you know however as a separate program the structural elements of this core created by mr shibuya are interjected into the independent and autonomy as actions. because that's. the music is preprogramed but also 3 interprets it differently each time those that make it creative things to ai is conducting skills a matter of chance and he is another question can robots convey spirituality in germany we had a blessing robot cause bless you too well. meanwhile he rushes you world has created his version of a buddhist priest and in terms of technology alone is of an entirely different caliber. an android that ponders what it means to be human desire anger selfishness for around a year mind has been explaining the basics of the buddhist faith. as part of a multimedia performance. not to york a lot not all look the good of the big the some people find it odd when they arrive . but 25 minutes later after experiencing the ceremony they're quite accepting of mind. he rushes ishiguro develop mind the incorporation with a team from osaka university they spend some 900000 euros creating it. face and

shibuya is usually much busier, but there are still people on the streets. this young man just moved to tokyo and says he needed to go out to pick up the keys to his new house. >> translator: since i start my job on april 1st, today's the only day i have time to come here. >> reporter: people typically flood into tokyo this time of year. in april, the new fiscal year begins, so young people from across the country are coming to the capital to begin new jobs or attend school. but this year that tradition may prove dangerous. tokyo governor yuriko koike says people in their teens and 20s may be spreading the coronavirus without knowing it. >> translator:r: we have to avo situations where the virus could spread from the young to the old, increasing the number of patients in serious conditions. >> reporter: her call is being echoed by this infectious disease researcher, one of the experts advising the government on the coronavirus. he says young people need to realize the virus can make them seriously ill or even take their lives. keeping themselves safe will he

. >> and in tokyo bustling shibuya district, there is even a cafe with an actual wall of sound. ♪ dreamike. it won't stop others from getting their kicks out of the humble cassette. >> translator: basically supported by people who used to listen to tapes when they were young. but, now, there are increasing numbers of people in their 30s and 40s who are also getting involved. what i am hoping for now is to see this enthusiasm for analog media grow into a bigger movement. >> katerina, nhk world, tokyo. >> fast forward 40 or so years since the '80s. for those of you in your 40s or 50s, there must be something very nostalgic about cassette tapes. how a tape can encapsulate even the color and flavor of a particular era. it is also interesting to see how young people are discovering their warm analog charm and are creating a new cassette culture. >>> next, it's time for laundry. but not perhaps the sort of same old mundane work you have in mind. we have a story about coin laundry, which have also been given a facelift and are attracting a new crowd. in fact, even though almost every household

. >> other businesses are simply shutting down this weekend including shibuya's 109 department store. the building caters s to a younr clientele. >>> people around the world are canceling their travel plans and hunkering down at home to try to avoid getting the coronavirus, and that's dealing a crushing blow to many businesses, especially those in the world of hospitality. >> reporter: this hotel in niigata prefecture is just one business in japan that has been hit hard by the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. >> translator: yes, i will cancel your reservation. >> translator: we were expecting to bring in about $180,000 this season. but because of the coronavirus, we'll be lucky to make half that. >> translator: it's unbelievable. we'r're taking a big hit. >> reporter: the hotel was already having a bad season before the outbreak hit. there hadn't been much snow, and as of january, nearly 400 skiers and snowboarders had canceled their reservations. so the hotel started to promote its banquet services to local companies and also planned to host a music camp for university students,

the shibuya crossing always packed, on saturday empty.n travel and business that other nations imposed weeks or months ago. shinzo abe is moving closer to declaring a state of emergency days after announcing the 2020 tokyo olympics would be postponed. f infectious disease experts warn it could spread rapidly. >> coronavirus very dangerous to all the people. >> you have a lot of senior citizens. >> yeah, in nursing home. >> reporter: he is executive director of the medical governance research institute. he says most coronavirus patients in japan are likely showing few if any symptoms. japan claims it can process 8,000 test per day. in reality, they're testing less than one sixth of that number, averaging 12 dess per day. it says 27,000 people have been tested. leaving many to wonder how many cases are really out there? a lot of people here are also wondering, wolf, why only now? why after the olympic announce hadn't announcement is tokyo declaring a possible lockdown? something people feel should have happened a while ago. it does not take

the iconic shibuya crossing, always packed, on saturday, empty.kind of restrictions on business and travel that other nations imposed weeks, or even months, ago. japanese prime minister shinzo abe is moving closer to declaring a state of emergency just days after announcing the tokyo olympics will be postponed. experts warn of a steep price in human life if coronavirus spreads rapidly in this rapidly aging society. >> very dangerous. coronavirus very dangerous to all the people. >> you have a lot of senior citizens. >> yeah. yeah. yeah. in hospitals and nursing home. >> dr. masahiro kami is director of medical governance institute. he says most coronavirus patients in japan are likely showing few, if any, symptoms. japan claims it can process close to 8,000 tests per day. in reality, they are testing less than one-sixth of that number. averaging around 1,200 tests per day. the health ministry says, as of friday, just 27,000 people have been tested. 27,000 people in a country of 125 million. leading many in japan to wonder how many cases are really

friday, the president of the school says classes will resume either fully online or what they call the shibuya to instruction next monday and the campus remains open and santa clara university also suspended face to face classes to night classes will be online until april 13th the campus will remain open final exams will be offered online. there are no known cases of coronavirus air. the rest of the school closures around the bay area go to our website kron 4 dot com. well it was a very bad day on wall street, the dow had its worst day since 2008. the stock exchange briefly halted trading this morning as stocks plummeted amid coronavirus fears and crashing oil prices asked are more than 7% drop in the s and p 500 index a series of circuit breakers automatically kicked in for 15 minutes to try and calm everody down stocks resumed trading later in the day at today's news conferce the white house president trump said his administration was blindsided by the numbers. >>we'll explain what we're doing on an economic standpoint and from an economic standpoint. the but they will be very. the dramatic