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NEC Commissions 5.7MWh of Grid Energy Storage Installations in the UK - Six new GSS(TM) sites in the United Kingdom bring total global NEC grid battery in...
Japanese Firm Uses a Single-Worker System to Make Its Products With the Help of Digital Tools, Any Roland DG Employee Can Build Any Product Date: Jun ...
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Japan capital investment up for 4th quarter Date: Jun 2, 2014 Source: NHK World Japanese companies are putting more money into equipment and machiner...
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Art crafts exchanges will contribute to ASEAN, Japan ties: Abe Date: May 31, 2014 Source: Channel NewsAsia Different mutual exchanges in the area of ...
Business Lines: Researche, development and sales for synthetic resin treatment, and original equipments. Provision of expertise and technology rel...
Record rise for summer bonuses this year Date: May 29, 2014 Source: NHK World Many big companies in Japan will hand out bigger employee bonuses thi...
Nakashima Medical entered into the new field of "joint replacement" by making use of the processing technology it has applied to marine equipment for over...
4 major carmakers set up charging company Date: May 27, 2014 Source: NHK World Japan's 4 major carmakers have jointly set up an electric-car charging...
AGC Succeeds in Rolling SPOOLTM, a 0.05 mm-thick Sheet Glass - Resulting in a 1,150 mm-wide, 100 m-long roll of the world's thinnest float glass Date: Ma...
Restaurant sales rose 2.3% in April Date: May 26, 2014 Source: NHK World Restaurant chains across Japan brushed off the impact of the April consumpti...
Japan: More firms entering vegetable factory business Date: Apr 29, 2014 Source: Fresh Plaza AIZUWAKAMATSU, Japan — An increasing number of companies...
New Daichi satellite put into orbit Date: May 24, 2014 Source: The Japan News TANEGASHIMA, Kagoshima (Jiji Press)—An H-2A rocket was successfully lau...
AGC Unveils Lightjoule, an Ultra-lightweight Solar Panel - With the use of Leoflex™, the panel weight reduced by nearly 50% Date: May 23, 2014 Source: A...
Joint Venture Established for Manufacture and Sales of LNG Shipping Containers in North America Date: May 20, 2014 Source: Hitachi High-Technologies Cor...
Air Water was established in 1929, based on gas such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and acetylene for industrial and medical applications. We've been expandi...
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Simulating Vascular Diseases Treatment The result of 20 years of joint research between engineers and physicians, the Endovascular Evaluator is a tai...
City-based manufacturer enters JV with Japanese company Date: May 19, 2014 Source: The Hindu The GB Engineering Enterprises Private Limited, a boiler...
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Sanford-Burnham, Japanese firm to study metabolic drugs Date: May 20, 2014 Source: Orlando Sentinel - By Scott Powers Scientists at Sanford-Burnham M...
NEC provides Russia's largest fixed-line telephone carrier with the iPASOLINK EX compact microwave communications system Date: May 21, 2014 Source: NEC ...
We are No.1 tea canister supplier and we have 40% share in Japan. "New product design" and "High quality manufacturing" are Nittoh's corporate philosophy...
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Takeda Shokai collects and separates scrap iron from steel manufacturers, returning metals to the market and thereby contributing to the circulation of li...
Automakers stepping up sales of assistive vehicles Date: May 18, 2014 Source: NHK World Japanese auto firms are stepping up efforts on vehicles desig...
The 3rd Renewable Energy Industrial Fair 2014
Date: Dec 3(Wed)–4(Thu), 2014
Time: 10:00am-17:00pm
Venue: BIG PALLETTE FUKUSHIMA
Organizer: Fukushima Prefectural Government, FCIP
Contact: Tel +81-24-959-1961 / +81-24-959-1952
E-mail: reif-fukushima@f-open.or.jp
Official Website: reif-fukushima.jp/english2014/
Renewable Energy Industrial Fair 2014 Continue reading »
Fukushima prefecture promotes introduction of renewable energy as one of the main measures forrevival from earthquake disasters. We will hold this fair for accumulate and promote renewable energy industries and its associates, to support business expansion entrepreneur in and out of Fukushima.
New sensor tech gives drivers control with a glance or gesture
Date: Oct 9, 2014
Source: Nikkei Asian Review
TOKYO — Alps Electric‘s new driver assistance system lets motorists control their car’s heads-up display with a glance and lock or unlock the doors with the mere wag of a finger.
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Himawari 8 successfully launched
Date: Oct 6, 2014
Source: NHK World
Japan successfully launched its next-generation weather satellite atop an H2A carrier rocket and sent it into initial orbit as scheduled on Tuesday.
The rocket lifted off at 2:16 PM with a roar from the launch pad at the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan.
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014
Date: Oct 7, 2014
Source: Nobelprize.org
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 was awarded jointly to Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura “for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources”.
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Sharp’s “8K full-spec LCD Display” receives Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award of “CEATEC AWARD 2014″ in Japan
Date: Oct 7, 2014
Source: Sharp Corporation
Sharp’s “8K full-spec LCD display” exhibited at CEATEC Japan, a comprehensive annual exhibition showcasing the latest in IT and electronics from October 7 to 11, has received “Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award of CEATEC AWARD 2014″.
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Surplus green energy eyed for fuel-cell cars
Date: Oct 06, 2014
Source: The Japan News
The Yomiuri Shimbun – The Environment Ministry will begin a model project in which surplus electricity generated from renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power, will be utilized to produce hydrogen for fuel-cell vehicles.
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MHI Develops High-speed Automated Guideway Transit System Capable of Speeds up to 120 Kilometers Per Hour – New Offering Will Dramatically Expand the Global Market -
Date: Oct 2, 2014
Source: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI)
Tokyo, October 2, 2014 – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has completed the development of a high-speed Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) System achieving a maximum speed of 120 kilometers per hour (kph), roughly the twice the speed compared to current so-called “automated guideway transit system.”
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Panasonic’s Robotic Technology Helps Deliver “A Better Life” to the World of Welfare
Date: Oct 3, 2014
Source: Panasonic Corporation
Tokyo, Japan – Panasonic Corporation is taking part in the 41st Home Care and Rehabilitation Exhibition, H.C.R. 2014, which is being held at the Tokyo Big Sight from October 1 to 3, 2014.
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Panasonic Commercializes the Industry’s Smallest*1 Pin Shaped Lithium Ion Battery
Date: Oct 3, 2014
Source: Panasonic Corporation
Osaka, Japan – Panasonic Corporation announced today that it has developed a Pin Shaped Lithium Ion Battery (CG-320, nominal capacity 13mAh) with a diameter of 3.5mm and a weight of 0.6g suitable for powering small devices such as wearable devices. This product, on top of being the industry’s smallest cylindrical shaped rechargeable Lithium Ion battery, features the high reliability and high output required for near-field communications (NFC). Mass production and shipping are planned to begin in February, 2015 with a monthly production of one hundred thousand units.
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Suzuki Motor Corporation has unveiled the all-new SUV VITARA at the Paris Motor Show, which is being held from 2 October, 2014.
Date: Oct 3, 2014
Source: Suzuki Motor Corporation
The all-new SUV VITARA is a whole new compact SUV, which has evolved in every aspect such as driving, safety, and environmental performances, and design, while inheriting qualification as genuine four-wheel-drive vehicle and SUV derived from JIMNY, VITARA, and GRAND VITARA. It has not only pursued excellent driving performance, but has been developed as a car that can reflect the user’s lifestyle.
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Japanese beauty, health products favourite among women
Date: Sep 30, 2014
Source: ABP News – by ANI
Tokyo: Oil free cosmetics are a favorite of every woman. In Japan, manufacturers give special emphasis to cosmetics which are “safe” for every skin.
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Establishment of New Company for Participation in R & D Project of Pore-filling Type Methane Hydrate
Date: Oct 1, 2014
Source: Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (JAPEX)
It is pleased to announce that Japan Methane Hydrate Operating Co., Ltd. (JMH) was established on October 1, 2014 aiming to participate in the Medium to Long-term Offshore Production Test from pore-filling type methane hydrate which will be conducted by the Japanese government.
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Toshiba Starts Vegetable Production at Toshiba Clean Room Farm Yokosuka – Aims to produce 3 million bags of vegetables a year -
Date: Sep 30, 2014
Source: Toshiba Corporation
TOKYO—Toshiba Corporation (Tokyo: 6502) today announced that it has begun production of vegetables at the Toshiba Clean Room Farm Yokosuka, a plant factory in Yokosuka, Kanagawa prefecture. Shipment of the first crop is scheduled for the end of October.
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37 “global universities” selected
Date: Sep 27, 2014
Source: The Japan News
Jiji Press – The education ministry has said it will help finance the globalization and personnel training programs of 37 universities in the country, including the University of Tokyo, to strengthen their international competitiveness.
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Article regarding efficacy of HAL For Medical Use was published in US medical magazine “Neurology”
Date: Sep 22, 2014
Source: CYBERDYNE Inc.
Following an acceptance in “The Spine Journal” (*note), an article was published in the renowned neurological magazine “Neurology“, showing the medical efficacy for acute spinal cord injury patients in Bergmannsheil University hospital in Germany.
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Murata’s Robot Cheerleaders Achieve Highly Synchronized Dancing – Showcasing advanced technologies for flawless stability and synchronization -
Date: Sep 25, 2014
Source: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, September 25, 2014 – Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., a global leader in advanced electronic components and solutions, today unveiled its latest innovation, the Murata Cheerleaders, a team of small robots that uses the latest sensing and communication technologies, as well as advanced group control technology to achieve perfect stability and flawless synchronized dancing.
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BHK Selected by Ministry of Environment to Develop CSP Technology – Targeting Establishment of Low-cost, Highly Operational System -
Date: Sep 26, 2014
Source: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.
Yokohama, September 26, 2014 — Babcock-Hitachi K.K. (BHK), a group company of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS), has been contracted by Ministry of the Environment to develop the technology for a concentrating solar power (CSP) system as one of its 2014 projects to develop and verify technologies for enhancing measures to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The contract calls for BHK to develop a low-cost, highly operational solar power generation system. MHPS will also participate, and after the two companies integrate effective October 1, MHPS will carry on the contracted work in full.
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Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, Japan’s largest department store group, to further expand hospitality for visitors from abroad following revision to tax exemption system on Oct. 1
Date: Sep 24, 2014
Source: Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.
The Isetan Mitsukoshi group, the largest department store group in Japan, will expand its hospitality services for the growing number of foreigners visiting Japan, including setting up or enlarging duty-free counters to expedite procedures for tax-exempt purchases and offering multilingual catalogs to make shopping more convenient and enjoyable, Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. announced Sept. 24.
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Komaihaltec gets tailwind from midsize turbine business
Date: Sep 23, 2014
Source: Nikkei Asian Review – by TAKAHISA MIWA
TOKYO — Bridge and steel frame manufacturer Komaihaltec has caught wind of a new market opportunity, selling midsize wind turbines for use in mountainous regions, remote islands and other areas where power supplies are inadequate.
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Google Helps Japanese Game Makers Expand Overseas – Nation of Gaming Fans Hope to Bring Domestic Hits to New Audiences
Date: Sep 18, 2014
Source: The Wall Street Journal – By ERIC PFANNER And MAYUMI NEGISHI
CHIBA, Japan—Japanese game developers have built a $6 billion industry, the world’s largest, by helping the nation’s mobile-phone users pass time during breaks or on the subway with such local hits as “White Cat Project” and “Monster Strike“.
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Tokyo, September 8, 2014 –Ricoh Company, Ltd. today announced the launch of an additive manufacturing business (AM Business) centered on 3D printers. Through this new business, Ricoh will sell 3D printers and its associated output service directly to manufacturing customers, as well as provide consulting services to these customers using first-hand knowledge and experience.
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BioJapan 2014 World Business Forum Continue reading »
Date: Oct 15(Wed)–17(Fri), 2014
Time: 10:00am-17:00pm (8:30- Partnering)
Venue: Pacifico Yokohama, Japan
Organizer: BioJapan Organizing Committee
Contact: Tel +81-3-3219-3565 / Fax +81-3-3219-3628
E-mail: biojapan@ics-inc.co.jp
Official Website: www.ics-expo.jp/biojapan/
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Date: Sep 13, 2014
Source: The Japan News by Naoki Ogawa and Hajime Yamagishi
Fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs), which use hydrogen and have zero emissions, will soon be on the market. Toyota Motor Corp. is scheduled to release the “ultimate eco-friendly cars” by the end of this fiscal year, which ends on 31 March.
Oakland fifth-graders attend convention in Japan
Date: Sep 2, 2014
Source: Contra Costa Times
OAKLAND — Four Oakland fifth-graders and their chaperone participated in the 26th annual Asian Pacific Children’s Convention, which was held July 10-24 in Fukuoka, Japan.
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Ramen in the wind
Date: Sep 14, 2014
Source: The Nation – by Pattarawadee Saengmanee
YOU CAN recognise the recently opened Japanese restaurant Ippudo at Central Embassy by the queue outside the door. No matter the time of day, hungry customers happily stand in line to savour a bowl of authentic Hakata-style ramen by Shigemi Kawahara, the man also known as the Ramen King.
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Michelin Guide Fukuoka now available online in English
Date: Sep 12, 2014
Source: AFP-Relaxnews
FUKUOKA, Sept 12 — Foodies worldwide can now browse the restaurants of the special-edition Michelin Guide to the Japanese city, which was published exclusively in the local language last July.
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Date: Oct 8(Wed)-10(Fri) 2014
Time: 10:00am-5:00pm
Venue: West Japan General Exhibition Center Annex
Organizer: West Japan Industry and Trade Convention Association
Contact: TEL : +81-93-511-6800 / FAX : +81-93-521-8845
E-mail: ueno@convention-a.jp
Official Website: http://www.kyushu-tf.com
Panasonic Showcases Automated Driving Technologies and Systems Using Big Data at the 21st ITS World Congress 2014
Date: Sep 15, 2014
Source: Panasonic Corporation
Leading global systems-solutions provider Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America has exhibited and demonstrated a range of advanced technologies that support automated and connected vehicles at the 2014 Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress (ITS), held at Cobo Center in Detroit, U.S.
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World’s 1st iPS transplant performed
Date: Sep 12, 2014
Source: Yomiuri Shimbun
KOBE (Jiji Press) — A team led by RIKEN researcher Masayo Takahashi performed a transplant of retina cells on Friday on a woman suffering from an eye disease, in the world’s first clinical study using induced pluripotent stem, or iPS, cells.
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Japan’s baby goods giant Pigeon sees record profit for fifth year on overseas success
Date: Sep 7, 2014
Source: Nikkei – by TSUYOSHI MINAMI
TOKYO — Pigeon, one of Japan’s top makers of baby products, is expanding to the Middle East and Africa in addition to growing its existing markets in Western countries and Asia.
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JR East to bid for California rail project
Date: Sep 4, 2014
Source: NHK World
The chairman of East Japan Railway has expressed his strong intention to bid for a high-speed rail system in California.
The super-express rail system between San Francisco and Los Angeles is expected to be completed by 2029. The bidding is due to take place later this year.
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Kurita Announces the Strengthening of its Business in the Energy Field by Making Use of the Clathrate Compound Technology it has Cultivated in Water Treatment
– Successfully Developing New Materials and Entering the Lithium Ion Battery Field
Date: Sep 4, 2014
Source: Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (Head Office: Nakano-ku, Tokyo; President: Toshiyuki Nakai) is pleased to announce its successful development of new materials to improve the safety of lithium ion batteries by making use of the clathrate compound technology* of chemicals that it has cultivated in water treatment.
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