Technology
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Japan, U.S. join hands on fast reactor project despite differing goals
Japan and the United States have agreed to cooperate in the development of a next-generation fast re...
January 27, 2022
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Talks advance on Japanese role in Wyoming fast reactor project
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. signed Wednesday a memorandum o...
January 27, 2022
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Japan announces 2nd postponement of H-3 rocket launch
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said Friday that it will put o...
January 22, 2022
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Tonga volcano damage glimpsed in satellite images
GENEVA/JAKARTA — The United Nations Satellite Center (UNOSAT) on Monday released satellite images sh...
January 18, 2022
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Japan, U.S. to cooperate on core tech development for next-gen fast reactors
Japan and the United States will work together to develop technology related to core equipment and s...
January 9, 2022
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High-tech system swiftly relays data on traffic accidents
A system that helps emergency services respond more quickly to traffic accidents is spreading nation...
December 19, 2021
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Japan to launch satellites to build observation network, eyeing detection of HGVs
The government, aiming to construct an observation network of small satellites, plans to launch thre...
November 22, 2021
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Automation and AI take root in Japan’s veggie factories
Vegetables grown in factories with the help of information technology to control temperature, light ...
November 16, 2021
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Japanese university research team produces 30% sweeter tomato via gene-editing tech
A tomato that is about 30% sweeter than usual has been produced using gene-editing technology, a Nag...
November 16, 2021
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Japan successfully launches Epsilon-5 rocket with 9 satellites
KIMOTSUKI, Kagoshima (Jiji Press) — The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, on Tuesday succ...
November 9, 2021
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Japan to work on centralized traffic control of flying vehicles
Looking ahead to a future when helicopters and unmanned drones share the skies with flying cars, the...
October 2, 2021
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AI piano music transcription improves
Japanese researchers have developed a method that uses artificial intelligence to accurately transcr...
September 28, 2021
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Unified standard for connected technology eyed
The transport ministry has decided to formulate a unified, international standard for data communica...
August 23, 2021
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Shinkai 6500 dives reveal deep-sea mysteries
A massive crane on the back of a ship hoisted the Shinkai 6500 manned submersible up into the air an...
July 29, 2021
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Riken-led team to model damage from compound disasters
A team of researchers from Riken and other institutions plans to model the impact of a compound disa...
July 28, 2021
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