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Govt. promoting the power of women Date: Apr. 28, 2014 Source: NHK World The Japanese government is stepping up its efforts to tap the power of women...
Tomioka Silk Mill endorsed for UNESCO World Cultural Heritage listing Date: April 26, 2014 Source: Nikkei Asian Review TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A UNESCO advi...
Asahi Glass Company is continuing global deployment focusing on industries such as flat glass, automotive glass, display, electronics & energy, and chemic...
Kahoku Lighting Solutions holds the world's largest market share for halogen lamp (tungsten halogen lamp) light sources used in inspection and measuring e...
Death of the car wash? Nissan develops the world's first SELF-CLEANING car Date: Apr 24, 2014 Source: Daily Mail - by Ray Massey Nissan has unveile...
Japan will boost GPS accuracy to about 1-3 centimeters of error instead of up to 10 meters currently Date: April 24, 2014 Source: Next Big Future - by b...
Hitachi to Deliver the World's Fastest*1 Ultra-High-Speed Elevators With a Speed of 1,200 m/min for a Mixed-Use Skyscraper in Guangzhou, China in 2016 Da...
Fukuoka Cloth Industry Co., Ltd. engages in designing and manufacturing of adhesive tape products for electric power, optical communications, water blocki...
Japan Display Inc. Begins Shipping of Samples of 10.1-Inch Ultra-High Resolution 4K2K LCD Module for Tablets Date: April 23, 2014 Source: Japan Display ...
The Second Opening of Japan Date: Apr 21, 2014 Source: Project Syndicate - The World's Opinion Page TOKYO – US President Barack Obama is visiting T...
Fukuoka Talc Co., Ltd. was established in 1959 as a manufacturer of talc powder such as carrier for agricultural chemical and filler for paper, and develo...
Established more than 100 years ago, Fukuoka Shoyu(Soy Sauce) is a brewing house located in the mountains of Iga City, Mie Prefecture. We believe the impo...
PMT Corporation Co. Ltd. engages in designing and manufacturing of automation and labor saving machines, jig tools, semiconductor, tape, paper, metal, and...
Toyota Unveils Two Tiny And Efficient New Engines Date: Apr 11, 2014 Source: Gas2 Toyota debuted a pair of fuel efficient, small-displacement engines...
DAISAN was established as a manufacturer of die for plastic molding in 1981. We then focused our business on a fine resin filter whose mesh and frame part...
Nihon Seimitsu Co., Ltd.(Japanese) is mainly engaged in the manufacture and sale of watch bands and glasses frames. The Company operates in three business...
IR+UV EXPO 2014 Date: April 24-26, 2014 (10:00-17:00) Venue: Pacifico Yokohama, Japan Organizer: Japan Photonics Council Official Site: http://www.op...
What is AIYA brand? AIYA is Japan's leading Matcha tea producer. Matcha is the most exciting discovery of the 21st century's modern tea world. Created ov...
5th FilmTech Japan - Highly-functional Film Technology Expo Date: Apr 16(Wed) -18(Fri), 2014 Venue: Tokyo Big Sight, Japan Organizer: Reed Exhibitions ...
Since our foundation in 1918, the Nitto Group has swiftly identified market needs and based on our key technologies, such as adhesives and coating, we hav...
NYK to Build Japan’s First LNG-Fueled Tug
Date: Dec 24, 2013
Source: NYK Line
NYK will build a tugboat 1 featuring a dual fuel engine 2 that can be powered by either liquefied natural gas (LNG) or heavy oil. Other than LNG carriers, this tugboat will be the first building in Japan of an LNG-fueled vessel.
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China Urged to Slow, Japan to Speed Up
Date: Aug 4, 2014
Source: The Diplomat – By Anthony Fensom
China should slow growth to prevent a “web of vulnerabilities” crippling its economy, while Japan needs its “third arrow” structural reforms firing faster. The contrasting assessments from the International Monetary Fund have put Beijing and Tokyo on notice amid rising political tensions between Asia’s economic heavyweights.
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Investment in China shifting to ASEAN
Date: Aug 7, 2014
Source: NHK World
Analysts at a Japanese trade organization say companies in the nation are increasingly shifting their Asian investment focus from China to ASEAN countries.
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Recycling business picking up in Southeast Asia
Date: Aug 7, 2014
Source: Nikkei – YUICHI SHIGA
TOKYO — At a recycling center in Thailand’s Chonburi Province, Fuji Xerox disassembles some 4,000 tons a year of its used printers collected from various parts of Asia.
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MHI Develops High-efficiency 2MW Gas Engine
Date: Aug 6, 2014
Source: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
– Demonstration Testing of Prototype to Commence in September To Confirm World’s Highest Level of Power Generation Efficiency –
Tokyo, August 6, 2014 – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), as part of the Strategic Innovation Program for Energy Conservation Technologies operated by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), has developed a 2-megawatt (MW) 16-cylinder high-speed gas engine achieving one of the world’s highest power generation efficiency ratings in a high-speed gas engine.
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New rain forecasting system to start
Date: Aug 6, 2014
Source: NHK World
Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) will start using a new online forecasting system to track the strength of rainfall and movement of rain clouds. The system is capable of following rapid movement by rain clouds in a much more localized area.
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Nippon Life to sell Japan stock fund in India
Date: Aug 3, 2014
Source: NHK World
India’s rich are increasingly looking for new ways to invest their money as the country’s economy continues to expand. To tap this growing demand, Japan’s leading life insurer is launching a mutual fund to be sold in India that focuses on Japanese stocks.
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INCJ, JDI, Sony and Panasonic announce the establishment of JOLED Inc. – A new integrated company in organic light-emitting diode display panels
Date: Jul 31, 2014
Source: Sony Corporation
Tokyo, July 31, 2014 — Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (“INCJ”), Japan Display Inc. (“JDI”), Sony Corporation (“Sony”), and Panasonic Corporation (“Panasonic”) announced today that they have executed a definitive agreement to establish a new company, JOLED Inc. (“JOLED”), to integrate Sony and Panasonic’s R&D functions for organic light-emitting diode (“OLED”) display panels.
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Japan eyes bullet train contract for Malaysia-Singapore route
Date: Aug 6, 2014
Source: Nikkei
TOKYO — The Japanese public and private sectors will join forces to have shinkansen bullet trains chosen for a high-speed rail project connecting Malaysia and Singapore.
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Major firms to boost investments
Date: Aug 5, 2014
Source: NHK World
A survey shows that capital investments planned by major Japanese companies for fiscal 2014 will amount to the sharpest increase in 24 years.
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Sony commences external sales of SORPLAS™ flame-retardant recycled plastic material that achieves high durability and heat resistance, and comprises up to 99% recycled content
Date: Aug 4, 2014
Source: Sony Corporation
Tokyo, Japan — August 4, 2014 – Sony Corporation (“Sony“) today announced that from the beginning of October 2014, it will commence selling its flame-retardant recycled plastic, SORPLAS™ (Sustainable Oriented Recycled Plastic) outside the Sony Group, and will offer this product to a wide variety of manufacturing business operators such as consumer electronics retailers, both within Japan and abroad.
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Demonstration of a Waste Heat Recovery System at a Steel Plant in India – Reducing Electricity Consumption by 6%
Date: Jul 31, 2014
Source: NEDO
The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), in cooperation with the Ministry of Steel of the Government of India, has completed a demonstration project on a Japanese waste heat recovery system at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant in the State of Andhra Pradesh in India.
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MRJ ground test to begin in Aichi
Date: Aug 3, 2014
Source: NHK World
The first Japanese-made passenger aircraft in half a century will soon begin a ground test in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.
The Mitsubishi Regional Jet, or MRJ, is being developed by Mitsubishi Aircraft, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Mitsubishi Aircraft plans to deliver the first plane to All Nippon Airways in April 2017.
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Japan to support Brazilian offshore drilling, infrastructure
Date: Aug 1, 2014
Source: NIKKEI – by OKI NAGAI
BRASILIA, Brazil — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff agreed Friday to pursue cooperation in areas including offshore oil drilling and grain transportation.
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Japan’s Sato Restaurant Systems to invest in Thai peer
Date: Aug 1, 2014
Source: NIKKEI
OSAKA — Sato Restaurant Systems said Friday it will take a stake in a Thai company that operates Japanese-style restaurants, in a bid to gain a foothold in the Southeast Asian country.
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Taking Stock of the Ningen Dock
Date: June, 2010
Source: Highlighting Japan – By Miho Kawasaki
Japan has widely used a system for medical checkup known as the “Ningen Dock”. Dr. Minoru Yamakado, a board member of the Japan Society of Ningen Dock, talks about the Ningen Dock and what it involves.
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Japan-style medical screenings to be introduced in Kazakhstan
Date: Jul 29, 2014
Source: NIKKEI
TOKYO — The Japanese government will cooperate with domestic manufacturers and hospitals to provide Japanese-style health examinations in Kazakhstan, in a move to promote its medical industry overseas.
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First Production HondaJet Makes Public Debut at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014
Date: Jul 28, 2014
Source: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
OSHKOSH, Wis, U.S.A., July 28, 2014 -The first production HondaJet made its public debut today at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Following a celebratory event commemorating the occasion, the HondaJet concluded the day with an entertaining flight demonstration during the afternoon airshow that included high- and low-speed passes.
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NEC and the Mexican Space Agency collaborate in satellite development
Date: Jul 29, 2014
Source: NEC Corporation
Tokyo, July 29, 2014 – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) and the Mexican Space Agency (AEM), under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of advanced satellites.
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