Tag: Technology

Traditional tatami mat producers in the city of Yatsuhiro have tuned in to the beat of ...

AI

Crafting the “man-machine” for manual work

12/15/2022

J-STORIES - The machine’s operator sits in a small cabin wearing a VR headset. As he makes ...

Earth

The Brief #38 Man-machine robots, Vinegar powered plants

12/15/2022

https://youtu.be/W8LspZsazQo A Japanese scientist has utilized an everyday condiment to help protect plants from the damaging ...

AI

New earphones a real brainwave

12/07/2022

J-STORIES - At a glance, they look like any old headphones used to make that commuter ...

AgriTech

Cultivating big data from space

11/22/2022

J-STORIES - Every farmer knows that if you want crops to grow, you have to plant ...

Earth

The Brief #33 Space debris removal, Old clothes fund vaccines

11/10/2022

https://youtu.be/G8_AN7oeERA?t=0 Japanese company develops world-first tech to remove satellite parts and other debris floating in space; ...

Earth

No space for debris

11/09/2022

J-STORIES – The increasing volume of debris floating around in space is a potential hindrance to future space development. But ...

News

The Brief #32 Eco-friendly flying cars, African “Smart Villages”

11/03/2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNXKkVF0jmw Two innovative Japanese tech solutions tackling global challenges. First, Japanese company SkyDrive is developing ...

Life Sciences

The Brief #31 Smartphone game eye test, Electric Tuk-tuk tours

10/27/2022

https://youtu.be/TQTCcQtunmc Japanese researchers have developed a smartphone game app that can detect early signs of glaucoma ...

AI

Touring Tokyo in a Tuk-Tuk that doesn’t “tuk-tuk”

10/27/2022