Osaka high-tech exhibition attracts 900,000 visitors

Osaka high-tech exhibition attracts 900,000 visitors

OSAKA, Japan - A girl looks at robots and other high-tech exhibits at Active Lab., an intellectual entertainment space in Knowledge Capital of Grand Front Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on March 12, 2014. Active Lab. attracted over 900,000 visitors in the 10 months since opening in April 2013, about double the initial annual goal.

Toshiba to release glasses-free big 3-D TV, thin tablet

Toshiba to release glasses-free big 3-D TV, thin tablet

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiba Corp. announced on Oct. 3, 2011, it will release a 55-inch glasses-free 3-D television with high display resolution and the world's thinnest, lightest tablet, both in mid-December in Japan. The REGZA 55X3 television with a price tag of around 900,000 yen, comes with the so-called quad full high-definition panel that boasts display images four times finer than high-definition resolution

U.S. aid shipment arrives in flood-hit N. Korea

U.S. aid shipment arrives in flood-hit N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A U.S. humanitarian aid shipment arrives at Pyongyang airport on the evening of Sept. 3, 2011, to help recovery following major flooding in North Korea in the summer. The cargo plane that landed at the airport contained $900,000 worth of medical supplies, soap, blankets, cooking kits and other items, according to the U.S.-based aid group Samaritan's Purse.

Fuji Heavy targets global sales of 800,000 to 900,000 cars in FY 2015

Fuji Heavy targets global sales of 800,000 to 900,000 cars in FY 2015

TOKYO, Japan - Ikuo Mori, president of Japanese auto manufacturer Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., speaks during a recent interview with Kyodo News. He said the company has set a global sales target of 800,000 to 900,000 cars for fiscal 2015, over 20 percent more than the goal for fiscal 2010.

Terry Hara appointed LAPD's 1st Asian-American deputy chief

Terry Hara appointed LAPD's 1st Asian-American deputy chief

LOS ANGELES, United States - Terry Hara (L), who became the first Asian-American deputy chief of the Los Angeles Police Department on April 7, poses with his wife at the Police Academy in Los Angeles. Hara, a third-generation Japanese-American, will oversee the West Bureau, which includes approximately 900,000 residents.