U.S. institute awards plaque to Mt. Fuji radar

U.S. institute awards plaque to Mt. Fuji radar

TOKYO, Japan - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) of the United States on Feb. 17 awarded its ''IEEE milestone'' plaque to the Meteorological Agency for a radar located on Mt. Fuji (in this file photo), describing it as ''a feat in the field of electrical communication technology.'' The IEEE cited the 35-year-old radar's advanced technology, including its ability to detect typhoons 800 kilometers away, and its location at 3,776 meters above sea level, the highest in the world.

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    TOKYO, Japan - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) of the United States presents a plaque to Japan's Meteorological Agency in Tokyo on March 6 for a radar which went out of service last year after 35 years of helping detect typhoons from Mt. Fuji. The institute described the radar as a ''feat in the field of electrical communication technology.'' Yuzo Takahashi (R), a member of the IEEE History Center, handed the ''IEEE Milestone'' bronze plaque to agency Director General Yuso Takigawa (C) and Ichiro Taniguchi (L), president of Mitsubishi Electric Corp., which developed the radar.