Sanford-Burnham, Japanese firm to study metabolic drugs
Date: May 20, 2014
Source: Orlando Sentinel – By Scott Powers
Scientists at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute at Lake Nona are teaming up with a Japanese pharmaceutical company to develop drugs to fight the pandemic of cardiovascular-metabolic diseases that lead to heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, peripheral artery diseases and other killers.
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Japanese collaborate on r&d for new fuel efficient engines
Date: May 19, 2014
Source: Automotive News – by Hans Greimel
TOKYO — Japan’s automakers, aiming to take the lead in fuel-efficient powertrains, have joined forces in a new consortium to develop the next generation of fuel-sipping combustion engines.
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Japan machinery orders soar in March
Date: May 18, 2014
Source: CNBC
Japan’s core machinery orders soared 19.1 percent on month in March, a sign that corporate Japan is turning more positive on business investment, data on Monday showed.
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Japanese doctors: Green tea may prevent dementia
Date: May 15, 2014
Source: NHK World
Japanese researchers say senior citizens who often drink green tea are less likely to develop dementia. A research team led by Professor Masahito Yamada of Kanazawa University surveyed 723 people 60 years or older who do not suffer from dementia. They asked how frequently the respondents consume green tea.
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Suntory’s Ice Sculptures Sink Abraham Lincoln in a Glass
Date: Apr 14, 2014
Source: Blouin Artinfo – by Robert Michael Poole
Suntory, Japan’s premier Whisky brand know for its innovative advertising campaigns that often feature Hollywood stars, has this time utilized Abraham Lincoln and other American icons by creating 3D ice sculptures.
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21st Century Yoroi – Samurai armor for modern Japan
Source: Highlighting JAPAN – by Nayalan Moodley
Samurai are recognized around the world as iconic emblems of Japanese culture. Their modern image is striking and romantic: powerful, honorable warriors clad in magnificent armor, finely honed katana in hand. And while the katana may be the foremost symbol of the samurai, no less distinctive is their trademark armor, or yoroi.
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2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™Glass Roof for Player Benches Unveiled
Date: Apr 24, 2014
Source: Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.
AGC Showcases New Possibilities of Chemically Strengthened Glass
Tokyo and Sao Paulo, April 24, 2014 – AGC today unveiled the official glass roof for player benches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™. The glass roof, made from chemically strengthened glass, provides unparalleled visibility, durability and damage resistance, and is an evolution from the model provided last year by AGC to the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013.
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OECD Ministerial Council Meeting – Keynote Speech by Prime Minister Abe
Date: May 6, 2014
Source: Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet
1. Introduction: The time for change is now
Secretary-General Gurría, thank you very much for such a gracious introduction. I had the honor of welcoming you to Tokyo last month, and today we have come to meet again in Paris. I am extremely pleased that we were able to reconfirm the deep bonds of friendship between Japan and the OECD.
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Inside the Gran Class
Source: Japan Rail Pass – By Japan Experience
Most of Japan’s shinkansen normally have a green class and a standard class, but in recent years, newer models of train have introduced a new class for the ultimate bullet train travel: the Gran Class.
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Kyocera’s solar sales boosted by demand in Japan
Date: Apr 28, 2014
Source: PV-Tech – By Mark Osborne
Japanese electronics firm, Kyocera reported increased PV module sales for its 2014 financial year, boosted by both domestic and commercial market demand for solar energy in Japan.
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Smartphone makers introduce unique features abroad
Date: Apr 30, 2014
Source: NHK World
Japanese electronics manufacturers are trying to overcome sluggish domestic sales by introducing smartphones with unique features abroad.
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Japanese wins California air award
Date: Apr 25, 2014
Source: Kyodo News
A former senior official of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government became the first Japanese to win the Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award handed out by the California state government.
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Foreign visitors to Japan mark record
Date: Apr 23, 2014
Source: NHK WORLD
Foreign tourism in Japan hit a record high in March, thanks to a weaker yen and eased visa requirements for visitors from some Southeast Asian nations.
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Kitakyushu city gov’t set to help Vietnamese city with “green growth” program
Date: Apr 18, 2014
Source: Global Interface Japan – HRI
(NNA) – The Kitakyushu city government is poised to help the city government of Haiphong in northern Vietnam launch a so-called “green growth” program designed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions while securing sustainable economic growth.
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The 3rd Fukuoka International Beauty Show (FIBS) 2014
Date: Jun 9(Mon) – 11(Wed)
Venue: Marine Messe Fukuoka
Organiser: Business Guide-Sha, Inc.
Official Website: www.giftshow.co.jp/english/3fibs/
FIBS, the Best Gateway to the Professional Health & Beauty Industry in Kyushu and West Japan
We are pleased to inform you that, followed by the success of “The 1st Fukuoka International Beauty Show (FIBS)”, the 2nd FIBS 2013 was won high marks as the trade fair worth of holding on growing expectations for the beauty market in Kyushu region.
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Japan IT Week Spring 2014
Date: May 14 (Wed) – 16 (Fri), 2014
Time: 10:00-18:00 (Last day until 17:00）
Venue: Tokyo Big Sight, Japan
Organiser: Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd.
Official Website: www.japan-it.jp/en/
Japan IT Week is truly Japan’s largest trade show where you can find any kinds of latest IT technologies/solutions. A great number of information systems manager, management executives, sales managers, system integrators and managers from IT system division will visit Japan IT Week to conduct business face to face with exhibitors. Japan IT Week is absolutely meeting point for both IT solution providers and IT system managers.
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Top 10 Japanese companies over 800 years old
Date: Aug 17, 2013
Source: Preston Phro
As you’re probably aware, Japan has quite the lengthy history, stretching back thousands of years. And, as with any civilization, ancient Japan had need of commerce, which lead to the establishment of some of the oldest companies in the world.
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The 10th Fukuoka International Gift Show (FIGS) 2014
Date: Jun 9(Mon) – 11(Wed)
Venue: Marine Messe Fukuoka
Organiser: Business Guide-Sha, Inc.
Official Website: www.giftshow.co.jp/english/10figs/
Kyushu’s Largest Gift & Lifestyle Accessories Trade Fair
“Fukuoka International Gift Show (FIGS)” that marks its 10th holding is recognized by the trade buyers in western part of Japan centering on Kyushu as the largest personal gift and lifestyle accessory fair in Kyushu region.
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HS2 appoints JR East as a consultant
Date: Apr 03, 2014
Source: by Kevin Smith – International Railway Journal
EAST Japan Railway (JR East) has confirmed that it has been appointed as a consultant by Britain’s HS2 (High Speed Two), the company overseeing the project to construct a 531km Y-shaped high-speed network from London to central and northern England.
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ABI’s Cells-Alive Technology (CAS)
When water starts to freeze, water molecules clump together and form a large ice crystal. The complex energy created by CAS Function Generator of ABI makes the water clusters to vibrate, with which it prevents water molecules to gather together and keep them under super-cooling condition to attain small ice crystal formation.
Small ice crystals cannot rupture cell membranes and for this reason, original freshness is restored after thawing.
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