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The Asian Reporter Pacific Northwest News q Volume 29 Number 8 q April 15, 2019 q www.asianreporter.com Toyota robot can’t slam dunk but shoots a mean three-pointer “Reiwa” era begins May 1 in Japan Page 4 Horses race to keep devils away Page 5 Philippines seizes 757 tarantulas Page 16 THREE-POINT THREAT. Toyota’s basketball robot, Cue 3, takes a shot at a gymnasium in Fuchu, Tokyo. The 6’10” machine made five of eight three-pointers dur- ing a demonstration in a Tokyo suburb, a ratio its engineers say is worse than usual. Toyota Motor Corp.’s robot computes as a three-dimensional image where the basket is, using sensors on its torso, and adjusts motors inside its arm and knees to give the shot the right angle and propulsion for a swish. See story on page 8. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama) Have a safe and prosperous Year of the Pig!! February 5, 2019 to January 24, 2020 The Asian Reporter 922 N. Killingsworth St. Portland, OR 97217 USA SPiLt ink Gallery Acrylic Colour Pencil Graphite Oil Pen & Ink Watercolour Pets w Holidays w Special Occasions w Just for Fun www.spiltinkgallery.com (503) 442-6427