with a speed of a maximum of 110 km per hour. The test run will continue until December while increasing the speed gradually up to 260 km per hour.
A 33-year-old man told the reporter that it was his childhood dream to have a Shinkansen running through his hometown.


3. Amazon collaborates with a US startup tech company to compete against Microsoft and Google
As AI development competition intensifies, Amazon decided to invest a maximum of 4 billion dollars into a generative AI startup called Anthropic. Anthropic was found by former workers of OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT. 
Anthropic is known for its effort to improve the safety of generative AI by preventing erroneous responses from its generative AI similar to ChatGPT.
In its announcement published on the 25th by Amazon, this partnership will enable Amazon's clients to easily incorporate Anthropic's generative AI technology into their App.
The two companies are planning to collaborate in the development of semiconductors required for machine learning.
While Microsoft is leading in the field of generative AI as it is willing to provide billions of dollars of funding to OpenAI over several years, Amazon seems to be trying to catch up Microsoft and Google by creating partnerships with startups.


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