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Denso Corp’s X-mobility is mini electric mobility vehicle with in-wheel motor system controlled by smartphone
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JAPANTRENDS
At Ceatec Japan 2014 last week Denso Corp showcased a prototype mobility device for transporting babies and light luggage that can be controlled by your smartphone or tablet.
The X-mobility can have three or four spherical wheels, each with its own motor, battery, decelerator, contr...
At Ceatec Japan 2014 last week Denso Corp showcased a prototype mobility device for transporting babies and light luggage that can be controlled by your smartphone or tablet.
The X-mobility can have three or four spherical wheels, each with its own motor, battery, decelerator, contr...
- October 21, 2014
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Phonetikana by Johnson Banks: A katakana font for foreigners
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JAPANTRENDS
UK design studio Johnson Banks has come up with this brilliant take on Japanese katakana that combines the phonetical reading of the character in the font.
They call it Phonetikana.
The font came out in 2009 but for some reason Japanese and other blogs have just discovered it. It’...
UK design studio Johnson Banks has come up with this brilliant take on Japanese katakana that combines the phonetical reading of the character in the font.
They call it Phonetikana.
The font came out in 2009 but for some reason Japanese and other blogs have just discovered it. It’...
- October 21, 2014
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Five Japanese missing in Himalaya snowstorms
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JAPANTIMES.co.jp
Five Japanese tourists were among numerous people missing in avalanches and snowstorms in the Himalayan Annapurna Region in Nepal, it was learned Thursday.
The Japanese Embassy in Nepal was trying to confirm whether they are safe.
According to officials there, the embassy los...
Five Japanese tourists were among numerous people missing in avalanches and snowstorms in the Himalayan Annapurna Region in Nepal, it was learned Thursday.
The Japanese Embassy in Nepal was trying to confirm whether they are safe.
According to officials there, the embassy los...
- October 17, 2014
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Car sharing: A cheaper alternative to owning a car in the city
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JAPANTIMES.co.jp
Owning a car in Japan can be a hassle if you live in a city because it often comes with the extra cost of renting a parking space.
That partly explains the rising popularity of car sharing. Many people have come to see it as not only cheaper but also more practical than owning ...
Owning a car in Japan can be a hassle if you live in a city because it often comes with the extra cost of renting a parking space.
That partly explains the rising popularity of car sharing. Many people have come to see it as not only cheaper but also more practical than owning ...
- October 17, 2014
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At Japan Robot Week, mechanical barista treats visitors to coffee
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JAPANTIMES.co.jp
If people visit Kawada Industries Inc.’s booth at the Japan Robot Week exhibition, the firm will serve them a cup of coffee — not from a human barista, but from a robot.
Called Nextage, the company describes it as a “next-generation industrial robot.” It debuted in 2011 and has...
If people visit Kawada Industries Inc.’s booth at the Japan Robot Week exhibition, the firm will serve them a cup of coffee — not from a human barista, but from a robot.
Called Nextage, the company describes it as a “next-generation industrial robot.” It debuted in 2011 and has...
- October 17, 2014
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Nintendo’s new 3DS console hits shelves in Japan
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Nintendo Co. on Saturday launched the latest version of its 3DS portable game console in Japan in time for the year-end shopping rush, in an effort to prop up its flagging console sales.
The New Nintendo 3DS offers clearer 3-D graphics than existing models and an increase in the numb...
Nintendo Co. on Saturday launched the latest version of its 3DS portable game console in Japan in time for the year-end shopping rush, in an effort to prop up its flagging console sales.
The New Nintendo 3DS offers clearer 3-D graphics than existing models and an increase in the numb...
- October 16, 2014
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Line releases app for iPad
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Line Corp., owner and operator of the free call and messaging app Line, on Oct. 15 announced the global release of the app for iPads.
Line for iPad was designed as a sub-device for the smartphone version of the app, the company said.
Users can access their friends list and p...
Line Corp., owner and operator of the free call and messaging app Line, on Oct. 15 announced the global release of the app for iPads.
Line for iPad was designed as a sub-device for the smartphone version of the app, the company said.
Users can access their friends list and p...
- October 16, 2014
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Internet addiction is rising in Japan
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NHK
A panel of experts in Japan says more than 4.2 million people in the country are addicted to the internet.
The health ministry panel interviewed more than 4,000 people last year. The subjects were aged 20 and older and were selected randomly.
The results suggest internet addiction is up 5...
A panel of experts in Japan says more than 4.2 million people in the country are addicted to the internet.
The health ministry panel interviewed more than 4,000 people last year. The subjects were aged 20 and older and were selected randomly.
The results suggest internet addiction is up 5...
- October 16, 2014
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Japan 0-4 Brazil: Neymar hits four in Selecao rout
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GOAL.com
A four-goal haul from Neymar helped Brazil to a 4-0 win over Japan on Tuesday as Dunga's strong start to his second spell in charge continued.
Following a disastrous World Cup elimination on home soil under Luiz Felipe Scolari, 1994 World Cup winning captain Dunga has now guided the na...
A four-goal haul from Neymar helped Brazil to a 4-0 win over Japan on Tuesday as Dunga's strong start to his second spell in charge continued.
Following a disastrous World Cup elimination on home soil under Luiz Felipe Scolari, 1994 World Cup winning captain Dunga has now guided the na...
- October 15, 2014
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10 types of Japanese men, according to Japanese women
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vjHp0LhSD0
JAPANTODAY.com
If you or someone you know were described as a cabbage roll, how would you react? What if someone called you a hyena or said you were especially “creamy”?
There are apparently 10 distinct categories into which men fall in Japan, with wo...
JAPANTODAY.com
If you or someone you know were described as a cabbage roll, how would you react? What if someone called you a hyena or said you were especially “creamy”?
There are apparently 10 distinct categories into which men fall in Japan, with wo...
- October 15, 2014
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