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KDDI Creates Internet of Things Trash Can and Umbrella Stand
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JAPAN TRENDS
KDDI is developing a new series of projects engaging with the Internet of Things.
The first results are two home interior items sold through its au WALLET Market arm from late October.
The Umbrella Stand lights up when you will need to take your umbrella with you, while the Dust Bin ...
KDDI is developing a new series of projects engaging with the Internet of Things.
The first results are two home interior items sold through its au WALLET Market arm from late October.
The Umbrella Stand lights up when you will need to take your umbrella with you, while the Dust Bin ...
- September 8, 2015
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Furoshiki Shoes: Wrap-Around Sole Footwear
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JAPAN TRENDS
The Furoshiki Shoes are just brilliant: a combination of old and new in the very best sort of way.
These wrap-around sole footwear are designed by Masaya Hashimoto for Italian brand Vibram, inspired by the traditional Japanese furoshiki wrapping cloth that has been used as a bag for ...
The Furoshiki Shoes are just brilliant: a combination of old and new in the very best sort of way.
These wrap-around sole footwear are designed by Masaya Hashimoto for Italian brand Vibram, inspired by the traditional Japanese furoshiki wrapping cloth that has been used as a bag for ...
- September 7, 2015
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Meebo, The First Kindergarten Robot In The World
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JAPANESE STATION
The future will soon arrive for now, in Japan have been present robot kindergarten , first in the world named Meebo!
Small cute pink robot and it will monitor the kindergarten children by taking photographs and their dance, which makes Meebo be the ideal companion to entertain c...
The future will soon arrive for now, in Japan have been present robot kindergarten , first in the world named Meebo!
Small cute pink robot and it will monitor the kindergarten children by taking photographs and their dance, which makes Meebo be the ideal companion to entertain c...
- September 6, 2015
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Muji Yurakucho reopens with huge Atelier Bow-Wow bookcase
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JAPAN TRENDS
We were recently in the Muji in Yurakucho and noticed that half the store was empty of stock, and other areas were closed off completely. Prominent signs apologized for the “changeover” work taking place. What was afoot?
Well, we have now had a glimpse at the upcoming new store. And ...
We were recently in the Muji in Yurakucho and noticed that half the store was empty of stock, and other areas were closed off completely. Prominent signs apologized for the “changeover” work taking place. What was afoot?
Well, we have now had a glimpse at the upcoming new store. And ...
- September 4, 2015
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Japan Inc Takes Advantage of Falling Market to Buy Back Shares
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO —The value of share repurchases by cash-rich Japanese firms leaped more than fivefold in August from a year earlier in their drive to reward shareholders. More buybacks are in the pipeline as companies take advantage of a pullback in the market.
Hit by worries of a China-led glo...
TOKYO —The value of share repurchases by cash-rich Japanese firms leaped more than fivefold in August from a year earlier in their drive to reward shareholders. More buybacks are in the pipeline as companies take advantage of a pullback in the market.
Hit by worries of a China-led glo...
- September 4, 2015
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Ajinomoto Could Spend Up To Y200 Billion M&As by End of FY2016
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO —Japan’s Ajinomoto Co Inc could spend up to 200 billion yen for acquisitions and alliances by the end of the next fiscal year, its president said on Tuesday, as the company hunts for deals to help it grow into a top-10 global food maker.
Takaaki Nishii, who became president in J...
TOKYO —Japan’s Ajinomoto Co Inc could spend up to 200 billion yen for acquisitions and alliances by the end of the next fiscal year, its president said on Tuesday, as the company hunts for deals to help it grow into a top-10 global food maker.
Takaaki Nishii, who became president in J...
- September 3, 2015
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Hitachi Plans Wind Energy Parts Production Line
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JAPAN TIMES
Hitachi Ltd. plans to expand its reach into the market for offshore wind projects by adding a production line to make key turbine parts used in some of the largest wind-generation systems currently available.
The Tokyo-based company is considering adding a line to produce nacelles for...
Hitachi Ltd. plans to expand its reach into the market for offshore wind projects by adding a production line to make key turbine parts used in some of the largest wind-generation systems currently available.
The Tokyo-based company is considering adding a line to produce nacelles for...
- September 3, 2015
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Sharp To Sell Headquarters, Remain There as Tenant
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JAPAN TIMES
OSAKA – Sharp Corp. is in talks to sell one of its two head office buildings in Osaka’s Abeno Ward to furniture retail chain operator Nitori Holdings Co., sources close to the matter said Wednesday.
The struggling electronics maker aims to conclude a contract with Nitori in September ...
OSAKA – Sharp Corp. is in talks to sell one of its two head office buildings in Osaka’s Abeno Ward to furniture retail chain operator Nitori Holdings Co., sources close to the matter said Wednesday.
The struggling electronics maker aims to conclude a contract with Nitori in September ...
- September 2, 2015
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Japanese Researchers Will Develop a Rescue Robot which Can Detect The Smell of The Human Body
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During this time, usually when a disaster occurs in which there are victims trapped under debris or soil and sand at the site of the disaster, the rescue dogs are often used to find the missing person by detecting the smell of his body. However, the rescue dogs need guidance from...
During this time, usually when a disaster occurs in which there are victims trapped under debris or soil and sand at the site of the disaster, the rescue dogs are often used to find the missing person by detecting the smell of his body. However, the rescue dogs need guidance from...
- August 26, 2015
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Oil Companies in Japan Creating a Power Loader
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JAPANESE STATION
After mecha MegaBots of challenging America Kuratas of Japan and raise funds to deal, and this week other news emerged from the world of robotics in Japan. The leading oil companies in Japan called Mitsui has been announced that they are creating a power loader as seen in the fil...
After mecha MegaBots of challenging America Kuratas of Japan and raise funds to deal, and this week other news emerged from the world of robotics in Japan. The leading oil companies in Japan called Mitsui has been announced that they are creating a power loader as seen in the fil...
- August 26, 2015
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