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New tram starts operating north of Tokyo

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan, Aug. 26 Kyodo - A light rail transit train carrying children and others runs through Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, after a ceremony commemorating the start of the service is held at JR Utsunomiya Station on Aug. 26, 2023. Japan's first new tram system in 75 years covers the 14.6-kilometer route between the station and the nearby town of Haga in 48 minutes.

UNIQLO Opens Next-Generation Store in Harajuku

On March 3, UNIQLO revealed to the press the UNIQLO Harajuku Store (photo), an urban store that will open in the commercial complex Wiz Harajuku (Jingumae, Shibuya-ku) on March 5. This is the first store to open in the Harajuku area in eight years. The store will be the first UNIQLO store in the Harajuku area in eight years to combine the virtual and the real, and will feature a sales floor linked to an application that allows customers to search for clothing styles. The company has also launched a service that alerts customers to the location of products they are interested in on the display. (June 3, 2020, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Rainbow Bridge lit up in seven colors

The Rainbow Bridge is lit up in seven different colors in accordance with the seven indicators set by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, including the number of new cases of coronavirus. In the background, you can see Tokyo Tower lit up in a special light called "Light of Hope. (May 28, 2020, Minato Ward, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Rainbow Bridge lit up in blue

The Rainbow Bridge lit up in blue to show appreciation for the new Corona medical personnel. In the background, you can see Tokyo Tower lit up in a special light called "Light of Hope". (May 28, 2020, Minato Ward, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Rainbow Bridge lit up in blue

The Rainbow Bridge lit up in blue to show appreciation for the new Corona medical personnel. In the background, you can see Tokyo Tower lit up in a special light called "Light of Hope". (May 28, 2020, Minato Ward, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Rainbow Bridge lit up in blue

The Rainbow Bridge lit up in blue to show appreciation for the new Corona medical personnel. In the background, you can see Tokyo Tower lit up in a special light called "Light of Hope". (May 28, 2020, Minato Ward, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

LEDs for Medical Germicidal Lamps from Nitride Semiconductor

The inactivation of bacteria such as Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, influenza virus and norovirus has already been verified at the virus center of the Sendai Medical Center of the National Hospital Organization (Miyagino Ward, Sendai City). The company plans to test the system on a new type of corona within the next month. UV and mercury lamps are used as germicidal lamps in medical facilities. However, UV lamps have a short life span and are easily broken, and the Minamata Convention on Mercury, an international regulation, will ban the manufacture, import and export of mercury-based lighting from 2021. Against this background, the spread of high-output deep UV LEDs is expected in the future. Photo taken on March 30, 2020 (location unknown), credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Tokyo's Odaiba waterfront area

A monument showing the five Olympic rings is lit up at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2020, six months before the scheduled start of the Tokyo Olympics, using light-emitting diodes. The monument floats on the water on a concrete platform, with the Rainbow Bridge, which links the Odaiba waterfront area to the rest of Tokyo, in the background. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tokyo's Odaiba waterfront area

A monument showing the five Olympic rings is lit up at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2020, six months before the scheduled start of the Tokyo Olympics, using light-emitting diodes. The monument floats on the water on a concrete platform, with the Rainbow Bridge, which links the Odaiba waterfront area to the rest of Tokyo, in the background. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

NTT's Transparent Rechargeable Battery

NTT has developed a "see-through rechargeable battery" (photo) that delivers about 50 times more power than conventional batteries. The average transmittance, which was previously about the same as that of sunglasses, has been tripled to 69%, equivalent to that of window glass. By gelatinizing the electrolyte, the average voltage was increased from 1.7 volts to 2.5 volts, which led to the improvement in transmittance. It also made it possible to deposit the film over a larger area, resulting in a larger battery. Six of the new batteries have the performance of one button battery. The company expects to use the new batteries for transparent signboards in tourist spots that post information without spoiling the scenery, windowpanes that can store electricity obtained from solar power generation, and lenses for smart glasses. In the future, the company aims to add flexible performance that can be bent. Photo taken on November 11, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

New Glico runner billboard debuted

OSAKA, Japan - Ezaki Glico Co. unveils the 6th-generation electronic billboard in the Dotonbori area of Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 23, 2014. With the application of blue light-emitting diodes, the billboard changes the background once every 15 minutes. (Kyodo)

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