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Tokyo Electric Power Company TEPCO, the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi NPP, announced the completion of the first stage of the release of treated radioactive water into the sea This was reported by NHK. From August 24 to September 10, about 460 tons of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi NPP diluted with seawater was […]
Japanese businesses are ready to contribute to Ukraine’s reconstruction and offer a range of modern technologies that will help speed up recovery. This was discussed during a meeting between Yulia Svyrydenko, Minister of Economy of Ukraine, and representatives of the Japanese business delegation. It is clarified that the delegation presented technologies that will be useful […]
The city of Kumamoto, in southwestern Japan, wants to help children attend school. To do this, local authorities transplant children into robots. This will allow children who are anxious about attending in person to be more immersed in school events. The initiative involves two meter-high robots that will be equipped with microphones and a camera […]
At the end of the summer, Toyota shut down almost all of its car assembly plants in Japan. The reason was a lack of free space on the servers. Toyota was performing scheduled maintenance on the servers. At some point, the procedure was interrupted due to the overflow of disks with databases. This led to […]
The automaker Toyota Motor Corp. said on Tuesday that operations at all 14 plants in Japan would be halted due to a computer system failure. It is not yet known when they will restart This was reported by Kyodonews. Car assembly plants that use the same system were unable to process orders for car parts […]
Japan has begun pumping treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean to free up space at the damaged nuclear power plant. China was critical of the operation, calling it a “selfish and irresponsible move.” But Japan claims that this process is safe. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) plans […]
The Japanese company TSUBAME has taken the future of robotics to a new level by creating a giant robot called Arcax. It’s not just a giant machine, it’s a real technological work of art that can be operated by humans. The Arcax fascinates with its futuristic look, combining elements of a forklift with manipulators and […]
The Japanese government has banned the supply of cars with an internal combustion engine capacity of more than 1.9 liters to Russia. This was stated by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura, UNN reports citing the press service of the ministry. Also banned from importation into Russia are tires for commercial vehicles […]
On July 14, a rocket engine exploded in Japan during a test of the Epsilon S launch vehicle, Reuters reports. The explosion occurred at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) test site about a minute after the second stage engine was launched. The cause of the explosion is still unknown and the investigation is ongoing. […]
The Japanese airline ZIPAIR was forced to repaint its planes to avoid being associated with supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Until the spring of 2022, the tails of ZIPAIR airliners bore a capital Z, the airline’s logo. This letter was used by the Russian military as an insignia on their vehicles entering Ukraine. Since the […]