Mobility https://stofficetokyo.ch/index.php/taxonomy/term/171 en Japanese designer to bring high-tech wheelchairs to China https://stofficetokyo.ch/index.php/news/electronics/japanese-designer-to-bring-high-tech-wheelchairs-to-china <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--title--news.html.twig x field--node--title.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--title.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <span>Japanese designer to bring high-tech wheelchairs to China</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--uid--news.html.twig x field--node--uid.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--uid.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <span> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'username' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> <span lang="" about="/index.php/user/306" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">michael.vogelsanger</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--created--news.html.twig x field--node--created.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <span>Sat, 08/01/2020 - 12:08</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-featured-image--news.html.twig * field--node--field-featured-image.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-featured-image.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'media' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * media--source-image.html.twig * media--image--default.html.twig * media--image.html.twig * media--default.html.twig x media.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/media/templates/media.html.twig' --> <div> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--media--field-media-image--image.html.twig * field--media--field-media-image.html.twig * field--media--image.html.twig * field--field-media-image.html.twig * field--image.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field--label sr-only">Image</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_formatter' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' --> <a href="https://stofficetokyo.ch/sites/default/files/2018-11/electronics.jpg"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_style' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image_840x572_/public/2018-11/electronics.jpg?itok=hq7WNsH0" width="858" height="572" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' --> </a> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/media/templates/media.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'links__node' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * links--node.html.twig x links.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--news.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Japanese high-tech wheelchair maker Whill will enter the Chinese market this fiscal year, hoping to capitalize on a rapidly growing number elderly people in the world&#039;s second-largest economy.</p> <p>Although Whill&#039;s wheelchairs carry a hefty price tag of around 450,000 yen ($4,200) each, the company believes its stylish, smarphone-connected wheel, which can navigate surfaces that would leave conventional wheelchairs stuck, will find many takers in China.</p> <p>The Yokohama-based manufacturer already sells in the U.S. and Europe.</p> <p>The opportunity to expand into China came by chance during a visit to Beijing last autumn, said Tian Ye, Whill&#039;s head of marketing for the Asia-Pacific region, recalling his encounter with a Chinese medical expert who had used a Whill wheelchair. Impressed with the product&#039;s potential, the expert offered to introduce a sales agent in China.</p> <p>Whill&#039;s chairs are known for their looks as well as their functionality. The company, founded in 2012 by CEO Satoshi Sugie, a former Nissan Motor designer, and several others, places a premium on attractive designs. The idea is to change the notion that wheelchairs are for vulnerable people. The basic Model C, for example, has a linear Z-shaped shape when seen from the side, and a two-tone black and various color scheme.</p> <p>Whill also incorporates cutting-edge technologies into its products. It has developed an &quot;omniwheel&quot; composed of many tiny tires. This allows the front wheels to move in any direction to compensate for small surface changes and to turn 360 degrees with a flick of a joystick-type maneuvering lever.</p> <p>In China, electric wheelchairs usually go for around 3,000 yuan to 4,000 yuan ($430 to $570). Although Whill has yet to work out exactly how to market its premium products, selling in Japan for 30,000 to 650,000 yuan -- it is considering advertising on TV and the internet, focusing its marketing on wealthy people. It plans to offer its chairs online and through sales agents.</p> <p>The market for electric wheelchairs is growing in China as the country ages. The U.N. forecasts that the number of Chinese aged 65 and older will rise from 170 million in 2020 to 390 million by 2060.</p> <p>Given the growing importance of helping older people maintain their independence, Whill foresees a shift in consumer preferences away from low prices toward quality in the Chinese wheelchair market.</p> <p>Demonstrations of self-driving wheelchairs are underway at airports in the U.S. and Europe as the number of users rises and staff to push them grow scarce. The demonstrations aim both to show how the devices can address a growing social need and to highlight airport services.</p> <p>In Japan, Tokyo&#039;s Haneda Airport has began offering self-driving wheelchairs at its domestic Terminal 1 in June. &quot;Japan can lead the world in products and services for the elderly, as its population is aging faster than any other country,&quot; Sugie said.</p> <p>It remains to be seen whether electric wheelchairs developed in Japan to serve the needs of its graying population will be widely accepted in China, which has become a global innovation leader in its own right.</p> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-category--news.html.twig * field--node--field-category.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-category.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Category</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/165" hreflang="en">Electronics</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/171" hreflang="en">Mobility</a></div> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-publish-news-on--news.html.twig * field--node--field-publish-news-on.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-publish-news-on.html.twig * field--datetime.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-publish-news-on field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Publish news on</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'time' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> <time datetime="2020-07-28T12:00:00Z">Tue, 07/28/2020 - 12:00</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-un--news.html.twig * field--node--field-un.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-un.html.twig * field--datetime.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-un field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Unpublish news on</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'time' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> <time datetime="2020-07-28T12:00:00Z">Tue, 07/28/2020 - 12:00</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-date-publication--news.html.twig * field--node--field-date-publication.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-date-publication.html.twig * field--timestamp.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-date-publication field--type-timestamp field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Publication Date</div> <div class="field--item">Sat, 07/25/2020 - 01:28</div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> Sat, 01 Aug 2020 12:08:54 +0000 michael.vogelsanger 3356 at https://stofficetokyo.ch Central Japan Railway launches new, more comfortable bullet train https://stofficetokyo.ch/index.php/news/general-interest/central-japan-railway-launches-new-more-comfortable-bullet-train <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--title--news.html.twig x field--node--title.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--title.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <span>Central Japan Railway launches new, more comfortable bullet train</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--uid--news.html.twig x field--node--uid.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--uid.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <span> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'username' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> <span lang="" about="/index.php/user/306" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">michael.vogelsanger</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--created--news.html.twig x field--node--created.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <span>Sat, 07/04/2020 - 12:07</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-featured-image--news.html.twig * field--node--field-featured-image.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-featured-image.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'media' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * media--source-image.html.twig * media--image--default.html.twig * media--image.html.twig * media--default.html.twig x media.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/media/templates/media.html.twig' --> <div> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--media--field-media-image--image.html.twig * field--media--field-media-image.html.twig * field--media--image.html.twig * field--field-media-image.html.twig * field--image.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field--label sr-only">Image</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_formatter' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' --> <a href="https://stofficetokyo.ch/sites/default/files/2018-12/shinkansen.jpg"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_style' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image_840x572_/public/2018-12/shinkansen.jpg?itok=AGasd_fe" width="858" height="572" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' --> </a> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/media/templates/media.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'links__node' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * links--node.html.twig x links.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--news.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Central Japan Railway rolled out its latest-model bullet train on Wednesday, in its first full revamp of the high-speed train in 13 years. The company says the new bullet train, also known as the shinkansen, offers better performance and greater passenger comfort than earlier models.</p> <p>The first N700S train service, dubbed Nozomi 1, departed from Tokyo Station at 6 a.m. The S in the model number stands for &quot;supreme.&quot;</p> <p>The railway company, which runs the Tokaido Shinkansen line between Tokyo and Osaka, has introduced four of the new trains, with the number set to rise to 12 by the fiscal year through March 2021. By the end of fiscal 2022, JR Central hopes to have 40 of the new trains on the tracks.</p> <p>The train, whose lead car has a more aerodynamic shape than the current top-of-the-line N700A, cuts noise and vibration. All passenger seats are equipped with electrical outlets and offer improved reclining.</p> <p>The N700S is equipped with a self-propelled battery system, the first among the world&#039;s high-speed trains, allowing it to move to a safe place in the event of a blackout caused by a natural disaster or human error.</p> <p>&quot;This is the best shinkansen, which offers the finest-ever quality of seats and a comfortable space,&quot; said JR Central President Shin Kaneko at a departure ceremony on Wednesday.</p> <p>The latest-model Tokaido bullet train comprises 16 cars. But the N700S can also operate in eight- or 12-car configurations. &quot;This can be expanded in various ways, both in Japan and outside the country. We will aim to be the global standard,&quot; Kaneko said.</p> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-category--news.html.twig * field--node--field-category.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-category.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Category</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/40" hreflang="en">General Interest</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/171" hreflang="en">Mobility</a></div> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-publish-news-on--news.html.twig * field--node--field-publish-news-on.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-publish-news-on.html.twig * field--datetime.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-publish-news-on field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Publish news on</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'time' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> <time datetime="2020-06-30T12:00:00Z">Tue, 06/30/2020 - 12:00</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-un--news.html.twig * field--node--field-un.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-un.html.twig * field--datetime.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-un field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Unpublish news on</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'time' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> <time datetime="2020-06-30T12:00:00Z">Tue, 06/30/2020 - 12:00</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-date-publication--news.html.twig * field--node--field-date-publication.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-date-publication.html.twig * field--timestamp.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-date-publication field--type-timestamp field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Publication Date</div> <div class="field--item">Wed, 07/01/2020 - 01:28</div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> Sat, 04 Jul 2020 12:07:28 +0000 michael.vogelsanger 3275 at https://stofficetokyo.ch Coronavirus pushes Japan closer to high-tech 'super cities' https://stofficetokyo.ch/index.php/news/general-interest/coronavirus-pushes-japan-closer-to-high-tech-super-cities <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--title--news.html.twig x field--node--title.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--title.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <span>Coronavirus pushes Japan closer to high-tech &#039;super cities&#039;</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--uid--news.html.twig x field--node--uid.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--uid.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <span> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'username' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> <span lang="" about="/index.php/user/306" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">michael.vogelsanger</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--created--news.html.twig x field--node--created.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <span>Wed, 05/13/2020 - 12:05</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-featured-image--news.html.twig * field--node--field-featured-image.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-featured-image.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'media' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * media--source-image.html.twig * media--image--default.html.twig * media--image.html.twig * media--default.html.twig x media.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/media/templates/media.html.twig' --> <div> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--media--field-media-image--image.html.twig * field--media--field-media-image.html.twig * field--media--image.html.twig * field--field-media-image.html.twig * field--image.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field--label sr-only">Image</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_formatter' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' --> <a href="https://stofficetokyo.ch/sites/default/files/2018-10/general_interest.jpg"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_style' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image_840x572_/public/2018-10/general_interest.jpg?itok=jGDtMJGT" width="1019" height="572" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' --> </a> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/media/templates/media.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'links__node' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * links--node.html.twig x links.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--news.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Japan took another step toward building technology-enabled "super cities," with legislation set to pass that will help advance local plans by lowering regulatory hurdles.</p> <p>Such smart cities, under Japan's Super City Initiative, use artificial intelligence and big data in conjunction with cutting-edge technology in areas including transportation, medicine and education to make life easier for residents.</p> <p>The legislation will reduce regulatory barriers to adopting technologies such as autonomous driving, telemedicine and remote education. This follows reforms prompted by a coronavirus pandemic that have forced many normally analog fields to go digital.</p> <p>The broad regulatory changes involved in building smart cities often require dealing with multiple government agencies, which can complicate discussions and even cause them to break down. The new legislation will introduce a top-down approach.</p> <p>If a municipality wins approval for smart city plans from its residents and applies to the central government, the prime minister can direct agencies to make exceptions to the relevant regulations as needed. The city will be required to disclose the details of its systems to make it easier to share data.</p> <p>The government will begin taking applications from municipalities as early as next month, with approvals starting in the summer. The city and prefecture of Osaka will consider using the measure for flying cars and drones around the site of the 2025 World Expo.</p> <p>Even as lawmakers have made dealing with the coronavirus their top priority since February, the bill -- which was scrapped during last year's regular parliamentary session -- was passed by the lower house last month and is expected to be enacted this month.</p> <p>This owes to recent pandemic-related developments that helped pave the way. The health ministry lifted a ban last month on doctors seeing first-time patients online, while a broad shutdown of schools has fueled demand for remote education. It has become increasingly important for the government to bring such issues under one administrative roof.</p> <p>Incorporating these points into the smart city policy allows the government to fold deregulation into its preexisting plans.</p> <p>Regulatory reform during the outbreak should be "implemented gradually beginning with what we can start on now," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in a meeting last month of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy.</p> <p>There are concerns that given lawmakers' focus on tackling the coronavirus, passing the smart-city legislation could hurt the prospects of other business-related bills this session. Parliament had passed only 22 of the 56 bills put before it as of Tuesday, and the session is due to end June 17.</p> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-category--news.html.twig * field--node--field-category.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-category.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Category</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/40" hreflang="en">General Interest</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/45" hreflang="en">Artificial Intelligence</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/33" hreflang="en">Information &amp; Communications Technology</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/171" hreflang="en">Mobility</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/166" hreflang="en">Health</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/47" hreflang="en">Life Science &amp; Medical Technology</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/50" hreflang="en">Education</a></div> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-publish-news-on--news.html.twig * field--node--field-publish-news-on.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-publish-news-on.html.twig * field--datetime.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-publish-news-on field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Publish news on</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'time' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> <time datetime="2020-05-12T12:00:00Z">Tue, 05/12/2020 - 12:00</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-un--news.html.twig * field--node--field-un.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-un.html.twig * field--datetime.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-un field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Unpublish news on</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'time' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> <time datetime="2020-05-12T12:00:00Z">Tue, 05/12/2020 - 12:00</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-date-publication--news.html.twig * field--node--field-date-publication.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-date-publication.html.twig * field--timestamp.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-date-publication field--type-timestamp field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Publication Date</div> <div class="field--item">Tue, 05/12/2020 - 15:00</div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> Wed, 13 May 2020 12:05:30 +0000 michael.vogelsanger 3130 at https://stofficetokyo.ch Bullet-train home delivery ready for service https://stofficetokyo.ch/index.php/news/general-interest/bullet-train-home-delivery-ready-for-service <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--title--news.html.twig x field--node--title.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--title.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <span>Bullet-train home delivery ready for service</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--uid--news.html.twig x field--node--uid.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--uid.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <span> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'username' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> <span lang="" about="/index.php/user/306" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">michael.vogelsanger</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--created--news.html.twig x field--node--created.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <span>Thu, 04/02/2020 - 12:04</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-featured-image--news.html.twig * field--node--field-featured-image.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-featured-image.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'media' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * media--source-image.html.twig * media--image--default.html.twig * media--image.html.twig * media--default.html.twig x media.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/media/templates/media.html.twig' --> <div> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--media--field-media-image--image.html.twig * field--media--field-media-image.html.twig * field--media--image.html.twig * field--field-media-image.html.twig * field--image.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field--label sr-only">Image</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_formatter' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' --> <a href="https://stofficetokyo.ch/sites/default/files/2018-12/shinkansen.jpg"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_style' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image_840x572_/public/2018-12/shinkansen.jpg?itok=AGasd_fe" width="858" height="572" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' --> </a> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/media/templates/media.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'links__node' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * links--node.html.twig x links.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--news.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Ever since Japan's first high-speed rail link opened in 1964 between Tokyo and Osaka, the idea of using the <em>shinkansen</em> bullet trains for freight transport has been around.</p> <p>But obtaining land to set up a cargo terminal or creating a carriage specifically for packages required additional cost, and the plans never took off.</p> <p>Now the idea is finally becoming reality, by simply carrying parcels and passengers in the same carriage. With the nation struggling to secure long-distance truck drivers amid a labor shortage, it suddenly made sense to use the shinkansen's empty seats to carry parcels.</p> <p>Delivery company Sagawa Express is teaming up with Hokkaido Railway, a Japan Railways group company, to launch a new delivery service using vacant shinkansen seats in 2020.</p> <p>The move sees Sagawa taking a cue from China. As online shopping grows explosively in the country, high-speed trains are being used for same-day deliveries. Sagawa and JR Hokkaido will start testing shinkansen parcel shipping as early as April.</p> <p>Currently, Sagawa uses ferries to transport parcels between Japan's largest island, Honshu, and the main northernmost island of Hokkaido. The ferries carry trucks and drivers for afternoon deliveries.</p> <p>Hokkaido Shinkansen trains, which can top out at 260 km per hour, will make it possible to deliver parcels in the morning of the following day. "We hope to roll out shinkansen-based services in Hokkaido and other parts of the nation," said Kenji Hagiwara, a product planning manager at Sagawa.</p> <p>The number of home deliveries by courier services hit 4.3 billion in fiscal 2018, a 20% increase in five years due to growing e-commerce, according to Japan's Transport Ministry. But the chronic shortage of drivers could impede further growth. The jobs-to-applicants ratio for vehicle drivers is hovering around three, meaning there are three job offers for each driver hired.</p> <p>Boston Consulting Group predicts a shortfall of 240,000 truck drivers in Japan for 2027.</p> <p>Kyushu Railway, also known as JR Kyushu, wants to launch a new shinkansen freight service by 2021. The company, which serves the southernmost main island of Kyushu, plans to use one car of each shinkansen to transport freight during early morning and late night, when there are fewer passengers.</p> <p>JR Kyushu hopes the new service will generate substantial revenue to replace dwindling non-shinkansen income.</p> <p>Use of shinkansen to transport home delivery parcels will mostly be relegated to rural lines where seat occupancy is low. This business may not be feasible for the Tokaido Shinkansen Line -- the busiest and most profitable shinkansen -- linking Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka.</p> <p>A major Japanese business organization, however, foresees a lucrative future for high-speed rail freight. In February 2019, the Japan Association of Corporate Executives proposed using the high-speed trains for upgrading Japan's logistics network. When the new Chuo Shinkansen maglev train service starts, there will be ample room for freight on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, the group said.</p> <p>In China's huge online shopping sector, high-seed trains are already transporting packages. JD.com, a major Chinese e-commerce company, started using the trains to transport parcels in 2017. The company's high-speed rail transport service connects to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other major cities, and can be used for perishables such as crabs and cherries, according to the company.</p> <p>Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding set a sales record during last year's Singles Day on Nov. 11 -- the world's biggest 24-hour shopping event. Gross merchandise value, a figure that shows sales across Alibaba's shopping platforms, hit 268.4 billion yuan ($37.8 billion) on that day, up 25% from 2018.</p> <p>As tremendous amounts of goods purchased online are transported daily across China, it is not unusual to see seats on high-speed trains loaded with parcels, according to a leading e-commerce company.</p> <p>In Japan, the shinkansen network is expected to be extended in the Hokkaido, Kyushu and Hokuriku regions. But costs remain a major challenge for shinkansen-based deliveries. Sagawa admits as much, saying that using shinkansen for freight will be considerably costlier than traditional trucking services.</p> <p>The Kagoshima Trucking Association, an industry organization in Kyushu, estimated in 2018 that using shinkansen to carry packages between Kagoshima-Chuo Station and Shin-Osaka Station would cost 70% to 490% more than trucks.</p> <p>People would likely have priority over packages, adding to the problems of shipping freight in passenger trains, especially during peak travel periods. Moreover, demand for home delivery is subject to wild swings.</p> <p>Even so, shinkansen trains, which are less vulnerable to inclement weather than trucks, can offer an attractive alternative to trucking.</p> <p>In addition to providing a way to overcome the driver shortage, freight shinkansen trains could also create a new market for super-rush delivery services targeting businesses.</p> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-category--news.html.twig * field--node--field-category.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-category.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Category</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/40" hreflang="en">General Interest</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/39" hreflang="en">Alliances &amp; Technology Transfer</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/171" hreflang="en">Mobility</a></div> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-publish-news-on--news.html.twig * field--node--field-publish-news-on.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-publish-news-on.html.twig * field--datetime.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-publish-news-on field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Publish news on</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'time' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> <time datetime="2020-03-31T12:00:00Z">Tue, 03/31/2020 - 12:00</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-un--news.html.twig * field--node--field-un.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-un.html.twig * field--datetime.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-un field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Unpublish news on</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'time' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> <time datetime="2020-03-31T12:00:00Z">Tue, 03/31/2020 - 12:00</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-date-publication--news.html.twig * field--node--field-date-publication.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-date-publication.html.twig * field--timestamp.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-date-publication field--type-timestamp field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Publication Date</div> <div class="field--item">Tue, 03/31/2020 - 15:00</div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> Thu, 02 Apr 2020 12:04:45 +0000 michael.vogelsanger 3055 at https://stofficetokyo.ch Toyota and NTT in tie-up for $1.8bn smart city project https://stofficetokyo.ch/index.php/news/alliances-technology-transfer/toyota-and-ntt-in-tie-up-for-18bn-smart-city-project <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--title--news.html.twig x field--node--title.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--title.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <span>Toyota and NTT in tie-up for $1.8bn smart city project</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--uid--news.html.twig x field--node--uid.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--uid.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <span> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'username' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> <span lang="" about="/index.php/user/306" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">michael.vogelsanger</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--created--news.html.twig x field--node--created.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <span>Wed, 03/25/2020 - 12:03</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-featured-image--news.html.twig * field--node--field-featured-image.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-featured-image.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'media' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * media--source-image.html.twig * media--image--default.html.twig * media--image.html.twig * media--default.html.twig x media.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/media/templates/media.html.twig' --> <div> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--media--field-media-image--image.html.twig * field--media--field-media-image.html.twig * field--media--image.html.twig * field--field-media-image.html.twig * field--image.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field--label sr-only">Image</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_formatter' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' --> <a href="https://stofficetokyo.ch/sites/default/files/2018-10/alliance.jpg"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_style' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image_840x572_/public/2018-10/alliance.jpg?itok=H4p_btdh" width="792" height="572" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' --> </a> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/media/templates/media.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'links__node' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * links--node.html.twig x links.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--news.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Toyota Motor and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone have decided to sign a capital and business tie-up deal, Nikkei learned Tuesday.</p> <p>The companies, which will spend a total of some 200 billion yen ($1.81 billion), will bring together their respective technologies for a project to build a smart city to start in 2021 on a former Toyota plant site in Shizuoka Prefecture.</p> <p>Toyota aims to speed up its next-generation technology by tapping NTT's communications know-how.</p> <p>The companies were set to announce the deal Tuesday afternoon.</p> <p>Toyota aims to speed up development of next-generation vehicles using the 5G, or next generation telecommunication standard.</p> <p>Competition among automakers is heating up in the development of technologies in areas of connected cars, automated driving, sharing and electrification -- sometimes referred to by the acronym CASE. In particular, development of connected cars requires use of telecommunication technology to collect information from outside the vehicle, not just improved vehicle performance.</p> <p>Toyota and NTT in 2017 announced a joint research and development project for connected cars, and launched tests in December 2018. In this new project, the companies aim to establish a basic technology to compile a huge amount of pseudo data collected from connected cars, including vehicle travel data and video taken of the environment surrounding moving vehicles, which will be analyzed at a central location.</p> <p>A major focus of the latest deal, in addition of the development of next-generation cars, is believed to be the project to build a "Woven City," a testing ground the automaker will start building in 2021 in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Susono at a location to be vacated by subsidiary Toyota Motor East Japan's Higashi Fuji Plant to close in late 2020.</p> <p>Positioned as a "connected city," the Woven City is envisioned as a futuristic town loaded with new technologies, including self-driving cars such as e-Palette, an electric vehicle Toyota is developing for commercial use. Residents of the smart city will play the role of verifying various new technologies, including not only vehicles but indoor-use robots. The smart city will also be used to develop mobility as a service, or MaaS, and artificial intelligence technologies. As all these technologies heavily rely on high-speed network connection technology that Toyota aims to take advantage of the tie-up with NTT.</p> <p>NTT, for its part, is making a "smart city" initiative aimed at improving quality of life in urban areas using data, as a pillar of its growth strategy. In the United States, the telecoms giant has teamed up with the city of Las Vegas to develop a system that monitors or detects moving vehicles and pedestrians through the combined use of surveillance cameras and acoustic sensors, which has successfully contributed to reducing traffic accidents.</p> <p>In Japan, NTT is working with the cities of Sapporo and Chiba. In Sapporo, a project is underway to support tourism using data on consumer purchase history and locations, while in Chiba, it is working on a project to test self-driving technology.</p> <p>NTT, which has little hope for growth in its communications business, is focusing on smart cities because it sees great potential for the area to grow into a key revenue source. In smart cities, NTT expects to take advantage of technologies held by NTT group companies, including 5G technology, to have various sensors to work together, which it sees leading to increased revenues.</p> <p>Toyota in 2018 announced a large-scale business tie-up with SoftBank Group, which has included the establishment of a mobility-service joint venture. Toyota also has an agreement with KDDI for a communication technology for use in its existing car models.  The latest capital deal with NTT means Toyota has tie-ups with all major telecommunication companies in Japan.</p> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-category--news.html.twig * field--node--field-category.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-category.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Category</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/39" hreflang="en">Alliances &amp; Technology Transfer</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/45" hreflang="en">Artificial Intelligence</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/33" hreflang="en">Information &amp; Communications Technology</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/36" hreflang="en">Automotive</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/171" hreflang="en">Mobility</a></div> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-publish-news-on--news.html.twig * field--node--field-publish-news-on.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-publish-news-on.html.twig * field--datetime.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-publish-news-on field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Publish news on</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'time' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> <time datetime="2020-03-23T12:00:00Z">Mon, 03/23/2020 - 12:00</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-un--news.html.twig * field--node--field-un.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-un.html.twig * field--datetime.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-un field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Unpublish news on</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'time' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> <time datetime="2020-03-23T12:00:00Z">Mon, 03/23/2020 - 12:00</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-date-publication--news.html.twig * field--node--field-date-publication.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-date-publication.html.twig * field--timestamp.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-date-publication field--type-timestamp field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Publication Date</div> <div class="field--item">Mon, 03/23/2020 - 15:00</div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> Wed, 25 Mar 2020 12:03:29 +0000 michael.vogelsanger 3042 at https://stofficetokyo.ch Japan's ultrafast bullet train shows off wireless power supply https://stofficetokyo.ch/index.php/news/physics/japans-ultrafast-bullet-train-shows-off-wireless-power-supply <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--title--news.html.twig x field--node--title.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--title.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <span>Japan&#039;s ultrafast bullet train shows off wireless power supply</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--uid--news.html.twig x field--node--uid.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--uid.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <span> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'username' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> <span lang="" about="/index.php/user/306" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">michael.vogelsanger</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--created--news.html.twig x field--node--created.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <span>Wed, 03/25/2020 - 11:03</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-featured-image--news.html.twig * field--node--field-featured-image.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-featured-image.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'media' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * media--source-image.html.twig * media--image--default.html.twig * media--image.html.twig * media--default.html.twig x media.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/media/templates/media.html.twig' --> <div> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--media--field-media-image--image.html.twig * field--media--field-media-image.html.twig * field--media--image.html.twig * field--field-media-image.html.twig * field--image.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field--label sr-only">Image</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_formatter' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' --> <a href="https://stofficetokyo.ch/sites/default/files/2018-12/shinkansen.jpg"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_style' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image_840x572_/public/2018-12/shinkansen.jpg?itok=AGasd_fe" width="858" height="572" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' --> </a> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/media/templates/media.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'links__node' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * links--node.html.twig x links.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--news.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Japanese developers unveiled Wednesday a prototype of the magnetic-levitation bullet train that is capable of deriving onboard power completely wirelessly.</p> <p>The maglev will generate power from inductive charging, the same technology that wirelessly recharges smartphones. The train will be able to attain speeds of 500 kph.</p> <p>Operator Central Japan Railway, also known as JR Tokai, looks to begin maglev services between Tokyo and Nagoya in 2027. Regarding the prototype, "we've come 80 to 90% toward commercial operation," said Motoaki Terai, who oversees JR Tokai's maglev development.</p> <p>The original L0 series maglev contained gas turbine generators that delivered some power for the interior lighting and air conditioning systems. The prototype does away with the turbines, instead relying entirely on coils installed on the train and along the tracks to generate electricity.</p> <p>This gave birth to a lighter, more streamlined end car that was put on display at Hitachi's Kasado Works in Kudamatsu, a city southwest of Hiroshima. While the nose of the original L0 looked flat, the prototype nose featured a lengthy bridge.</p> <p>The prototype bore dark blue stripes bearing a close resemblance to JR Tokai's Tokaido <em>shinkansen</em> bullet train connecting Tokyo with Osaka. Hitachi is building the end cars while Nippon Sharyo is manufacturing the intermediate carriages.</p> <p>The maglev would complete the entire 236 km trip in as little as 40 minutes. The ultimate goal is to export the technology to the U.S.</p> <p>In Japan, however, the maglev faces an obstacle to completion in a mountainous stretch in Shizuoka Prefecture. There, the governor continues to block construction of a 9 km tunnel, citing a potentially deleterious effect on water resources.</p> <p>The novel coronavirus outbreak has slashed ridership in the Tokaido <em>shinkansen</em>, creating more woes for JR Tokai.</p> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-category--news.html.twig * field--node--field-category.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-category.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Category</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/37" hreflang="en">Physics</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/34" hreflang="en">Energy</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/171" hreflang="en">Mobility</a></div> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-publish-news-on--news.html.twig * field--node--field-publish-news-on.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-publish-news-on.html.twig * field--datetime.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-publish-news-on field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Publish news on</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'time' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> <time datetime="2020-03-25T12:00:00Z">Wed, 03/25/2020 - 12:00</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-un--news.html.twig * field--node--field-un.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-un.html.twig * field--datetime.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-un field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Unpublish news on</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'time' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> <time datetime="2020-03-25T12:00:00Z">Wed, 03/25/2020 - 12:00</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-date-publication--news.html.twig * field--node--field-date-publication.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-date-publication.html.twig * field--timestamp.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-date-publication field--type-timestamp field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Publication Date</div> <div class="field--item">Wed, 03/25/2020 - 15:00</div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> Wed, 25 Mar 2020 11:03:42 +0000 michael.vogelsanger 3044 at https://stofficetokyo.ch Nissan goes all electric for new cars in Japan https://stofficetokyo.ch/index.php/news/automotive/nissan-goes-all-electric-for-new-cars-in-japan <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--title--news.html.twig x field--node--title.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--title.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <span>Nissan goes all electric for new cars in Japan</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--uid--news.html.twig x field--node--uid.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--uid.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <span> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'username' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> <span lang="" about="/index.php/user/306" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">michael.vogelsanger</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--created--news.html.twig x field--node--created.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <span>Tue, 03/17/2020 - 12:03</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-featured-image--news.html.twig * field--node--field-featured-image.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-featured-image.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'media' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * media--source-image.html.twig * media--image--default.html.twig * media--image.html.twig * media--default.html.twig x media.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/media/templates/media.html.twig' --> <div> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--media--field-media-image--image.html.twig * field--media--field-media-image.html.twig * field--media--image.html.twig * field--field-media-image.html.twig * field--image.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field--label sr-only">Image</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_formatter' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' --> <a href="https://stofficetokyo.ch/sites/default/files/2018-10/automotive.jpg"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_style' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image_840x572_/public/2018-10/automotive.jpg?itok=wD2bgnwH" width="958" height="572" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' --> </a> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/media/templates/media.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'links__node' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * links--node.html.twig x links.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--news.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Nissan Motor will sell electric-drive versions of all new and redesigned models to hit the Japanese market starting in fiscal 2020 as it shifts further away from gasoline power under tighter emissions rules, Nikkei has learned.</p> <p>The automaker will roll out an electric sport utility vehicle as early as the second half of 2020 and an electric version of its mainstay Dayz minicar in 2021.</p> <p>Nissan will also offer hybrid versions of the Kicks SUV, which comes to Japan this summer, and of the Note subcompact. The X-Trail SUV will also be offered as a hybrid when redesigned next year. These hybrids will use the company's proprietary e-Power system.</p> <p>A quarter of Nissan's new-vehicle sales in Japan in fiscal 2018 consisted of the Leaf electric car or e-Power hybrids. It aims to expand this share to 50% in fiscal 2022.</p> <p>Higher sales of electrics and hybrids are expected to help reduce the automaker's battery procurement costs.</p> <p>Nissan's move is part of a wider industry trend of stepping up electrification. Volkswagen plans to electrify all its models, while Toyota Motor seeks to sell hybrid, plug-in hybrid or pure-electric versions of all its autos worldwide by 2025.</p> <p>Nissan aims to generate 50% of sales in Europe and 30% in China from electric-drive vehicles in fiscal 2022.</p> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-category--news.html.twig * field--node--field-category.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-category.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Category</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/36" hreflang="en">Automotive</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/171" hreflang="en">Mobility</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/168" hreflang="en">Clean Technology</a></div> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-publish-news-on--news.html.twig * field--node--field-publish-news-on.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-publish-news-on.html.twig * field--datetime.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-publish-news-on field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Publish news on</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'time' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> <time datetime="2020-03-15T12:00:00Z">Sun, 03/15/2020 - 12:00</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-un--news.html.twig * field--node--field-un.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-un.html.twig * field--datetime.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-un field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Unpublish news on</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'time' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> <time datetime="2020-03-15T12:00:00Z">Sun, 03/15/2020 - 12:00</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-date-publication--news.html.twig * field--node--field-date-publication.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-date-publication.html.twig * field--timestamp.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-date-publication field--type-timestamp field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Publication Date</div> <div class="field--item">Fri, 03/13/2020 - 15:00</div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> Tue, 17 Mar 2020 12:03:42 +0000 michael.vogelsanger 3028 at https://stofficetokyo.ch Bullet trains combat snow delays with cameras and heaters https://stofficetokyo.ch/index.php/news/information-communications-technology/bullet-trains-combat-snow-delays-with-cameras-and <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--title--news.html.twig x field--node--title.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--title.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <span>Bullet trains combat snow delays with cameras and heaters</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--uid--news.html.twig x field--node--uid.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--uid.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <span> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'username' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> <span lang="" about="/index.php/user/112" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">yasuko.matsumoto</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--created--news.html.twig x field--node--created.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <span>Sat, 03/14/2020 - 12:03</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-featured-image--news.html.twig * field--node--field-featured-image.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-featured-image.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'media' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * media--source-image.html.twig * media--image--default.html.twig * media--image.html.twig * media--default.html.twig x media.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/media/templates/media.html.twig' --> <div> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--media--field-media-image--image.html.twig * field--media--field-media-image.html.twig * field--media--image.html.twig * field--field-media-image.html.twig * field--image.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field--label sr-only">Image</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_formatter' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' --> <a href="https://stofficetokyo.ch/sites/default/files/2018-12/shinkansen.jpg"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_style' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image_840x572_/public/2018-12/shinkansen.jpg?itok=AGasd_fe" width="858" height="572" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' --> </a> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/media/templates/media.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'links__node' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * links--node.html.twig x links.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--news.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p><a href="/Companies/Central-Japan-Railway-Co">Central Japan Railway</a> has equipped bullet trains on Japan's busiest line with cameras to track weather in real time and snow-melting heaters, aiming to keep service running safely and on schedule even in poor conditions.</p> <p>JR Central installed cameras in December on 50 trains -- a third of its fleet -- on the Tokaido Shinkansen line between Tokyo and Osaka. The images provide dispatchers with information on the speed and depth of snow accumulation. Four trains have additional cameras underneath and heaters to melt snow that collects on the undercarriage.</p> <p>JR Central plans to run <a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Transportation/Japan-s-bullet-train-crams-in-2-more-trips-per-hour">two more</a> of its fastest trains per hour in high-demand periods starting Saturday, bringing the total to 12, and hopes to eliminate significant weather delays to maintain this packed schedule.</p> <p>Snow presents a particular challenge. The Maibara-Sekigahara segment between Nagoya and Kyoto is prone to heavy snowfall, which can slow trains capable of speeds up to 285 kph to as little as 70 kph.</p> <p>JR Central had used snowplows and sprinklers to clear snow, but trains are still delayed by nearly an hour at times.</p> <p>"Monitoring snow conditions in real time will enable us to minimize train delays," the head of JR Central's shinkansen business department said.</p> <p>Data from the cameras will also help JR Central respond promptly to weather-related problems after winter is over, including high winds in early spring, sudden downpours in June, and typhoons in August and September.</p> <p>The shinkansen business chief likened dealing with such challenges to a "puzzle that tests our agility and judgment."</p> <p>Ridership on the Tokaido line <a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Transportation/Tokyo-Osaka-bullet-train-ridership-falls-by-unprecedented-56">plunged</a> a record 56% on the year for the first nine days of March as the coronavirus outbreak disrupted travel.</p> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-category--news.html.twig * field--node--field-category.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-category.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Category</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/33" hreflang="en">Information &amp; Communications Technology</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/171" hreflang="en">Mobility</a></div> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-publish-news-on--news.html.twig * field--node--field-publish-news-on.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-publish-news-on.html.twig * field--datetime.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-publish-news-on field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Publish news on</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'time' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> <time datetime="2020-03-12T12:00:00Z">Thu, 03/12/2020 - 12:00</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-un--news.html.twig * field--node--field-un.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-un.html.twig * field--datetime.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-un field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Unpublish news on</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'time' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> <time datetime="2020-03-12T12:00:00Z">Thu, 03/12/2020 - 12:00</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-date-publication--news.html.twig * field--node--field-date-publication.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-date-publication.html.twig * field--timestamp.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-date-publication field--type-timestamp field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Publication Date</div> <div class="field--item">Fri, 03/13/2020 - 00:00</div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> Sat, 14 Mar 2020 12:03:16 +0000 yasuko.matsumoto 3027 at https://stofficetokyo.ch New Tokyo homes ditch parking spaces but offer car sharing https://stofficetokyo.ch/index.php/news/automotive/new-tokyo-homes-ditch-parking-spaces-but-offer-car-sharing <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--title--news.html.twig x field--node--title.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--title.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <span>New Tokyo homes ditch parking spaces but offer car sharing</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--uid--news.html.twig x field--node--uid.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--uid.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <span> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'username' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> <span lang="" about="/index.php/user/291" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">STOffice.intern</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--created--news.html.twig x field--node--created.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <span>Tue, 01/28/2020 - 12:01</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-featured-image--news.html.twig * field--node--field-featured-image.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-featured-image.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'media' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * media--source-image.html.twig * media--image--default.html.twig * media--image.html.twig * media--default.html.twig x media.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/media/templates/media.html.twig' --> <div> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--media--field-media-image--image.html.twig * field--media--field-media-image.html.twig * field--media--image.html.twig * field--field-media-image.html.twig * field--image.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field--label sr-only">Image</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_formatter' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' --> <a href="https://stofficetokyo.ch/sites/default/files/2018-10/automotive.jpg"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_style' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image_840x572_/public/2018-10/automotive.jpg?itok=wD2bgnwH" width="958" height="572" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' --> </a> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/media/templates/media.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'links__node' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * links--node.html.twig x links.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--news.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>TOKYO -- A Japanese developer has begun experimenting with homes that offer free car sharing instead of a parking space as more people in Japan's capital live without their own automobiles.</p> <p>The new two-story, three-bedroom homes, located near the Nakanobu metro station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward, represent a first for Mitsui Fudosan Residential, which sells about 400 homes a year in urban neighborhoods.</p> <p>Homebuyers can use a <a href="/Companies/Mitsui-Fudosan-Co.-Ltd">Mitsui Fudosan</a> group car-sharing service without paying the monthly membership fee of about $9. Prices start at just over 75 million yen ($685,000) for about 80 sq. meters of floor space.</p> <p>"A growing number of people in urban areas see car parking space as unnecessary," the head of the company's regional development told Nikkei. Some buyers of the new houses got rid of their cars, he said.</p> <p>Doing without parking also helps the developer conserve space in crowded Tokyo, whose 23 wards are about the size of Singapore and are home to over 9 million people. </p> <p>The limited site area means the new houses would have needed three stories to create parking spaces, adding to building costs. Without parking, the homes cost less than comparable units of new condominiums nearby, a company official said. The affiliated car-sharing provider has a base in the neighborhood.</p> <p>More than 50% of condo residents in the Tokyo metropolitan area did not use the units' garages or parking lots in 2018, up from around 20% in 2007, said Yoichi Ikemoto, editor-in-chief of Suumo, a housing information website run by Recruit Sumai.</p> <p>Citing a 40% increase for average condo prices in the 23 wards of Tokyo over five years, Ikemoto said that "more and more people appear to be giving up owning cars and becoming content with car sharing."</p> <p>Membership in car-sharing services soared to 1.62 million nationwide in 2019, double the number from three years earlier, according to an estimate from the Foundation for Promoting Personal Mobility and Ecological Transportation.</p> <p>Tokyu Land has debuted a service providing shared taxi rides to golf courses, teaming with NearMe, which offers a cab-sharing app. The <a href="/Companies/Tokyu-Corp">Tokyu</a> group owns many golf courses and housing lots in the suburbs.</p> <p>"As more young people chose not to own cars, they are also are losing interest in golf," said Shuichi Takano, chief researcher at the Tokyu Fudosan R&amp;D Center.</p> <p>The spread of car-sharing and ride-hailing services allows people to move freely even if they do not own a vehicle.</p> <p>Singapore leads in introducing such services. Roads occupy 12% of the land in the city-state, which has 5.7 million people  and can spare little more space for streets and parking lots.</p> <p>Singapore's Smart Mobility 2030 initiative, unveiled in 2014, calls for achieving a highly mobile society using information technology. Also in 2014, major ride-hailer Grab moved its headquarters to Singapore from Malaysia, boosting activity in the city-state. A government-led electric car sharing service, dubbed BlueSG, was launched in 2017.</p> <p>With the number of owned automobiles in the country staying at roughly 600,000, Singapore succeeds in curbing traffic jams.</p> <p>Consumer attitudes toward cars are changing in every country. A survey by Deloitte Tohmatsu Group of ride-hailing users found that younger generations saw less need to own cars. In Japan, more than half of respondents 44 or younger regarded car ownership as unnecessary.</p> <p>But the rising popularity of car sharing dampens automobile production, which many countries regard as a key industry. Beyond prompting individual automakers to offer such services themselves, the trend could reshape the automotive industry as a whole.</p> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-category--news.html.twig * field--node--field-category.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-category.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Category</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/36" hreflang="en">Automotive</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/175" hreflang="en">Sharing Economy</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/171" hreflang="en">Mobility</a></div> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-publish-news-on--news.html.twig * field--node--field-publish-news-on.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-publish-news-on.html.twig * field--datetime.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-publish-news-on field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Publish news on</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'time' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> <time datetime="2020-01-26T12:00:00Z">Sun, 01/26/2020 - 12:00</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-un--news.html.twig * field--node--field-un.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-un.html.twig * field--datetime.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-un field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Unpublish news on</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'time' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> <time datetime="2020-01-26T12:00:00Z">Sun, 01/26/2020 - 12:00</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-date-publication--news.html.twig * field--node--field-date-publication.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-date-publication.html.twig * field--timestamp.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-date-publication field--type-timestamp field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Publication Date</div> <div class="field--item">Sun, 01/26/2020 - 00:00</div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> Tue, 28 Jan 2020 12:01:55 +0000 STOffice.intern 2928 at https://stofficetokyo.ch Vietnam smart city enlists Mitsubishi, Nomura and Vingroup https://stofficetokyo.ch/index.php/news/alliances-technology-transfer/vietnam-smart-city-enlists-mitsubishi-nomura-and-vingroup <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--title--news.html.twig x field--node--title.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--title.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <span>Vietnam smart city enlists Mitsubishi, Nomura and Vingroup</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--uid--news.html.twig x field--node--uid.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--uid.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <span> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'username' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> <span lang="" about="/index.php/user/291" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">STOffice.intern</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/user/templates/username.html.twig' --> </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--created--news.html.twig x field--node--created.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <span>Fri, 01/24/2020 - 12:01</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/node/templates/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-featured-image--news.html.twig * field--node--field-featured-image.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-featured-image.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'media' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * media--source-image.html.twig * media--image--default.html.twig * media--image.html.twig * media--default.html.twig x media.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/media/templates/media.html.twig' --> <div> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--media--field-media-image--image.html.twig * field--media--field-media-image.html.twig * field--media--image.html.twig * field--field-media-image.html.twig * field--image.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field--label sr-only">Image</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_formatter' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' --> <a href="https://stofficetokyo.ch/sites/default/files/2018-10/inf_com_tech.jpg"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_style' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image_840x572_/public/2018-10/inf_com_tech.jpg?itok=1ntyC79Y" width="874" height="572" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' --> </a> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/media/templates/media.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'links__node' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * links--node.html.twig x links.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--news.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>TOKYO/HANOI -- <a href="/Companies/Mitsubishi-Corp">Mitsubishi Corp.</a> and Nomura Real Estate Development will join hands with <a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Companies/Vingroup-JSC" title="">Vingroup</a>, Vietnam's biggest conglomerate, on a large urban development project in Ho Chi Minh City, the Southeast Asian nation's commercial hub.</p> <p>The Japanese companies will invest nearly 100 billion yen ($908 million) in the project, according to sources. The tie-up comes with Vietnamese banks tightening their grip on lending to the property sector and with Vingroup, a sprawling conglomerate whose automaking and other businesses are struggling, planning to <a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Exclusive-Vingroup-plans-Thai-bonds-as-funding-options-narrow" title="">issue its first baht-denominated bonds</a> as its funding options at home dwindle.</p> <p>Local news outlets have reported that Vietnamese banks' outstanding loans to the real estate sector increased 8.8% in 2019, falling short of the overall growth rate of 13.7%, citing data from the central bank.</p> <p>For the urban development project, Mitsubishi and Nomura Real Estate are partnering with Vin Homes to build 21 towers in Ho Chi Minh City. The project is expected to add approximately 10,000 homes to the city in 2022.</p> <p>It is Mitsubishi's largest overseas project.</p> <p>Mitsubishi and Nomura intend to move out in front of the competition as Asia rushes toward smart cities. The companies will propose a facial recognition system to monitor those entering the area, autonomous buses and other technologies.</p> <p>Vin Homes intends to complete a massive project on the west side of Ho Chi Minh City in 2023. It will be equipped with nearly 50,000 residences as well as schools, hospitals and commercial centers. Mitsubishi and Nomura will each invest 40% and Vin Homes the remaining 20% in the 10,000-home subdivision.</p> <p>Each of the 21 towers, with more than 30 floors, will have 500 or so residences. The average cost of a two-bedroom unit is to be upward of $118,000, more than three times the city's average household income.</p> <p>Sales are to begin in March.</p> <p>Southeast Asia is rapidly urbanizing. According to the United Nations, 61% of the region's population is expected to be concentrated in urban areas in 2040, up from 47% in 2015.</p> <p>Over the past decade, the number of Ho Chi Minh City residents swelled by 20%, to 9 million.</p> <p>Global real estate companies that have long focused on the U.S. or Japan are now shifting their gaze toward emerging markets, including Southeast Asia. Smart cities are expected to be a big part of this shift as they are thought to offer greener and safer lifestyles.</p> <p>Vingroup began as a property developer before expanding into myriad businesses, including smartphones and auto manufacturing. Late last year the group signaled a shift in direction, with a slew of announcements that it will scale back its portfolio.</p> <p>In December, the group said it will withdraw from the supermarket, convenience and appliance store sectors. This month it announced it will abandon plans to enter the aviation business. "We need to use all our resources and focus on our industry and technology business," Vingroup CEO Nguyen Viet Quang said in a statement.</p> <p>In the July-September quarter of 2019, Vinroup reported a 35% increase in sales to 31 trillion dong and a 53% drop in net profit to 700 billion dong. VinFast, a new automaker, appears to be a drag on the company's performance.</p> <p>VinFast, which began production in June, on Friday said it produced 15,300 cars in its first six months, a far cry from the initial output target of 250,000 a year. Vingroup had earmarked $1.5 billion to build the automaking plant.</p> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-category--news.html.twig * field--node--field-category.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-category.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Category</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/39" hreflang="en">Alliances &amp; Technology Transfer</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/171" hreflang="en">Mobility</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/33" hreflang="en">Information &amp; Communications Technology</a></div> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-publish-news-on--news.html.twig * field--node--field-publish-news-on.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-publish-news-on.html.twig * field--datetime.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-publish-news-on field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Publish news on</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'time' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> <time datetime="2020-01-22T12:00:00Z">Wed, 01/22/2020 - 12:00</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-un--news.html.twig * field--node--field-un.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-un.html.twig * field--datetime.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-un field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Unpublish news on</div> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'time' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> <time datetime="2020-01-22T12:00:00Z">Wed, 01/22/2020 - 12:00</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/time.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-date-publication--news.html.twig * field--node--field-date-publication.html.twig * field--node--news.html.twig * field--field-date-publication.html.twig * field--timestamp.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-date-publication field--type-timestamp field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Publication Date</div> <div class="field--item">Wed, 01/22/2020 - 00:00</div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> Fri, 24 Jan 2020 12:01:01 +0000 STOffice.intern 2916 at https://stofficetokyo.ch