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TOKYO — While three retired nuclear reactors in Japan have been authorized to restart for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, numerous hurdles must be cleared before they resume operation in what would be a major step toward Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s goal of drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions. From stricter counterterrorism requirements to the storage of spent…
Japan’s largest face-mask maker, Unicharm Corp., on Tuesday launched transparent face masks created particularly to enable better communication with deaf people during the coronavirus pandemic. The washable masks are made of a transparent film that allows the lower part of the face to be seen, thereby making lip-reading possible and allowing the user’s facial…
A court ruling that went against the government started a “20-year gap” in vaccine development that has come back to haunt Japan. Japan is lagging far behind the rest of the developed world in its drive to produce its own vaccines. The country is now dependent on overseas vaccines to inoculate the population, which…
KYOTO — Murata Manufacturing will begin mass-producing all-solid-state batteries in the months ahead and supply the ultrasafe, next-generation power packs to makers of earphones and other wearables as it forgoes short-term profit and attempts to carve out a niche for itself in a cutthroat industry. The Japanese electronic component maker will establish a production…
A Telefonica SA telecommunication network mast in Barcelona houses 5G and 4G apparatus. | BLOOMBERG Forget 5G, the U.S. and China are already fighting for 6G dominance BY SHIRLEY ZHAO, SCOTT MORITZ, AND THOMAS SEAL BLOOMBERG Feb 9, 2021 Most of the world has not yet experienced the benefits of a 5G network, but the geopolitical race for the…
This file photo shows a production line for the Lexus UX SUV at a Toyota Motor Corp. plant in Fukuoka Prefecture. (Kyodo) Chip shortage to keep plaguing automakers around the world in coming months February 8, 2021 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO (Kyodo) — Automakers around the world will likely be forced to continue production cutbacks in the…
An employee of Shimadzu Corp. introduces a new test kit used to detect the novel coronavirus on inanimate surfaces in Kyoto on Feb. 8, 2021. (Kyodo) Kit to detect Coronavirus on doorknobs, laptops goes on sale in Japan from Monday Japanese precision equipment maker Shimadzu Corp. started selling on Monday test kits that can…
Toyota eyes record 9.2 million units to increase its global output KYODO NEWS – 1 hour ago – 23:53 | All, Japan, Coronavirus Toyota Motor Corp. plans to increase its global output to a record high of around 9.2 million vehicles in 2021 as sales have been recovering from the impact of the global coronavirus pandemic, sources…
