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鈴木 正孝（Masataka Suzuki）

Tokyo Midtown Hibiya "TOKYO [Christmas Lights] Hibiya 2019. Tokyo Midtown Hibiya #4K" (TOKYO【Christmas Lights】Hibiya 2019. 東京ミッドタウン日比谷 #4k), is a video showing the beautifully illuminated Hibiya cityscape. The illumination event in the video is called "HIBIYA Magic Time Illumination." If you're looking for a romantic place to enjoy Christmas lights, then look no further! The Cityscape Around Tokyo Midtown Hibiya Source :YouTube screenshot The video begins by introducing a typical night in Hibiya, including office areas. From 4:10, restaurants, cafeterias, Izakaya (Japanese style pubs), and more are shown. The restaurants, cafes, and izakaya (Japanese and Western-style) offer a wide variety of menu items. It's a great place to go for lunch, dinner, or just to grab some drinks. Tokyo Midtown Hibiya Illumination Photo：Tokyo Midtown Hibiya Illumination At 5:25, we see the main attraction of the video- Tokyo Midtown Hibiya Illumination. Tokyo Midtown Hibiya is a complex that opened in March 2018 with about 60 shops and restaurants, offices, a movie theater, hanging gardens, and a plaza space. It's a popular spot with excellent access from Roppongi and Ginza. This video was filmed at the time of the Hibiya Magic Time Illumination, where Tokyo Midtown Hibiya is decorated with festive Christmas colors. Tokyo Midtown Hibiya is in Christmas lights. From 7:53, you can see Starlight Tree 2019, the main tree at Hibiya Step Plaza, which is more than 10 meters tall. It reflects the appearance of the Starlight Garden illumination that adorns the Midtown Grass Square of Tokyo Midtown (Roppongi). Together with soap bubbles, it emits a mystical atmosphere, and you can even go inside to enjoy the illuminations inside the tree. Consider coming here for your Christmas date! The "HIBIYA Magic Time Illumination" Source :YouTube screenshot HIBIYA Magic Time Illumination is an event held at Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, Chanter HIBIYA, Godzilla Square, and Hibiya Naka-dori St. The 2019 event, for which this video was filmed, took place from Thursday, November 14th to Monday, February 24th, 2020 It was first held in 2018, and in 2019 the entire Hibiya area was filled with approximately 400,000 LED lights. The "Area Illumination," which can be seen from 11:31 in the video, is a scaled-up version of the tree illumination that adorns the entire Hibiya area, and depending on the season, it will be "Opening Blue" (white and light blue), "Mellow Christmas" (red and gold)," "Celebration Gold" (gold and yellow), or "Blooming Valentine" (white and pink), in rotations. One of the highlights of the festival is "Magic Time," in which the colors of the lights on the trees change once every 15 minutes to musical music. Summary of the Tokyo Midtown Hibiya Illumination Source :YouTube screenshot Tokyo Midtown Hibiya is the perfect place to enjoy Christmas, not only for the fascinating events, but also for the variety of shops that line the streets. It's a magical place to enjoy the seasonal atmosphere. Enjoy the beauty of the illuminations with your special someone. Please enjoy the video of the HIBIYA Magic Time Illumination with a variety of entertaining performances worthy of the nickname the "Broadway of Japan." ◆Tokyo Midtown Hibiya Information◆ 【Address】1-2 1 Chome Yurakucho Chiyoda ward Tokyo 100-0006 【Access】Directly connected to Hibiya Station on the Toei Subway Mita Line 【Hours】11:00 to 21:00 【Closures】None 【Parking】Available. ~200 spaces 【Telephone】03-5157-1251 【Official Website】Tokyo Midtown Hibiya https://www.hibiya.tokyo-midtown.com.e.adj.hp.transer.com/en/ 【Official Website】Tokyo Midtown Hibiya https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g1066443-d13944661-Reviews-Tokyo_Midtown_Hibiya-Chiyoda_Tokyo_Tokyo_Prefecture_Kanto.html

This video, titled "An Eternal Longing ☆ The Princess Experience Is Really Popular!" (永遠の憧れ☆プリンセス お姫様体験が大人気), was released by "KyodoNews." This video is a news video released by Kyodo News that gives shows you princess experiences in Japan. The Disney Store, which sells Disney princess costumes, is the driving force behind the experience of becoming a princess, every girl's dream. The Snow Crystal Museum in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, is a popular place where you can feel like a princess, as it looks just like the castle from Disney's "Frozen." Lockhart Castle in Takayama Village, Gunma Prefecture, is a popular destination for couples and women, with more than 250 costumes available in the exotic mountain castle. These princess experiences have also increased tourism. It's been observed that Disney characters have become more popular due to their increased diversity.

Shutdown of the Supercomputer "K" This video titled "The Curtain Has Come Down on the Supercomputer 'K' and Fugaku Will Serve as Its Successor,（スパコン「京」幕下ろす 後継・富岳、運用へ）, released by "KyodoNews," is a video on the shutdown ceremony of supercomputer "K"- the former fastest computer in the world. The supercomputer “K” was used in various fields after achieving first for two consecutive years in the category of fastest calculation speed of a supercomputer, in 2011 during the test run. In the video of K's shutdown ceremony "Fugaku”, the successor to “K” , is also reported. You can find out how powerful the Japanese computer is. The video features the supercomputer "K" and its successor. What Is "K"? Source :YouTube screenshot The supercomputer "K" was jointly developed by the Riken Center for Computational Science and Fujitsu. NEC and Hitachi were also involved in its development at the beginning, but withdrew. This supercomputer, completed in 2012, contributed to the development of various fields including life science, healthcare, disaster defense, and space technology. It was also referred to as a "Next Generation Supercomputer," "General Purpose Hyper Speed Calculator" or "Kyosoku." This supercomputer achieved the fastest calculation speed in the world at the beginning of it development and has been used for about 7 years. According to the latest world ranking, it has currently dropped all the way to 20th . It was finally decided to put an end to the 7 year history and to make room for its successor "Fugaku," the next generation, most advanced supercomputer. In the video you can see that about 860 units of the supercomputer “K “ were shut down in turn during this ceremony. Hiroshi Matsumoto, President of the Riken Center talked about the expectations for the next generation supercomputer in this video (1:11). It is expected that Fugaku's calculation speed is more than 100 times faster than "K," and it will be used as AI (Artificial Intelligence). K's Specs Photo：CPU Next, we will show you what kind of specs "K" has. First, its high-end CPU capable of performing highly advanced arithmetic processing was developed by Fujitsu. 88,128 pieces are connected in parallel to calculate 10 petabytes worth of information per second. There is some concern about error because of the scale that the supercomputer has. However, they built a unique system that could avoid errors and continue high-speed arithmetic processing. Also, high-performance memory is used. This supercomputer consumes powers equivalent to the amount used by about 30 thousand households. Therefore it costs about 1.2 million yen to operate the whole system of "K" per hour, Running the supercomputer "K" full for a day costs about 28 million yen (~$260,000 USD), so the electricity bill can get a little high. “Fugaku," the Next Generation Supercomputer Source :YouTube screenshot “Fugaku," successor to "K," had a development costs of about 112 billion yen (~$1.38b USD). The development of Fugaku started in 2014, and it is scheduled to used starting in 2021. Its calculation speed is more than 100 times faster than that of "K." It is aiming to achieve the worlds top level utility. 150 thousand units of CPU are connected to improve its computing power. According to the world supercomputer ranking as of November, 2019, "Summit" developed by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory is top the list, followed by "Sierra" developed by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and "Sunway TaihuLight" (神威・太湖之光). Summary of the Supercomputer "K" The video, titled "The Curtain Has Come Down on the Supercomputer 'K' and Fugaku Will Serve as Its Successor," released by "KyodoNews" is a video on the shutdown ceremony of supercomputer 'K' that was used for 7 years. These computer technologies that have been developing day to day may change our futures. 【Official Website】K Computer | Riken Center for Computational Science (R-CCS) https://www.r-ccs.riken.jp/en/k-computer/about/ 【Official Website】The supercomputer "FUGAKU"｜Riken Center for Computational Science (R-CCS) https://www.r-ccs.riken.jp/en/postk/project