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's…
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General Interest
July 4, 2020
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…
General Interest
May 13, 2020
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.
General Interest
April 2, 2020
Ever since Japan's first high-speed rail link opened in 1964 between Tokyo and Osaka, the idea of using the shinkansen bullet trains for freight transport has been around.
Alliances & Technology Transfer
March 25, 2020
Toyota Motor and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone have decided to sign a capital and business tie-up deal, Nikkei learned Tuesday.
Physics
March 25, 2020
Japanese developers unveiled Wednesday a prototype of the magnetic-levitation bullet train that is capable of deriving onboard power completely wirelessly.
Automotive
March 17, 2020
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…
Information & Communications Technology
March 14, 2020
Central Japan Railway 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…
Automotive
January 28, 2020
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.
Alliances & Technology Transfer
January 24, 2020
Mitsubishi Corp. and Nomura Real Estate Development will join hands with Vingroup, Vietnam's biggest conglomerate, on a large urban development project in Ho Chi Minh City, the…