Japanese Technology

World's Longest Public Road Test of a Self-Driving Vehicle Now Underway in Japan

The test features the Macnica EVO, an electric microbus that shuttles passengers between a bullet train station and 3 hot spring resorts in rural Japan.

Apr 20 •

4-Color Traffic Lights Coming for Self-Driving Vehicles?

In what would be the first major change in nearly 100 years, Japan may introduce white traffic signals to help self-driving vehicles communicate.

Apr 3 •

Wooden Skyscrapers Challenge the Conventional Wisdom of the Three Little Pigs

Especially in earthquake-prone Japan, the use of cross-laminated timber (CLT) for high-rise construction may seem counterintuitive, but it's fast…

Jan 20 •

Innovative Cardboard Tents Provide Emergency Shelter for Quake Victims

Japanese professor designs, fabricates, and delivers low-cost indoor shelters to victims of the Noto Peninsula earthquake and tsunami.

Jan 13 •

Sales of Lactic Acid Beverages Nearly Overtake Vegetable Juices in Japan

Kids are told to chug lactic acid drinks like Calpis and Yakult rather than "drink" their vegetables.

Jan 8 •

Bulk Packaged “Label-less” Consumer Goods Catching on in Japan

It could signal a watershed moment in a land known for its excessive packaging and ensure that sometimes less can, in fact, be more.

Jul 20, 2023 •

Japan Turns to Ultra-Efficient Cargo Transport to Keep on Truckin’

Domestic trucking companies are now cooperating to avoid wasting precious cargo space and to optimize loading rates by mixing and matching truckloads.

Jul 8, 2023 •

Better Keep an Eye on the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) Initiative

Lead Developer NTT is determined not to allow this promising new technology to become “Galapagosized” (developed and used only in Japan) like what…

Jul 1, 2023 •

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