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"diaper Sushi" Proving Popular As Baby Gift In Japan

An offbeat baby shower gift evoking one of Japan's most famous culinary exports has become a popular seller since hitting the market.

Combining white nappies as "rice" and pink bibs as "shrimp" topping, "diaper sushi" are attracting non-stop orders for seller Wire Mama, a childcare information magazine publisher in the western Japan city of Tokushima.

September 13, 2017
Published in Life Style
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Smart Diaper Generates Power From Urine

Smart Diaper Generates Power From Urine

Ritsumeikan University prototyped a "wireless involuntary urination sensor system," which notifies the user of the timing of replacing a paper diaper via wireless communication without using a battery.
The university expects that it will be used at nursing facilities that care patients of urinary incontinence. It demonstrated the system for mass media.

December 23, 2016
Published in Technology
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Moisture-sensing Diaper Made With Flexible Rfid Tag

Moisture-sensing Diaper Made With Flexible RFID Tag

Researchers at the University of Tokyo developed a flexible RFID (wireless) tag system that functions as a moisture sensor.
The tag is equipped with about 30 organic transistors, organic diodes, etc.

February 12, 2014
Published in Technology
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Instantaneous Deodorizer, Useful For Diaper Changing

In an industrial-academic project with a chemical engineering research group at Kanto Gakuin University, Ando has developed Nurscal, a system for removing the odor that arises when changing diapers.

July 2, 2012
Published in Technology
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Govt. to step up efforts to block virus variant

Govt. to step up efforts to block virus variant

The Japanese government is on a high alert after cases of a purportedly more contagious variant of the coronavirus were found in people with no recent history of overseas travel.Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide held an online meeting on Tuesday with the governors of seven prefectures that were added...more

Toyota builds autonomous drift Supra, for safety reasons

Toyota builds autonomous drift Supra, for safety reasons

Remember the electric, autonomous drift DeLorean that Stanford University researchers built? It's hard to forget, but now those researchers have a new toy. Toyota has joined the good folks at Stanford's Dynamic Design Lab, and it's brought a Supra along for the ride. This Supra isn't like any other...more

2003 Toyota Matrix Autoblog fleet update

2003 Toyota Matrix Autoblog fleet update

In December, I bought a 2003 Toyota Matrix XRS to keep as a highway-friendlier alternative to daily driving my 2011 Jeep Wrangler. While "daily driving" is a bit of a misnomer under the current circumstances (your Autoblog editorial team is working from home), the fact of the matter is that...more

Snowstorm in Japan causes 134-vehicle pileup

Snowstorm in Japan causes 134-vehicle pileup

TOKYO — At least 134 vehicles were involved in a series of crashes in Japan on Tuesday when a snowstorm struck a stretch of highway and one person was killed and a dozen hurt in the chaos.The crashes occurred on the Tohoku Expressway in the northern prefecture of Miyagi at around noon, on a...more

COVID-19 serious cases continue to rise in Japan

COVID-19 serious cases continue to rise in Japan

Japan's Health Ministry officials have confirmed the number of patients with serious conditions has topped 1,000 -- the highest since the start of the pandemic.Despite a state of emergency in place for Tokyo and 10 other prefectures, rates continue to escalate.

Subaru's 2021 BRZ GT300 Racer Hits The Fuji Speedway Track

Subaru's 2021 BRZ GT300 Racer Hits The Fuji Speedway Track

Shortly after releasing images of the car in late December, Subaru has shown the updated 2021 BRZ GT300 it will race in Japan's Super GT championship on track for the first time.

Kono to coordinate Japan's vaccine rollout

Kono to coordinate Japan's vaccine rollout

Japan's Regulatory Reform Minister Kono Taro will lead the efforts to roll out coronavirus vaccines in the country, with the aim of starting by late February.Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide on Monday instructed Kono to coordinate the entire process.

The All-Electric Ariya SUV Is Exactly What Nissan Needs

The All-Electric Ariya SUV Is Exactly What Nissan Needs

Nissan has been going through a difficult period in recent years, but with the innovative and eye-catching Ariya, it will hope to launch into the new decade with an EV that has a broad appeal among consumers and renews faith in the Japanese automaker.

Honda previews European HR-V, announces U.S.-specific model

Honda previews European HR-V, announces U.S.-specific model

Spy shots taken in Germany earlier in 2021 suggested that Honda's next Vezel, which is known as the HR-V here in the States, would arrive with a much sportier design. While a new model is indeed on its way with a fastback-like roof line, the company told us that the crossover will not be sold in...more

UK variant cases found with no UK contact

UK variant cases found with no UK contact

Japan's health ministry says three people in the country have been confirmed to be infected with a new strain of the coronavirus now prevalent in Britain. The ministry says the people have no recent history of overseas travel and no known contact with people infected with the variant.The ministry...more