【海外の反応】「なぜ日本人だけアイツを恐れない…」ハーバード大が騒然…世界と違う日本のロボットとの向き合い方に世界が驚愕！【日本のあれこれ】

It's strange that only Japanese people are facing robots. Good work, everyone. I'm Yuri, a personality. Japan's number one in the world, which is surprising to be in Japan. From the things we always see, to the unknown world of nature, and to the products of effort and technology, Japan has many of the world's best things to be proud of. In fact, Japan also has the world's largest supply of industrial robots. Today, I'd like to introduce an episode about robots. A Hong Kong man noticed how Japanese people treated robots thanks to a robot anime. What did the man feel after that? Let's take a look. How Japanese people and robots treat each other My name is Chang. I'm a 45-year-old Hong Konger. I live in Hong Kong now, but when I was young, I went to various countries to study and work. When I was in college, I studied in London, England, and got a bachelor's degree in economics at the University of London. After graduation, I worked at a consulting company in Berlin, Germany. Through this job, I was able to participate in strategic problem-solving and international project management, and improve my business skills. After working there for more than 10 years, I returned to Hong Kong, and now I live in Hong Kong. After returning, I worked in a local financial industry, and used my international experience to analyze the trends in the financial market and give advice to investors. I love Japanese anime. I especially like Tetsuwan Atom and Doraemon. When I was a kid, I watched them over and over again. Thanks to them, I mastered reading and writing and speaking Japanese perfectly. I love Tetsuwan Atom's unique story and characters. I was influenced by Atom's friendship and sense of justice as a child. Atom has a strong sense of justice, and has a kind heart to reach out to people in need, and sometimes he has scenes where he is troubled by himself as a robot, which makes me want to cheer him on. And Doraemon is also a special anime for me. My daily adventure with Doraemon gave me dreams and hope in my childhood. Speaking of robots, I have the image that they have a high ability to surpass humans, but Doraemon is like a friend who helps Nobita, but it's also interesting that he has a weakness of being out of place and not good with mice. He's a robot, but he's not just talented, but he has a weakness for human-like things. Tetsuwan Atom and Doraemon are still familiar to me because I show them to my children. Another anime I started watching as an adult is Mobile Suit Gundam. It's a realistic anime that makes the actual war into an anime. I also watch the new Evangelion. There are a lot of scary scenes, so I've never seen it with my children, but the new type of robot is cool, and the characters are also attractive. However, when I became an adult and watched Japanese robot anime such as Tetsuwan Atom and Doraemon, I found something strange. That is, the way they face other countries and robots is different. In Japan, robots are often depicted as beings that help you when you're in trouble. On the other hand, in other countries, robots are treated as a threat to humanity. Why is there such a difference? With that in mind, I decided to look into why the way robots are treated is different in Japan and other countries. Then I saw a variety of reasons for that. One of them is the difference in religion. In Japan, there is an Android canon, Minder, which can talk about the Buddhist teachings of Hanya. Minder's face, arms, and body sometimes blink. And his expression is calm, and he has an alkaic smile that makes his mouth smile. Also, in Japan, in the Edo period, there were Karakuri dolls such as Chahakobi doll and Yumihikidouji doll. Chahakobi doll means that when you put a bowl of tea in a teahouse with a doll, the doll will stop when the guest takes the bowl. When the guest drinks the tea and returns the empty bowl to the teahouse, the doll will return the bowl to its original place. Also, Yumihikidouji doll is a Karakuri doll that takes the arrow from the bow, connects it to the bow, and swings the target. Many of these dolls imitate the style of children, and you can see that they were looking for a cute atmosphere. This is because in Japan, the belief that all things have a soul is related. Since all things include robots, Japanese people have no resistance to robots. If you look around the world, you can see that there are some areas in Africa and Europe that have some kind of power in inorganic things such as stones and sculptures. Currently, this trend is fading, but in Europe and America, it has been thought that there is power in stones and sculptures. But the idea that even the things we use in our daily lives have a soul is unique to Japan. Also, in the West, there is a Karakuri doll called Otomata, which is a Karakuri doll that moves automatically with the power of the bow, which flourished from the 18th century to the 19th century. It is said that this was once made with a particular look. However, the people did not accept it. It is believed that it was based on the Christian religion. It was a time when religion had a greater impact on people's lives and values than it is now. It is a blasphemy against God that humans make things like humans. It was a big reaction that it was not a human being, but it seemed to be imitating a human being. In other words, in the West, when machines are too similar to humans, they think that they have crossed the boundary line with nature, and they see it as a dangerous thing that combines sacredness and blasphemy. Therefore, in the West, robots are just machines, and it is different from Japan's values of seeing it as a symbol of love. In Japan, people have a fondness for the tools that have been used for a long time, and sometimes there is a custom of giving them to people. Japanese behavior, such as calling not only plants but also tools and machines to trees that grow naturally, may seem strange overseas. In addition, economic value is also one of the reasons why Japan and other countries have different approaches to robots. Japanese people have historically thought that technology was essential to realize an ideal society, and after the Meiji Earthquake, when the whole country was moving forward for agriculture, the government also put effort into science and technology education. Therefore, the idea that it is essential to acquire technology and technology in order to catch up with the West has become more and more popular. As a result, Japan succeeded in modernization and became a rich country. In addition, after the Second World War, Japan focused on science and technology, which led to economic recovery. Among them, the fact that robots played a major role is said to be related to the fact that the resistance to robots was reduced. And another thing that can be thought of as having influenced the difference in the way we face robots is my favorite anime, Tetsuwan Atom. Tetsuwan Atom is a story of a complete super villain using superhuman abilities. In this anime, it can be thought that the entire Japanese people began to put their faith in science and technology. In addition, in Japan, not only Tetsuwan Atom, but also the cat-shaped robot Doraemon appearing in Doraemon and the humanoid robot Norimaki Arare, the protagonist of Dr. Slump, there are many stories of robots interacting with humans. These robots have human rights and are depicted as beings that people love. On the other hand, in movies about Western robots, robots are often depicted as a threat to humanity. From this point of view, it can be said that Westerners have a negative view of robots. For example, the movies Terminator and The Matrix are typical works that reflect the Western sense of robots. Terminator depicts the endless battle between humans and machines, and The Matrix is a story of a world where computers rule humans. When compared to the Japanese sense of robots, they are almost identical. In the West, robots are equal to humans who are at risk of being rebelled against. In other words, they are not like human rights. In the first place, they do not seek a role as an object of affection. It means that robots are not an object to be admired. In addition, Westerners may be robbed of their jobs by robots in the future. I also like my job now, so I'm sure I'm worried about being robbed of my job by robots in the future. However, in Japan, robots are depicted as friends like Doraemon, and you can say that their views are very different. In particular, in Japan, which is aging, I think that robots are expected to be important supporters of human rights, and that may also lead to a positive view of robots. And while Japanese people have little fear of robots, Mr. Taro Aso, a former Japanese politician, said at an international conference that the article was very interesting. Mr. Aso said at the Asia Development Bank Summit held in Frankfurt, Germany on May 3, 2016, that the promotion of investment in robots may lead to the robbery of human jobs by robots. Astro Boy and Doraemon help when humans are in trouble. Since such a philosophy is in the head, many Japanese people have a very thin consciousness that robots are taking up our jobs. In addition, Mr. Aso is known for his love of manga, and he is said to be the best advisor of the Manga, Anime and Game Association. In 2006, he wrote on his blog about Japanese people's thoughts on robots and anime. If you think about it, Japan is also a great place. In the world of anime, robots such as Tetsuwan Atom, Doraemon, and Tetsujin No. 28 have appeared one after another and have become a big hit. According to the roots of the word robot, it is said that the Czech language represents the negative meaning of labor or exploitation. However, Japanese robots are all kind friends who help when humans are in trouble. This view has spread throughout society. Because of this, industrial robots have been incorporated into various industries without any resistance, which has led to an increase in productivity and has been exported to the world. From this, we can see that the way of facing robots is different in Japan and other countries. And Japan is a world-famous robot empire, and it is said to be the number one in the world in the number of industrial robots. According to the announcement of the International Robot Association, Japan is actually 45% in the supply of industrial robots around the world. The main international manufacturers of industrial robots are Swiss ABB, German KUKA, Japan's FANUC in Yamanashi Prefecture, and Yasukawa Electric in Fukuoka Prefecture. In Japan, FANUC and Yasukawa Electric are the top three manufacturers, and they have a share of about 40% of the total share, which is the world's top share. FANUC is expanding to various countries such as the United States, Europe, and Asia, and China, which is particularly active in its business, seems to have won the share of industrial robots. In addition, Yasukawa Electric has developed an industrial robot under the brand name of Motoman, and by assembling a servo motor by self-development, Motoman has a record of exporting 500,000 machines so far. In the first place, the history of industrial robots began in the late 1950s in the United States. After that, at the end of the 1960s, Japanese-made industrial robots were born. In addition, in the 1980s, Japan opened up the world market to a large extent and continued to polish its technology even in the midst of the domestic economic bubble collapse, gaining the current position. In Japan, the number of robots equipped with AI has increased even in everyday life due to the technological innovation of AI. Some robots were developed with the premise of interacting with humans, such as Pepper, a human-type robot that recognizes emotions, Pet-type robots that learn people's faces and spaces, Aibo, and Rabot. In addition to other countries, I feel that a domestic robot boom is coming to Japan. In the near future, everyday life like Doraemon and Nobita may become familiar. Here I found interesting news. In September 2018, Sony's Aibo was sold to the United States for the first time overseas. American citizens responded to Aibo with a response that it was cute, but in America, which has a large territory, there is a low demand for dogs, and it seems that the demand for robot dogs has risen in the first place. In addition, it seems that there was a reaction that what can be done in the first place. When I looked into this, I felt that the coexistence of humans and robots would be further advanced in Japan. In fact, Japanese robot dogs are also used in nursing services. It is called robot therapy, not animal therapy, but it was first proposed in Japan, and it is expected to treat patients or elderly people. It seems that robot therapy was originally proposed as a general method of animal therapy. Animal therapy is difficult in terms of hygiene and cost to treat animals, and it seems that there is a history of robots being used as a way to solve them. And in Japanese manga and anime, there are many works that depict human-type robots as friends, such as Iron Man Atom and Doraemon, and I found an interesting article that fascinated Harvard students. For me, who likes Japanese and Japanese anime, I don't think it's particularly strange about human-type robots, but it seems that this is a unique feeling for Harvard students. According to Alexander Zalten, who studies media theory and filmology at Harvard University, Ghost in the Shell, a live-action version of Ghost in the Shell, was released in 2017, and it is said that there was a great uproar in the United States over the character of the main character, Motoko Kusanagi. Motoko Kusanagi, a cyborg, was played by an actress named Scarlett Johansson, and it seems that there was a debate in the United States about whether Asians should play the role. On the other hand, Zalten said, Japan accepts Motoko Kusanagi as a cyborg beyond race, and in the United States, it is speculated that Japan sees Motoko Kusanagi as a Japanese, that is, as a human being. Japanese people have a thin feeling of criticism of robots, and on the contrary, they accept them with respect. In the future, it may be advantageous for robots and friendly Japanese people to create practical humanoid robots loved by the world. Japan is Godzilla, but we grew up watching Terminator. Godzilla is an artificial monster, and Terminator is a murder cyborg from the future. Of course, robots are scary. Japanese people have affection for the robots they make, but we Americans just use robots. I've been watching Doraemon and Iron Man Atom since I was a kid, and I feel like I've had affection for robots. The reason why Japanese people have a posture of coexistence with robots is probably because of the animism culture of Shinto. The distinction between living and non-living is vague. In the West, such a distinction is clear, so it is difficult to accept robots as family and friends. It's scary to think about the future where robots will take our jobs and no longer be needed by workers. Japanese people don't have that kind of feeling. Robots will always be enemies of humanity. Japan is innovatively modernized, and Doraemon will be around soon. Because Japanese people are not making robots, but trying to create new lives. In Japan and other countries, you can see that the way of facing robots is different. Japan has the idea that Shinto's Bambutsu has a soul, and has succeeded in economic recovery by using robots. And because of the influence of anime like Iron Man Atom, Japanese people treat robots as equal to humans and accept them. On the other hand, in other countries, due to the influence of Christian ideas and movies, the idea that robots are just machines is still strong. There are various ways of thinking in the world, but considering that there are countries that have problems with population decline and aging, the Japanese way of thinking of loving robots may spread. How was it? I would be happy if you could tell me your impressions in the comments. Please like and subscribe. Thank you for watching until the end. See you in the next video.