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Japanese-inspired refrigerator
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JAPANTODAY
Most people spend far more time looking into their refrigerator, hoping they somehow missed a plate of tasty snacks, than looking at their refrigerator. Even when the door is properly closed, we’re more likely to be reading the notes stuck there than admiring the design of the applia...
Most people spend far more time looking into their refrigerator, hoping they somehow missed a plate of tasty snacks, than looking at their refrigerator. Even when the door is properly closed, we’re more likely to be reading the notes stuck there than admiring the design of the applia...
- November 20, 2014
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Japan’s Biggest Problem Is Basically Unfixable
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BUSINESS INSIDER
Japan’s economy is in trouble. The latest GDP figures show that it’s currently (and unexpectedly) in recession.
In the long term, this is largely a story about demographics, and Japan is fighting an uphill battle.
Currently, 25% of Japan’s population is over the age of 65, ...
Japan’s economy is in trouble. The latest GDP figures show that it’s currently (and unexpectedly) in recession.
In the long term, this is largely a story about demographics, and Japan is fighting an uphill battle.
Currently, 25% of Japan’s population is over the age of 65, ...
- November 20, 2014
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M5.3 quake hits off Fukushima, jolts Kanto; no tsunami alert issued
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JAPANTODAY
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 struck in the sea off Fukushima Prefecture at 10:51 a.m. Thursday, but no tsunami alert was issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency.
The agency said the epicenter was 40 kilometers deep.
The quake registered a 4 in Fukushima Prefecture, 3 i...
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 struck in the sea off Fukushima Prefecture at 10:51 a.m. Thursday, but no tsunami alert was issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency.
The agency said the epicenter was 40 kilometers deep.
The quake registered a 4 in Fukushima Prefecture, 3 i...
- November 20, 2014
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Little Tokyo popping up in Jakarta suburb
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NEWS ON JAPAN
An Indonesian conglomerate owned by ethnic Chinese plans to develop a "Little Tokyo" on the outskirts of this capital city to cater to the growing number of Japanese sent here by their employers back home.
Lippo Group has teamed up with the Toyota Motor group and other Japanese co...
An Indonesian conglomerate owned by ethnic Chinese plans to develop a "Little Tokyo" on the outskirts of this capital city to cater to the growing number of Japanese sent here by their employers back home.
Lippo Group has teamed up with the Toyota Motor group and other Japanese co...
- November 20, 2014
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Tokyo to set up 80 hydrogen stations by 2025
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NEWS ON JAPAN
The Tokyo metropolitan government Tuesday announced a plan to increase the number of hydrogen stations for fuel cell vehicles in Tokyo to 35 by the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and to 80 by 2025.
"We would like to make a (hydrogen utilization) model first in Tokyo in the run-up to nation...
The Tokyo metropolitan government Tuesday announced a plan to increase the number of hydrogen stations for fuel cell vehicles in Tokyo to 35 by the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and to 80 by 2025.
"We would like to make a (hydrogen utilization) model first in Tokyo in the run-up to nation...
- November 20, 2014
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Australia v Japan: five things we learned
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THE GUARDIAN
Fox Sports’ pundit Mark Bosnich described the Socceroos’ first half performance against Japan as the most promising football he had seen since the Ecuador game. In that game, Australia took a 3-0 lead into half-time only to be pinned back in the second half, losing 4-3 after being ...
Fox Sports’ pundit Mark Bosnich described the Socceroos’ first half performance against Japan as the most promising football he had seen since the Ecuador game. In that game, Australia took a 3-0 lead into half-time only to be pinned back in the second half, losing 4-3 after being ...
- November 20, 2014
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JAPAN'S INT'L AIRPORTS EYE MACHINE SCREENING FOR JAPANESE PASSENGERS
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HOUSE OF JAPAN
Facial recognition machines will be introduced for immigration screening of Japanese passengers at airports possibly in fiscal 2017 to reduce waiting time amid a growth in visitors from abroad, according to Justice Ministry sources.
The switch will allow more passport control s...
Facial recognition machines will be introduced for immigration screening of Japanese passengers at airports possibly in fiscal 2017 to reduce waiting time amid a growth in visitors from abroad, according to Justice Ministry sources.
The switch will allow more passport control s...
- November 18, 2014
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FUJITSU USES SMARTPHONE TO READ OUT ID FROM REFLECTED LIGHT
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HOUSE OF JAPAN
Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd developed a technology that enables to read out identification data (ID) by irradiating an object with light containing ID and taking video of the object with a smartphone camera.
The company aims to commercialize the technology in fiscal 2015, expectin...
Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd developed a technology that enables to read out identification data (ID) by irradiating an object with light containing ID and taking video of the object with a smartphone camera.
The company aims to commercialize the technology in fiscal 2015, expectin...
- November 18, 2014
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Renowned actor Ken Takakura dies at 83
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ASIA NIKKEI
Renowned actor Ken Takakura, winner of multiple Japanese Academy Awards and one of the country's most recognized film stars, died on Nov. 10 at a Tokyo hospital, his office said Tuesday. He was 83.
Takakura's decades-long acting career included starring roles in 1977's "The Yellow...
Renowned actor Ken Takakura, winner of multiple Japanese Academy Awards and one of the country's most recognized film stars, died on Nov. 10 at a Tokyo hospital, his office said Tuesday. He was 83.
Takakura's decades-long acting career included starring roles in 1977's "The Yellow...
- November 18, 2014
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Global warming blamed for more rain in Japan
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NEWS ON JAPAN
Japanese weather researchers say Japan has experienced heavier hourly rainfalls due to global warming.
The Meteorological Research Institute analyzed the heaviest hourly rainfall recorded in more than 980 locations across Japan between 1978 and 2013.
Researchers learned that the m...
Japanese weather researchers say Japan has experienced heavier hourly rainfalls due to global warming.
The Meteorological Research Institute analyzed the heaviest hourly rainfall recorded in more than 980 locations across Japan between 1978 and 2013.
Researchers learned that the m...
- November 17, 2014
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