Technology
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University of Tokyo to open Metaverse School of Engineering
The University of Tokyo is scheduled to open a “metaverse Faculty of Engineering” in September. In t...
August 13, 2022
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Japan, U.S. rocketing ahead with lunar infrastructure plans
The U.S.-led Artemis Program is shooting for the moon. The international lunar exploration program h...
August 13, 2022
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Japanese esports players with disabilities shoot down stereotypes
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — Street Fighter player Shunya Hatakeyama has muscular dystrophy, so he uses his ch...
August 12, 2022
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Improved Forpheus table tennis robot now handles 2-person team
A new version of the Forpheus table tennis robot demonstrates its skills during a public event at th...
August 1, 2022
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Japan puts priority on developing a work-ready ‘digital workforce’
Companies are increasingly integrating digital transformation (DX) into their business models. But t...
July 28, 2022
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NASA’s new moon rocket to launch as soon as Aug. 29
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — Mark your calendars: NASA’s Artemis program to return to the moon could laun...
July 27, 2022
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Flying car flies 520-meter round trip on test flight in Oita
Oita - A test flight of a flying car was held at the Notsuharu Tenku Hiroba park in Oita City. The f...
July 19, 2022
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Freeze-dried mice: How a new technique could help conservation
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — Japanese scientists have successfully produced cloned mice using freeze-dried cel...
July 13, 2022
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Drones easing shopping-woes in rural parts of Japan
Drones are increasingly winging their way to rural households to deliver groceries and medication to...
June 11, 2022
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From drones to sensors, Malaysian durian grower goes high-tech
BATU, Malaysia (AFP-Jiji) — Drones spraying pesticide, sensors taking soil readings, sprinklers that...
June 8, 2022
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Startups in Japan to be enabled to tap dormant patents
Startups will be allowed to use dormant patents jointly held by universities and large corporations ...
June 4, 2022
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Fugaku tops 2 supercomputer rankings
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Riken, a government-funded research institute, said Monday that its Fugaku was ...
May 30, 2022
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Space balloon company offers $125,000 voyage
WASHIGTON (AFP-Jiji) — A new entrant in the space tourism market promises customers views of the Ear...
April 27, 2022
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California start-up sends tiny robots on voyage into brains
LOS ANGELES (AFP-Jiji) — Sending miniature robots deep inside the human skull to treat brain disorde...
April 21, 2022
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Large-scale CT system to be main feature of Fukushima Prefecture research center
The government will conduct research and development to build a large-scale computed tomography (CT)...
April 4, 2022
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