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Mizuno and JAXA develop foot supports for wearable flight device

Mizuno And JAXA Develop Foot Supports For Wearable Flight Device

Pilot clothing adds mobility and heat protection as emblem targets prototype sales and practical use of the flight device in 2030.
  • Skymark adopts AI flight software to cut fuel use
  • AstroX, JAXA Launch Stratospheric Flight Test of Balloon Attitude Control Device
  • Mitsubishi Electric wins JAXA subsidy for orbital transfer vehicle
Editor's Pick
  • Japan’s education AI market forecast to grow 120.7% by fiscal 2030

    Yano forecasts Japan's education AI market at ¥212.5 billion by fiscal 2030

    Private education and corporate learning platforms dominate revenue as ministry guidelines and...
  • JFE Steel and Mitsubishi partners turn steelmaking gas into chemicals

    JFE Steel starts steelmaking-gas recycling trial at Japan's Mizushima complex

    Mitsubishi Gas Chemical and Mitsubishi Chemical convert steelmaking byproduct gas into methanol and...
  • NICT’s top-emitting deep-ultraviolet LED delivers 35% efficiency gain

    NICT develops deep-ultraviolet LED with 35% higher power-conversion efficiency

    The top-emitting design combines microring electrodes and nanoscale structures to simplify...
  • Obayashi plans NZ$74 million investment in New Zealand solar

    Obayashi targets New Zealand solar with NZ$74 million stake purchase

    The Lightyears partnership combines operating solar assets with development projects, with...
LATEST NEWS
  • NTT extracts hot carriers before cooling in 260 GHz photodetector

    NTT demonstrates 260 GHz black phosphorus photodetector using hot carriers

  • MMRI survey puts workplace mobility data use at 9.4%

  • Yano Research Institute launches YDB Agent AI tool for market research

  • Isuzu Forward adds Dunlop technology to warn of loose wheel nuts

  • Weathernews survey finds Japan rain costs hit record 3,954 yen

  • Nomura Research Institute, NRI Secure launch AI cyberattack shutdown planning

NTT Job Scout to connect 100,000 employees with internal opportunities

NTT to introduce internal job scouting for 100,000 employees

Job Scout uses BizReach technology to let group organizations approach employees directly, complementing NTT's existing internal job board.
  • Takenaka extends Moen-Wood fire-resistant timber licensing to private construction
  • Tohoku University reproduces knee-jerk reflex in robot that walks on treadmill
Enzyme-embedded plastics break down up to 80 times faster in deep sea

University of Tokyo team speeds biodegradable plastic breakdown up to 80-fold

JAMSTEC and Gunma University join research showing near-complete film degradation within five months at about 750 meters below sea level.
  • Sharp, QunaSys advance quantum battery research under NEDO program
  • Mitsubishi Electric develops Nozomi Arc security extension for industrial equipment
Business
  • Shionogi cefiderocol study finds clinical benefit in 76.7% of patients

    Shionogi reports 76.7% clinical benefit rate for cefiderocol in U.S. study

  • Shionogi’s olorofim meets Phase 3 mortality goal against AmBisome

    Shionogi's olorofim shows noninferiority to AmBisome in Phase 3 trial

  • Konoike’s FSNL expands into Indian mining services

    Konoike's FSNL starts mining services at India's Kamptee coal mine

  • PTT and Zeroboard team up on Thailand decarbonization platform

    PTT partners with Japan's Zeroboard on Thailand decarbonization platform

Technology
  • TV Asahi and KDDI test four-drone disaster reporting in Noto

    TV Asahi, KDDI test four-drone disaster reporting in Noto

    Two Tokyo-based operators fly four drones from permanent ports, sending live footage into TV Asahi's news production control room.
  • Japan Airport Terminal, Glory plan one-minute cash tax refunds

    Japan Airport Terminal, Glory bring Self Tax Refund to three airports

  • JAXA confirms MMX spacecraft health after October 20 launch

    JAXA clears MMX Mars moons probe's initial critical operations phase

World
  • France Protests Escalate Over Poor School Conditions

    Rat-Infested Classrooms And Collapsed Ceilings Fuel Protests And Unrest In France

    Protests that began over deteriorating schools and teacher shortages in France spread nationwide, drawing trade unions and political groups as arrests, injuries, property damage and disputed claims intensified scrutiny.
  • Bangladesh seeks answers over Saudi executions

    Saudi Arabia Executes Two Bangladeshis Over 'Immoral Act' At Makkah Mosque

  • Telecom Tower

    Alleged Chinese Espionage Targeting U.S.-South Korea Drills Exposes Counterintelligence Gaps

Japan
  • Japan convenience-store sales gain 0.4% as tobacco buyers rush before tax rise

    Japan convenience-store sales rise 0.4% in September before tobacco tax increase

  • Japan survey: Explaining safeguards eases foreign home-care worker concerns

    Japan survey records 9.6-point drop in foreign home-care worker concerns

  • Studyplus: 80.8% of final-year students choose their own cram schools

    Studyplus survey: 80.8% of final-year students choose their own cram schools

  • Nifty Kids survey: AI ranks second for advice on friendship worries

    Nifty Kids survey finds 84.5% report friendship worries, AI ranks second for advice

Economy
  • Greater Tokyo condo launches drop 40.1%; inventory rises

    Greater Tokyo condominium launches plunge 40.1% as unsold inventory climbs

    September's first-month contract rate falls to 50.4%, while average prices decline 4.1%. October launches are forecast at about 1,500 units.
  • Kansai condo launches drop 49.6% as September prices hit record

    Kansai condo launches fall 49.6% to September record low

  • Japan Medical Provider Failures Hit 59 as Clinics Face Succession Strain

    Japan Medical Provider Failures Reach Record 59 in January–September

Generative AI
  • JPX brings Hitachi AI to monitoring more than 40 trading systems

    JPX deploys Hitachi AI for monitoring more than 40 trading systems

    The assistant narrows alert-response procedures across more than 40 systems; testing achieved at least 97% procedure-selection accuracy.
  • Nitto Kogyo and IBM Japan develop AI tool for distribution-board quotes

    Nitto Kogyo develops distribution-board AI quotation tool with IBM Japan

  • Veriserve brings TESTRA AI testing to stablecoin payment systems

    Veriserve launches TESTRA-powered quality assurance service for stablecoin payment systems

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