Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. is considering a project to build one of the nation’s biggest offshore wind power plants, it has been learned.
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Physics
January 8, 2019
A partial solar eclipse, in which part of the sun’s disk is obscured by the moon passing between the star and Earth, was observed across Japan on Sunday morning.
Life Science & Medical Technology
January 8, 2019
DNA profiling has established itself as an essential tool in criminal investigations in the nation, due to its vaunted accuracy in individual identification.
Artificial Intelligence
January 8, 2019
A group of Japanese researchers is developing a device in which a smartphone notifies epilepsy sufferers ahead of seizures via a sensor built into an undershirt that detects…
General Interest
January 8, 2019
It’s a rite of spring in Japan: Major corporations hire fresh university graduates en masse every April, starting them all at the same salary with assurances of rising pay and…
Automotive
January 8, 2019
Japan has seen a series of incidents in which people inside cars stalled by heavy snow suffered carbon monoxide poisoning.
Information & Communications Technology
January 8, 2019
The number of shrines and temples in Japan that accept saisen monetary offerings via e-money is increasing as the country moves toward a cashless society.
By the time this year closes, Japan will have witnessed 91 initial public offerings, the second-highest tally in the past decade, to be headlined by the blockbuster debut of…
Information & Communications Technology
January 7, 2019
Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart will introduce an app-based proprietary mobile payment service in July.
Electronics
January 7, 2019
With fifth-generation wireless networks set for launch across developed markets in the coming months, competition is intensifying among manufacturers of mobile infrastructure…