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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
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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
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Governors call for vigilance against COVID-19

Governors call for vigilance against COVID-19

Governors of some Japanese prefectures are taking tougher measures to counter the spread of the coronavirus, ahead of the summer holidays.Tokyo has the most cases across the country.

Japan's population drops for 11 years in a row

Japan's population drops for 11 years in a row

The population of Japan has fallen for the 11th straight year. The amount of the decline has set a record for six years in a row.The internal affairs ministry compiled the country's population based on the Basic Resident Register.

Japan capital investment slumps

Japan capital investment slumps

Japanese executives are reluctant to spend money on plant and equipment due to the coronavirus pandemic. A survey shows growth in planned capital investment at its lowest in 11 years.Nearly 1,800 major firms responded to the annual poll taken in May and June by the Development Bank of Japan.

Honda suffers net loss in April-June

Honda suffers net loss in April-June

Officials at Honda Motor reported a net loss in the April-to-June quarter. The coronavirus pandemic weighed heavily on global sales of cars and motorbikes.Executives say the company lost 80.8 billion yen or around 760 million dollars in the quarter.

Tokyo confirms 263 new cases

Tokyo confirms 263 new cases

Tokyo Metropolitan government officials confirmed 263 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday.The daily tally in Tokyo topped 200 for the ninth day in a row.

Govt. expects new anti-infection measures in Aug.

Govt. expects new anti-infection measures in Aug.

Japan's minister in charge of the coronavirus response says he hopes the government will come up with some results on how to curb infections by the end of this month, using artificial intelligence and other technologies.Nishimura Yasutoshi on Wednesday addressed the government's expert panel, which...more

Osaka to study gargle for anti-virus effects

Osaka to study gargle for anti-virus effects

The Osaka prefectural government in western Japan says it will launch research into whether gargling with medicine could reduce the amount of the coronavirus in saliva, making the person less infectious.Osaka Governor Yoshimura Hirofumi on Tuesday cited a recent study that indicated gargling with...more

Paper cranes being made in Hiroshima

Paper cranes being made in Hiroshima

People in Hiroshima have made paper cranes that symbolize peace, ahead of the 75th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima.Each year, about 13,000 strings of hand-made paper cranes are given to the Peace Memorial Park ahead of the annual ceremony on August 6.

Angels manager: Ohtani unlikely to pitch this year

Angels manager: Ohtani unlikely to pitch this year

Los Angeles Angels manager Joe Maddon says Japanese two-way player Ohtani Shohei is not going to pitch this year, due to a muscle injury near his right elbow.Maddon spoke about Ohtani during an online news conference on Tuesday. He said, "In whatever kind of throwing program, it'll be very...more

Data shows drop in Tokyo nightlife population

Data shows drop in Tokyo nightlife population

Data from mobile phones show that fewer people went out at night on Monday when the Tokyo Metropolitan Government started asking establishments that serve alcohol to close early to curb the spread of the coronavirus.IT firm Agoop estimated the number of people at specific locations across Japan...more