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Jul 27, 2016 (JPN)

Car and truck drivers who spend long hours on the road know better than most about the importance of maintaining proper tire pressure; it actually saves lives. ...

Forget 3D Printing; In a Pinch, 2 and Half D it

Jul 26, 2016 (JPN)

While the race to make better and faster 3D printers has consumed industry by storm, a more facile approach has just arrived, and may force a re-think of the re...

Japan Foreign Correspondents' Club in Limbo Over Hosting Debate

Jul 25, 2016 (JPN)

The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (FCCJ) has found itself in limbo over whether or not to host a debate between candidates vying in the upcoming Tokyo g...

Taming the African Wild Watermelon

Jul 22, 2016 (JPN)

In his 1894 novel Pudd'nhead Wilson, American author Mark Twain wrote of the watermelon: "When one has tasted it, he knows what the angels eat." More than a cen...

Credit Card-Sized Magnifiers: A Sign of the Times

Jul 19, 2016 (JPN)

Shoppers of middle to advanced age may remember well their first experience of struggling to read food and medicine labels due to weakened eyesight. They can no...

Cutting Through the Haze Over Air Quality

Jul 19, 2016 (JPN)

Japan's consumer electronics market is renowned as a tough nut to crack for foreign competitors, given the high quality of domestic products and cutthroat compe...

Ex-Journalist Announces Tokyo Gubernatorial Run

Jul 13, 2016 (JPN)

Former journalist and broadcaster Takashi Uesugi (48) announced his candidacy for the open seat of Tokyo's governorship Wednesday, becoming the youngest candida...

Solar Carports Set to Dawn on Japan

Jul 12, 2016 (JPN)

Has Japan's solar panel buildout reached its peak? If it has not, the solar carport may be the next innovation to spread across the country, further extending J...

Hydrogen for Health: the Next Fountain of Youth?

Jul 06, 2016 (JPN)

Japan is going crazy over hydrogen, and it's not just for fueling futuristic cars. A growing number of people think it may be the next fountain of youth. The sm...

OPINION: Can Japan Resurrect Freedom of the Press?

Jul 06, 2016 (JPN)

By the fall of 1945, Japan had been devastated by war. But the nation, which had fallen into a repressive religious/police state which ultimately led to its des...

Ministering the Masses: DJ Joey Slick Finds Tokyo's Groove

Jul 06, 2016 (JPN)

As a man, Mr. Joey Slick may not be a recognizable household name everywhere in Japan, but he probably comes as close as it gets. As a top-rated DJ for the past...

Entrepreneurial 'Dinosaurs' Still Roam in Japan

Jun 24, 2016 (JPN)

Dinosaurs, thought to be long extinct on planet Earth, remain alive in Japan - at least some of the species that helped to shape Japan's post-industrial economy...

Digital Cameras Adapt for Sports and Study

Jun 23, 2016 (JPN)

Digital camera technology continues to open up previously unexplored worlds for study and exploration. For avid fishermen, it may even help them to catch 'The B...

Robot Assembly Kits: Training Tomorrow's Einsteins

Jun 15, 2016 (JPN)

The race to train the Einsteins of tomorrow is on, beginning with toys. Continuing advances in solid state electronics, robotics, modular building blocks and gr...

'Cool' Consumer Market Awaits Titanium

Jun 15, 2016 (JPN)

Once considered a 'wonder metal,' titanium is slowly creeping into everyday 'cool' consumer product use - most conspicuously, in smartphone accessories. Lightwe...

Digital Pet Collar Makes Finding Fido Easy

Jun 15, 2016 (JPN)

Pet owners will be able to rest easier at night as LED technology lightens the job of keeping track of their beloved animals. Korean startup Neo Pop is helping ...

Japanese Solar Market Shifts to Cost Saving

Jun 15, 2016 (JPN)

A peak in Japan's solar energy market is putting the squeeze on both would-be investors and installers. More than ever, cost-saving measures are now the focus. ...

Rechargeable Car Race Revs Up in Korea

Jun 13, 2016 (JPN)

As the global boom in electric vehicles continues to spread, the heat is especially on in Korea, where aggressive national goals promise to see a rapid rollout ...

Portable Computing Gets an Upgrade

Jun 13, 2016 (JPN)

Portable computing is getting a shot in the arm as new innovations continue to make the 'pocket office' more powerful and affordable. Fans of the genre call it ...

One Listing Site to Rule Them All

Jun 13, 2016 (JPN)

While the explosion in e-commerce has made buying and selling goods online remarkably easy since the turn of the century, it has also created a dilemma: how to ...