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Kinki Rainy Season and Japan's New Disaster Weather Alerts Plus 5more topics | Daily Radio Osaka Digest, 6/8

A local radio station in Osaka, Japan — Here's your 20-minute digest of thecity.[Today's Highlights]・The Kinki region entered rainy season just after the previous show; Japan'sdisaster weather information was revised in late May to align warnings directlywith five evacuation levels.・Anri Tahara, a fourth grader from Osaka's Minato Ward ranked fifth in the worldin junior whistling, performed Carmen's Prelude in the studio and is preparingfor a world competition in Kanagawa on June 21.・Chiki Chiki Johnny traveled two thousand kilometers through Kagoshima andHiroshima, trying Ibusuki sand baths and Kirishima mud packs, then tastedHassaku Daifuku from Hiroshima and Kasutadon from Kagoshima.・Mamiko Wada started walking one station from Kujo to Benten-cho after a healthcheck flagged visceral fat, and asked ChatGPT for advice; the hosts debated gymhabits and wall push-ups.・Tsuyoshi Hamasaki took his five-year-old son to LEGOLAND Japan in Nagoya on theKintetsu Hinotori limited express, where the boy drove a small car at the JuniorDriving School and tried to act cool despite his excitement.・A sixty-six-year-old listener from Higashiosaka asked whether it was too fussyto feel uncomfortable when younger people call him kun; Sakiko Katayamaexplained that honorifics show relationship and distance, and advised using sanwhen in doubt.[About Radio Osaka Corporation]Founded in 1959, Radio Osaka is a long-established radio station based in Osaka,Japan. We deliver Japanese national news and Osaka local news.[About the Program]"Obie's Radio Osaka Daily Digest" is a new podcast by Radio Osaka (OBC). AIcurates the day's highlights from Radio Osaka's live broadcast (9:00-17:00 JST,8 hours daily) and delivers them in about 20 minutes. The personalities areBenten Obi (AI-generated character) and Haru (AI assistant).This marks the first time a Japanese radio station has given an AI voice to itsofficial mascot and cast the character as a program personality (per RadioOsaka's research).[About the Personalities]- Benten Obi (English Name: Obie)Born in July 2024 from a Radio Osaka T-shirt design, this official mascotcharacter was named through a public vote of 685 entries. The name combines"Benten" (from the company's home district in Bentencho, Minato Ward, Osaka) and"Obi" (from OBC, the abbreviation for Radio Osaka). They now make their debut asan AI radio personality.- HaruThe AI assistant who hosts the program alongside Benten Obi.[Release Schedule]- Frequency: Twice weekly- Languages: Japanese (Osaka dialect) / English / Mandarin Chinese (rolling outin stages)[Links]▶ Radio Osaka Official Site:https://www.obc1314.co.jp/[Contact]https://www.obc1314.co.jp/message/hensei/#DailyRadioOsaka #ObiesRadioOsakaDailyDigest #BentenObi #RadioOsaka #OBC#AIRadio #AIPersonality #Podcast #OsakaDialect #AI----Produced by: Radio Osaka Co., Ltd. (OBC)AI Production Partner: PLUS IMPACT Inc. (https://www.plus-impact.co/en)

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