Across Japan, the most common surgical procedure isn't liposuction ... a plastic surgeon in New York City, told Business Insider. Dr. Maman said that roughly 2 to 3% of his patients getting eyelid surgeries are Asian clients looking for the procedure ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake: M4.7 quake has struck near Hachijo-jima in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 221 km ESE of Hachijo-jima, Japan (137 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:49:07 ... ( read original story ...)
High tsunami danger in Alaska, perhaps elsewhere
This produces a big earthquake, and the ocean floor may jump up or down like a released spring. That motion transfers to the overlying water, creating a surface wave. The 2011 Japan tsunami was a surprise, because it came partly on a "creeping" segment of ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Scientists Make “Unmeltable” Ice Cream
Fortunately, a team of Japanese engineers has the solution. Strangest of all, the story of this dessert development began with the massive tsunamis and earthquakes that struck Japan six years ago. The Biotherapy Development Research Center in the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota, Mazda plan $1.6 billion US plant, to partner in EVs
Toyoda denied that Trump's views influenced his decision. "We have been reviewing the best production strategy for our business," he told reporters at a Tokyo hotel, after shaking hands with Mazda's president. Trump welcomed the announcement in a Tweet ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota, Mazda plan US$1.6 billion plant, to partner in EVs
TOKYO -- Japanese automakers Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. plan to spend $1.6 billion to jointly build auto manufacturing plant in the U.S. -- a move that will create up to 4,000 jobs, both sides said Friday. The plant will have an annual ... ( read original story ...)
How Toshiba’s sale of $18 billion chip unit stalled, and what’s next
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corp's talks to sell its prized memory chip business have stalled, raising concerns over how fast the company can plug a multi-billion-dollar balance sheet hole left by the collapse of its U.S. nuclear business. ( read original story ...)
Ice cream that doesn’t melt! Japanese scientists create a recipe that includes a secret strawberry extract to keep the treat cool in warm weather
The initiative was part of efforts by the company to help strawberry farmers affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. The chef realised the cream would solidify when put in contact with the strawberry extract. Although this made the ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese companies might finally have to increase wages for workers
Japan’s demographic challenges aren’t new ... For those that want to stay in business, the need to retain staff will outweigh all others. Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd., the parcel-delivery company with the cat-and-kitten logo that seems to be everywhere ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic Develops Drowsiness-Control Technology by Detecting and Predicting Driver’s Level of Drowsiness
OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Panasonic Corporation announced today that it has developed a drowsiness-control technology for detecting and predicting a person's level of drowsiness and allowing to stay comfortably awake. Video available at https://youtu ... ( read original story ...)
Takeda and Molecular Templates Announce Multi-Target Research and Licensing Collaboration to Develop Next-Generation Oncology Therapies
OSAKA, Japan & AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) and Molecular Templates, Inc. today announced a collaboration agreement for oncology drug discovery programs. The collaboration will apply Molecular Templates ... ( read original story ...)
Influence of Temperature and Surfactants on the Solubilization of Hexachlorobutadiene and Hexachloroethane
Samenvatting: Takeda maakt resultaten eerste kwartaal FY2017 bekend.OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Een onderliggende omzetgroei van 6,6% is een van de factoren die zorgde voor groei bij Takeda. Onderliggende omzetgroei +6,6% met groei in alle regio’s ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic Gold Medalist Jeremy Wariner Retires After ‘Freaky-Fast’ Career
Ten years after running 43.45 for 400 meters at the 2007 world championships in Osaka, Japan, Wariner recently told SI that he has retired from track and field to focus on his business. For the past two years, he’s balanced his professional running ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka or Kyoto? Where to stay as a base for Kansai exploration
Certainly, Osaka will be more geared up to accommodate business travellers from other parts of Japan, in town on the company's tight budget. To this end, the area just southeast of Umeda is home to some pretty down and out business hotels where single ... ( read original story ...)
Shionogi Inc. President and CEO John Keller to Receive Innovation Award from NY American Chemical Society CME Group
Shionogi Inc. is the US subsidiary of Shionogi & Co. Ltd., a pharmaceutical company with headquarters in Osaka, Japan. For over 139 years ... I am delighted to be recognized by the business-focused topical group of the largest scientific society in ... ( read original story ...)
New Company Established to take over PLEN Cube Project
PLEN Robotics Inc.: Location?4-6-3-303, Toyosaki Kitaku Osaka city, Osaka, Japan Founder?Natsuo Akazawa(CEO), Atsuhiko Tomita(COO), PLEN Project Inc. Main Business: 1) Development, production, and sales of service robots. 2) Development, production ... ( read original story ...)