RAMALLAH, October 5, 2017 (WAFA) – Japan has agreed to finance the construction of two solid waste disposal stations in the Jerusalem and Qalqilia governorates at a cost of $1 million, undersecretary of the Ministry of Local Government Mohammad Jabarin ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s a cool yarn: Prada’s sweatermaker looks to knit lightweight car parts
“Our company’s spirit is to create things the world has never seen,” the younger Shima said in an interview at Shima Seiki’s headquarters in Wakayama, a small regional city near Osaka in western Japan. While Japan is known for its giant ... ( read original story ...)
Launch of Japan’s First Microgrid System with a Total of 117 Homes
HYOGO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PanaHome Corporation, ENERES Co., Ltd, IBJ Leasing Co., Ltd. and the Public Enterprises Agency of the Hyogo Prefectural Government plan to embark on the urban development of a microgrid system (a regional energy distribution ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin could see new rule-maker: Japan’s finance industry
TOKYO -- Some of the middlemen that cryptocurrencies were designed to cut out are getting into the virtual mining business, anyway. With Japanese eagerly buying into bitcoin and similar currencies, SBI Holdings, GMO Internet and other online securities ... ( read original story ...)
Sharp to aggressively pursue patent royalties amid focus on ultra-HD TVs, ‘smart home’ devices
Osaka-based Sharp plans to be more assertive when it comes ... according to figures compiled by the Intellectual Property Owners Association. “We want to protect that innovation and not have just another company misappropriate it,” Roque said. ( read original story ...)
Panasonic Solar Grows Solar Installer Program, Promoting Three New Authorized Installers to Premium Level
The company is the principal North American subsidiary of Osaka, Japan-based Panasonic Corporation, and leverages its strengths in immersive entertainment, sustainable energy, automated supply chains and connected mobility to provide integrated solutions ... ( read original story ...)
The horrific cost to human life if North Korea launched nuclear weapons
The Seoul/Incheon metropolitan region has a population of 24.1 million while the Tokyo/Yokohama region is home to 37.9 million people. Writing on the 38 North website, spacial database specialist Michael J. Zagurek wrote: "The US carrying out any military ... ( read original story ...)
New Chelsea commercial chief reveals plans turn club into European superpower – by following Arsenal’s lead
However, the Blues do boast some of the Premier League's biggest-grossing deals, including its 15 year, £900m deal with Nike and the £50million yearly figure they're paid by shirt sponsor Yokohama tyres. Now Townsend plans on increasing the number of ... ( read original story ...)
Happy 25th Birthday ThinkPad!
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK & YOKOHAMA – October 5, 2017 – Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) today proudly announced, at an exclusive event at the Yamato Labs in Japan, the birthplace of ThinkPad, a limited-edition model to celebrate twenty-five years of ... ( read original story ...)
Inside Lenovo’s Yamato Labs, where laptops become Thinkpads
In celebration of ThinkPad’s 25th anniversary, Lenovo allowed Digital Trends a peek inside its Yamato Labs, located in Yokohama, Japan. The lab is responsible for a huge range of tests, from resilience against static electricity, to hinge durability ... ( read original story ...)
Woman in Japan dies from ‘overwork,’ a common cause of death in the nation
"I want to die," Takahashi posted on social media, according to the news site. "I'm physically and mentally shattered." In response to her death, Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, and the government have proposed a monthly overtime cap at 100 hours and ... ( read original story ...)
Kazuo Ishiguro, Japan-born British novelist, wins Nobel Prize
BREAKING NEWS The 2017 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the ... Although Ishiguro did not return to Japan until his mid-30s, his first two novels, A Pale View of Hills and An Artist of the Floating World both centered on Japanese characters. ( read original story ...)
Citizens invited to join Mayor’s delegation to visit Sister City Hekinan, Japan in 2018
Founded in 1948, Hekinan is a city of 73,000 people and is an hour’s train ride south of Nagoya in central Japan. Like Edmonds, it is a waterfront city, surrounded by a lake, a river and two bays. With more than 400 factories in the automobile ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Ships Reportedly Enter Japanese Waters Near Disputed Senkaku Islands
... Guard claim that four China's patrol ships entered Japan's territorial waters near disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, local media reported Thursday. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The NHK news agency reported, citing the Japanese Coast Guard ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon opening pop-up liquor bar in Tokyo’s Ginza district
Amazon.com Inc. is opening a bar. For 10 days, the Web retailer is going to sell beer, wine, sake and cocktails in Tokyo's glitzy Ginza district to promote alcoholic products sold on its website in Japan. While Amazon has opened physical bookstores ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese woman ‘dies from overwork’ after logging 159 hours of overtime in a month
Japan’s employees used, on average ... Masahiko Yamauchi, a senior official in NHK’s news department, conceded that Sado’s death reflected a “problem for our organisation as a whole, including the labour system and how elections are covered”. ( read original story ...)