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Citizen announces limited edition Pro Master with analog altimeter
Citizen Japan today announced two limited-edition models of Citizen Professional Sports Watch Citizen Promaster. The limited edition Eco-Drive Artichron watches comes equipped with an analog altimeter that can measure from 10,000m above ground to -300m above sea level. The color of two models BN4055-35W/ BN4055-27E dial is based on image of mountaineering.
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Toyota Launches New Model RAV4 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle in Japan
Toyota today launched the new model RAV4 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) through dealerships in Japan. Since its debut in 1994, RAV4 has pioneered the crossover SUV market, and remains the market leader. The new Toyota RAV4 PHEV aims to boost the fun-to-drive appeal of RAV4, adopting the newly developed Toyota Hybrid System (THS II).…
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Toyota Japan Expands Monthly Production Capacity of Medical Face Shields to 40,000 units
Toyota and Toyota Group companies are engaged in full-scale production of medical face shields in Japan, with Toyota largely expanding its production capacity from 500 to 600 units per week by approximately 20 times to start production of 40,000 units per month (approximately 2,000 units per day) from April 27. Toyota plans to further expand…
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Japanese Company Toyobo Develops Test Kit to Detect Coronavirus within One Hour
Japanese fiber and biotechnology firm Toyobo has developed a test kit capable of detecting coronavirus within 60 minutes. Current polymerase chain reaction tests usually take about 30 minutes to 2 hours to extract the genetic material and then an additional 2 hours to multiply and detect it. Toyobo’s SARS-CoV-2 Detection Kit successfully reduced the time…
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Kyocera Smart Cane for Visually Impaired can Prevents Accidents at Train Stations
Kyocera Japan has developed a Smart Cane prototype for the visually impaired that could help prevent accidents at train stations. The incidence of accidents involving visually impaired persons on railway platforms is attracting attention in Japan. Plans to retrofit stations with platform doors or restraints entail considerable cost and construction time. In order to overcome…
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Sound Ground Unveils DUNU LUNA Pure Beryllium Flagship in-ear Earphones for 198,000 Yen in Japan
Sound Ground Japan today announced the launch of premium earphones DUNU LUNA in Japan. The flagship model is equipped with a 10mm dynamic driver of pure beryllium diaphragm. Pure Beryllium when compared with aluminum weighs 25% less, is 4 times stiff and has 3 times more response speed. To increase the acoustic properties and rigidity…
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Thanko USB Spot Cooling Fan with HEPA Filter for Office and Home
Thanko famous for its innovative, friendly and affordable gizmos today announced the USB Spot Cooling Fan with Hepa filter. The HEPA filter does not allow to pass pollen(PM2.5) and is used in high-performance commercial air purifiers. They are expensive and non-reusable. Here if the filter gets dirty, it can be washed with water. There is…
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Toyota cars’ real-time wiper data to help improve rain forecasts using IoT and big data in Japan
Toyota and weather information provider Weathernews Inc. have started tests to improve the accuracy of rain forecasts by using real-time data from networked cars’ windshield wipers. In the tests, which began Friday in Tokyo, Osaka and Aichi Prefecture, Weathernews receives data on wiper movements from Toyota cars via the internet and analyzes it together with…
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Mitsubishi Motors Starts Limited Sales of DENDO DRIVE HOUSE in Japan
Mitsubishi Motors today announced the limited sales of DENDO DRIVE HOUSE (DDH) – a V2H (a system of supplying homes with electric power stored in EV/PHEV batteries) based home system – in Tokyo Japan from October 3. MMC has announced the concept and launching plan of DDH’s packaged service at Geneva Auto Show in March…
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Japan Display Kanade series brings a new user experience through images, aroma and sound
Japan Display has developed the “Kanade series“, providing a new experience, as a 5-sense device, with hearing, smelling and seeing, to realize JDI’s vision. The “Kanade series” is an interior home appliance which allows the control of the mood by switching image contents, aroma and sound, all at the same time. This appliance provides a…
