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Sensor prevents shut-eye in digital snapsTokyo, Japan - Digital images featuring someone in mid-blink could be banished forever using an image-analysis system for cameras developed in Japan. |
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Japan Plans X-Ray Telescope LaunchTokyo, Japan - Japan's space agency said Wednesday it plans to launch a satellite carrying X-ray telescopes into Earth's orbit as early as next month to study black holes and far-flung galaxies. |
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Rivals see the big picture and uniteTokyo, Japan - For the past three years they have waged a bitter battle to develop the next- generation DVD technology. Now, it looks like two of the world's biggest electronics firms have decided to bury the hatchet and work together. |
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Japan, China Seek Summit to Quell RowTokyo/Beijing - Japan and China moved away from a war of words on Wednesday as the two sides sought to arrange a summit between their leaders in a bid to repair ties currently at their worst in decades. |
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Gov’t moves to protect elderly from abuseJapan - The Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito on Thursday compiled an outline of a bill to fight abuse of the elderly, proposing searches of people's homes if abuse is reported. |
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EU, Japan Agree July Deadline for Fusion Site DealBrussels, Belgium - The European Union and Japan have agreed to a July deadline for deciding who should host the world's first nuclear fusion reactor, the European Commission said on Tuesday. |
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Bionic suit offers wearers super-strengthJapan - A Robot suit has been developed that could help older people or those with disabilities to walk or lift heavy objects. |
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Japanese companies take lead in sustainable developmentTokyo, Japan - Corporate Japan is making strides in sustainable development, slashing the use of lead and other toxic substances in industry, embracing solar energy and making biodegradable plastic out of sugar beets. |
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UNESCO treaty on protecting oral traditions could come into force next yearNew York City - A treaty to protect the world's oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, craftsmanship and knowledge of nature is on track to enter into force next year following a slew of new ratifications, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said today. |
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Japan is shipping home a half-century’s worth of garbage from AntarcticaTokyo, Japan - Japanese researchers in Antarctica are getting serious about cleaning up the half-century's worth of garbage piled up at their base on the southernmost continent, an official said Thursday. |
news from East Asia
- Japan says to spare humpback whales again
- Wind power can prevent climate change: study
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- Anti-poverty summit raises 16 billion dollars: UN chief
- India’s iconic electric car gets volt of energy
- Beijing air measures ‘must stay’
- Boost for China panda population
- China, Taiwan resume direct flights
- China Watch: Plastic Bag Ban Trumps Market and Consumer Efforts
