Japan promotes maglev train for US
Japan’s ambassador wants to link Washington and New York via one of Japan’s high-speed maglev trains.Ambassador Kenichir...
read moreJINS debuts bio-sensitive interactive eyewear
Google Glass has a new competitor.A Japanese company is taking a different approach to interactive eyewear. JINS says it...
read moreDo Japanese shoppers dream of electric sheep?
A department store in Osaka is counting on an android sales assistant to boost its bottom line.Android: “Thank you for c...
read moreKyoto U. team pioneers cheap stem cell method
Scientists in Japan have come up with a cheap new way to produce stem cells en masse.The researchers at Kyoto University...
read moreNEC touts new facial recognition screen lock
Japan’s NEC has a new way to protect computer users’ privacy.The new facial recognition software locks the screen when t...
read moreHakone gets new cable cars
A popular hot spring resort in the mountains near Tokyo is getting new cable cars.The Hakone Tozan Cable Car is one of t...
read moreJapanese railways launch global push
Japanese railways want their high-speed trains to become the global standard.The International High-Speed Rail Associati...
read morePolice boxes get hi-tech info screens
Japan’s ubiquitous police boxes are going hi-tech.The country’s police are equipping the boxes with hi-tech information ...
read morePanasonic unveils ‘Toughpad’
Here’s a tablet computer that can take a beating.Panasonic unveiled its new “Toughpad” today (Monday).The tablet is wate...
read moreTests Confirm Risk of Shock From Car Battery In Crash
Japan’s transportation ministry conducted tests to see whether the hybrid vehicles are likely to shock humans in case of...
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