In Japan, 7-11 and four other convenience stores, which together sell 100 billion items a year plan to introduce self-checkout registers to read RAIN-tagged items in a basket with Lawson [ph] already piloting the registers in Osaka. H&M, in their full-year ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya University Develops Highly Efficient CRISPR-Cas9 Vector for Arabidopsis
While some vectors for CRISPR-Cas9 in plants have been reported, there are still issues on low efficiency.Hiroki Tsutsui and Tetsuya Higashiyama of Nagoya University in Japan developed a highly efficient CRISPR-Cas9 vector for Arabidopsis thaliana ... ( read original story ...)
New sushi bar and grill coming
The Shakopee City Council approved a liquor license Tuesday for Sapporo, a new sushi bar and grill opening at 1114 Vierling Drive E., pending city inspections. The police department conducted a background investigation and found nothing prohibiting the ... ( read original story ...)
Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management says plans IPO in 2017/18
The company's two owners, Reliance Capital Ltd and Japan's Nippon Life Insurance, will participate in the IPO, he added. Sikka declined to give further details but said the company would immediately start the process of hiring banks to manage the IPO. ( read original story ...)
5 workers exposed to radiation at Japan nuclear lab
Five workers at a Japanese nuclear facility that handles plutonium have been exposed to high levels of radiation after a bag containing highly radioactive material apparently broke during equipment inspection, the country's Atomic Energy Agency said Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
India’s Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management says plans IPO in 2017/18
The company's two owners, Reliance Capital Ltd and Japan's Nippon Life Insurance, will participate in the IPO, he added. Sikka declined to give further details but said the company would immediately start the process of hiring banks to manage the IPO. ( read original story ...)
Watch How Floor Isolation System In Japan Saved Lives During The 2011 Earthquake
Japan has a very unfortunate history with earthquakes, particularly because the country lies on a major fault line. Nevertheless, the Japanese have found several ways to counter the destructive forces of nature, and here’s a video shot at the time of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Display considers deeper restructuring to catch up in OLED: source
TOKYO Japan Display Inc is considering restructuring beyond cutting jobs and consolidating production, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, as its late entry into OLED technology caused loss of business with Apple Inc. Earlier in the day ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka police develop system to check child abuse to promote early detection
OSAKA – The Osaka Prefectural Police Department has developed a system to assess levels of risk in suspected child abuse cases, with a view to ensuring early detection and responses. The system, which came into use this month, will automatically show the ... ( read original story ...)
Far-left activist charged with police slaying after 45 years as a fugitive
The man, arrested by Osaka police on May 18 for a separate offense, has not given his name but was identified by the police as Masaaki Osaka, 67, on Tuesday through multiple DNA tests. Osaka is suspected of killing police officer Tsuneo Nakamura ... ( read original story ...)
SGX-IMDA tie-up is important first step, but will not fix tech-IPO drought
Tokyo and Hong Kong. Last week, the SGX and Infocomm Infocomm Media Development Authority inked a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) to try to fix this problem. The agreement aims to lower the barrier-to-entry for tech companies, facilitate pre-IPO funding and ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnamese banks drawing closer to Japanese partners
One of the first Japanese companies investing in the Vietnamese banking industry was Mizuho Financial Group, which entered in the domestic market in 2012. Currently, Mizuho’s initial investment of $570 million has doubled in value. At a recent meeting ... ( read original story ...)
5 workers exposed to radiation at Japan nuke lab
Japan's Atomic Energy Agency says five workers at a nuclear facility that handles plutonium have been exposed to high levels of radiation after a bag containing highly radioactive material broke during equipment inspection. The state-run agency says the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan conducts simulation drill for North Korea attack
Disaster management agencies in Japan's Tottori Prefecture and Tokyo's self-defense forces conducted the drills, while simulating a North Korean ballistic missile drop on land, Kyodo news agency reported. North Korea has launched a dozen missiles in 2017 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Vietnam to bolster maritime security co-operation
TOKYO — Japan and Vietnam have agreed to bolster their security ties through Japanese-funded projects including the upgrading of Vietnamese coastal patrol capabilities, defence equipment and technology transfer amid concerns about China's increasingly ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Display considers deeper restructuring, seeks more funding: Nikkei
TOKYO Japan Display Inc is considering deeper restructuring than first planned and has asked a state-backed fund for help after losing business with Apple Inc due to its late entry into OLED technology, the Nikkei business daily reported. Shares in the ... ( read original story ...)