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Wind Turbine Without Propellers Seeks to Protect Birds From Collisions; System Tested at Facility in Hokkaido
KUSHIRO, Hokkaido — A “propeller-less” wind turbine is being tested as part of efforts to prevent bi...
February 18, 2024
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Japan’s H3 Rocket Successfully Launched, Reaches Orbit; Previous H3 Launch Attempt Failed Due to Electrical Issue
Japan’s new mainstay H3 rocket lifted off at 9:22 a.m. on Saturday from the Tanegashima Space Center...
February 17, 2024
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Cascading Light, ‘wobbling’ Orbs at Tokyo Art Museum
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — It’s immersive, interactive and, of course, Instagrammable — the digital art of J...
February 16, 2024
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Tokyo Entrepreneur Wants to Inspire People with Robot Piloting Experiences
From manufacturing to services, next-generation entrepreneurs are tackling a wide range of challenge...
February 16, 2024
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Pandora Stops Using Mined Silver and Gold
LONDON (Reuters) — Pandora, the world’s largest jeweler by amount of products sold, has stopped usin...
February 9, 2024
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Game On: U.K. Campus Looks to Turbocharge E-Sports
SUNDERLAND, England (AFP-Jiji) — Rows of super-powerful computers fill a classroom in northeast Engl...
February 1, 2024
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Buzz, Bump, Goal! Drone Soccer Aims High at CES
LAS VEGAS (AFP-Jiji) — A loud whirring sound incites fear that a giant swarm of insects has overtake...
January 26, 2024
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Image Shows JAXA’s SLIM Lunar Probe Achieved High-Precision Moon Landing
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) released on Thursday an image showing the Smart Lander...
January 25, 2024
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Japan Lunar Lander May Begin Recharging in Few Days
TOKYO, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)—A small unmanned Japanese probe that failed to recharge after landing on...
January 23, 2024
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SLIM Lander Paves Way for Japan in Lunar Exploration; Vital to Reduce Risk of Conflicts Over Resource Development
A JAXA lunar probe has landed, giving Japan a foothold in the global space race....
January 21, 2024
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Japan Becomes 5th Country to Successfully Land Lunar Probe on Moon; Possibly Unable to Power Itself
A space probe launched by Japan has successfully landed on the moon, the Japan Aerospace Exploratio...
January 20, 2024
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Japan’s Probe SLIM Successfully Lands on the Moon
Japan's lunar probe successfully landed on the moon at 12:20 a.m. Saturday, the Japan Aerospace Expl...
January 20, 2024
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Japan Plans to Report 360,000 Tons of ‘Blue Carbon’ to U.N.; First Such Calculation in the World
Japan had about 360,000 tons of “blue carbon,” or carbon dioxide absorbed and stored by seaweed and ...
January 17, 2024
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Tokyo Govt to Use Streetlight Information to Build More 5G Base Stations
The Tokyo metropolitan government said it plans to begin disclosing basic information on the about 6...
January 16, 2024
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Japanese Research Institute Plans to Create Certification System for Seismic Isolation Devices; Make Japan More Earthquake-Resilient
The Japan Seismic Isolation Laboratory plans to create a new certification system as early as this s...
January 16, 2024
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