Items tagged with japan

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Japan Relaxes Human Stem-Cell Rules Saturday, August 22nd, 2009 - 09:09:50 - Anuradha Menon A long-sought loosening of Japan's guidelines on human embryonic stem-cell research came into effect on 21 August. But some say the new rules are too... read more

Japan’s Moon Probe Makes Crash Landing Friday, June 12th, 2009 - 16:27:10 - Anuradha Menon A Japanese probe ended more than a year of orbiting the moon with a controlled crash-landing on the lunar surface, officials said Thursday. The... read more

Japan Pushes Forward on Plutonium Imports Friday, May 22nd, 2009 - 13:51:58 - Anuradha Menon Japan’s power-generation companies are moving full-speed ahead—again—to start plutonium-thermal power generation this fall, in the face of fierce... read more

Fukitorimushi - The Floor Wiping Robot Saturday, May 9th, 2009 - 18:06:45 - Anuradha Menon Late last year, DailyTech reported on the Hello Kitty iRobot Roomba 500 that was on sale in Japan. Japan is one of the few countries you would find... read more

'Humanoid Robot' Walks Tokyo Fashion Week Wednesday, March 18th, 2009 - 18:41:42 - Anuradha Menon You will soon see a humanoid robot on catwalk at Tokyo Fashion Show! The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology of Japan... read more

Satellite to Eye Greenhouse Gases Sunday, February 8th, 2009 - 16:02:56 - Sarah Gingichashvili The Japanese space agency launched a satellite Friday that will measure greenhouse gases from the earth's orbit. The IBUKI satellite is designed "to... read more

Nokia to Stop Japanese Production Friday, November 28th, 2008 - 10:44:15 - Anuradha Menon Nokia, the world's largest cell phone maker, plans to stop making phones for the Japan market, one of the largest in the world. The Finnish phone... read more

Nobel Prize in Physics 2008 Announced Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 - 05:51:54 - Iddo Genuth The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2008 with one half to Yoichiro Nambu "for the... read more

Japan Reports iPods Overheating, Defect? Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 - 13:22:36 - Anuradha Menon Japan is investigating a possible battery defect in the popular iPod Nano music player after reports that two overheated in Tokyo, scorching nearby... read more

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