by Brad Frischkorn | Sep 24, 2017 | Travel
TOKYO – From training fighter pilots to drone operators, Japan Aviation Academy (JAA) is moving to keep pace with the needs of the times. One of Japan’s oldest pilot training schools, Yamanashi-based JAA first opened in 1932, and took responsibility for training many...
by Brad Frischkorn | Jul 10, 2017 | Business, Economy, Employment, Technology, Travel
TOKYO – LED lighting is fast becoming more than just the wave of the future; it is also helping to revive the past. Marketers at lighting retailer ReUdo hope that Japan’s stubborn love for its ancient traditions will help to spark sales of its decorative low-power...
by Brad Frischkorn | Jun 25, 2017 | Technology, Travel
TOKYO – Wearable robots could finally be migrating from the movie screen to the workplace floor. If so, the task of lifting heavy objects may at last cease to pose a worry. Nara-based ActiveLink Co., Ltd. is one company actively behind the effort to commercialize...
by Brad Frischkorn | Jun 23, 2017 | Kyushu
TOKYO (JPN) – Saga Prefecture, located in one of Japan’s most southernmost regions on the island of Kyushu, sports the country’s lowest exposure to earthquakes. It may say something about a house party when the host boasts that attendees are less likely to suffer from...
by Charlie | Apr 4, 2017 | Travel
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