In Japan, workers are turning to robotic suits to help them with heavy-duty tasks. The Panasonic Assist Robot suit makes sense for industrial use as well as for staffers at nursing homes for the elde…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 4 months ago | 1 comment

Japan's space agency has proposed to a government panel a plan to send Japanese astronauts to the moon after 2025.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency or JAXA presented the idea to the science min…

posted by  Yubi | 7 years, 4 months ago | 1 comment

Japanese robotics maker ZMP Inc has partnered with a taxi operator in Tokyo, as part of its plans to launch a self-driving taxi in the city in time for the 2020 Olympics, CEO Hisashi Taniguchi said o…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 5 months ago | 1 comment

Nobuyoshi Yamasaki’s venture TBM Co. makes paper from limestone, a rock it proclaims is "almost inexhaustible." He says it’s the answer to concerns over deforestation and water shortages, with world …

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Kyoto University Professor Shinya Yamanaka says he will continue his research in stem cell technology to use it in treating patients. The Nobel Laureate is known for discovering iPS cells.

Yamanaka w…

posted by  Tanuki | 7 years, 5 months ago | 1 comment

A research team says it has developed a snake-like robot that can climb over debris and rubble by shooting a jet of air to lift its front end from the ground.

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Airbnb Inc. will now be able to operate in Japan without the risk of running into regulatory hurdles after the government passed a law that sets out rules for home sharing.

Japan’s upper house passed…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 5 months ago | 1 comment

Japan is by far the world leader in one of the most important tech revolutions in the coming decade, the robotics revolution.

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The lights of the high-end boutiques and bars of Tokyo’s Ginza neighborhood may someday be powered by coal burned more than 1,700 miles away (2,700 kilometers) in Mongolia, electricity zipping over u…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 5 months ago | 3 comments

The first Japanese-assembled F-35A was unveiled at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Komaki South F-35 Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility here today. The Japan F-35 FACO is operated by …

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