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New humanoid robot to tend bed-ridden patients

TOKYO, Japan - A humanoid robot created by researchers at the University of Tokyo tries to move a 60-kilogram dummy on a bed at an exhibition held at the university on March 28. Yasuo Kuniyoshi, a University of Tokyo professor who is leading the robot project, says the robot, which is 155 centimeters tall and weighs around 70 kg, is capable of lifting a 30-kg weight and researchers hope one day the robot would be able to attend to bed-ridden patients.

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2007 year calendar made of gold on sale

TOKYO, Japan - A woman points at a calendar for 2007 made of gold at a precious metal shop GINZA TANAKA in Tokyo on Oct. 28. The calendar, which is 67 centimeters long, 42 centimeters wide, and one millimeter thick, is made of pure gold and weighs some six kilograms. In connection with the year 2007, its price is set at 20.07 million yen.

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JVC devises technology to make thinner rear-projection TVs

TOKYO, Japan - Victor Co. of Japan Ltd. (JVC) said on Sept. 28 it has developed a technology that can substantially reduce the depth of rear-projection television sets. In the case of a 60-inch machine (in photo), the depth can be cut to 27 centimeters, about 40 percent thinner than the company's existing model, the company said.

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(2)Japan's Murofushi wins silver in men's hammer throw

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Koji Murofushi is disappointed after throwing 82.91 meters to win the silver medal, just 28 centimeters short of the gold, in the Athens Olympics on Aug. 22.

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(1) Man with Kim Il Sung badge washed ashore in Ishikawa

KANAZAWA, Japan - Photo shows a badge with late North Korean President Kim Il Sung's portrait worn by a man found washed ashore on a beach in Uchinada, Ishikawa Prefecture on Dec. 28. The man, who was 162 centimeters tall, 20-50 years old and in a moss green uniform, is believed to have been a North Korean.

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SECOM develops feeding robot

TOKYO, Japan - A robot that helps a disabled person eat his or her meal was unveiled April 25 by SECOM Co., pioneer in the security service business. The robot, dubbed ''My Spoon,'' measures 28 centimeters long, 37 cm wide and 25 cm high, weighing 6 kilograms. It took SECOM and its medical equipment subsidiary 11 years to develop the product, which will hit the market on May 1. Available in three different types, the robot carries price tags higher than 380,000.

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Pure gold soccer ball exhibited at Mitsukoshi's Osaka branch

OSAKA, Japan - Female shoppers look at a soccer ball made of pure gold at the Osaka branch of the department store chain operator Mitsukoshi Ltd., on March 28. Mitsukoshi exhibited the gold soccer ball, which weighs three kilograms and is 22 centimeters in diameter, the same size as the official ball for the 2002 World Cup soccer finals to be co-hosted by Japan and South Korea, to commemorate the event. The ball is priced at 20.02 million yen.

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Train derails due to fallen concrete in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - A freight train partly derailed in Hokkaido on Nov. 28 after hitting a 2-ton block of concrete that had fallen off the wall of a tunnel. The photo shows the circular chunk of concrete, about 3 to 4 meters in diameter and 30 to 40 centimeters thick inside the Rebunhama Tunnel on the JR Muroran Line.

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Pure gold soccer ball exhibited at Mitsukoshi's Osaka branch

OSAKA, Japan - Female shoppers look at a soccer ball made of pure gold at the Osaka branch of the department store chain operator Mitsukoshi Ltd., on March 28. Mitsukoshi exhibited the gold soccer ball, which weighs three kilograms and is 22 centimeters in diameter, the same size as the official ball for the 2002 World Cup soccer finals to be co-hosted by Japan and South Korea, to commemorate the event. The ball is priced at 20.02 million yen.

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New humanoid robot to tend bed-ridden patients

TOKYO, Japan - A humanoid robot created by researchers at the University of Tokyo tries to move a 60-kilogram dummy on a bed at an exhibition held at the university on March 28. Yasuo Kuniyoshi, a University of Tokyo professor who is leading the robot project, says the robot, which is 155 centimeters tall and weighs around 70 kg, is capable of lifting a 30-kg weight and researchers hope one day the robot would be able to attend to bed-ridden patients. (Kyodo)

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(1) Man with Kim Il Sung badge washed ashore in Ishikawa

KANAZAWA, Japan - Photo shows a badge with late North Korean President Kim Il Sung's portrait worn by a man found washed ashore on a beach in Uchinada, Ishikawa Prefecture on Dec. 28. The man, who was 162 centimeters tall, 20-50 years old and in a moss green uniform, is believed to have been a North Korean. (Kyodo)

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SECOM develops feeding robot

TOKYO, Japan - A robot that helps a disabled person eat his or her meal was unveiled April 25 by SECOM Co., pioneer in the security service business. The robot, dubbed ''My Spoon,'' measures 28 centimeters long, 37 cm wide and 25 cm high, weighing 6 kilograms. It took SECOM and its medical equipment subsidiary 11 years to develop the product, which will hit the market on May 1. Available in three different types, the robot carries price tags higher than \380,000.

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Harvest season for largest Japanese butterburs in Hokkaido

Children hold the stalks of "rawanbuki," the largest Japanese butterbur, in the town of Ashoro, central Hokkaido, on June 28, 2015, during harvesting. Rawanbuki grow 2-3 meters in height with stalks 10 centimeters in diameter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JVC devises technology to make thinner rear-projection TVs

TOKYO, Japan - Victor Co. of Japan Ltd. (JVC) said on Sept. 28 it has developed a technology that can substantially reduce the depth of rear-projection television sets. In the case of a 60-inch machine (in photo), the depth can be cut to 27 centimeters, about 40 percent thinner than the company's existing model, the company said. (Kyodo)

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(3)Japan's Murofushi wins silver in men's hammer throw

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Koji Murofushi shouts after throwing 82.91 meters to win the silver medal in men's hammer throw, just 28 centimeters short of the gold claimed by Adrian Annus of Hungary, in the Athens Olympics on Aug. 22. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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(1)Japan's Murofushi wins silver in men's hammer throw

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Koji Murofushi throws 82.91 meters, his best of the season and just 28 centimeters short of the gold, in the Athens Olympics on Aug. 22, to win the silver medal. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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(2)Japan's Murofushi wins silver in men's hammer throw

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Koji Murofushi is disappointed after throwing 82.91 meters to win the silver medal, just 28 centimeters short of the gold, in the Athens Olympics on Aug. 22. (Kyodo)

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2007 year calendar made of gold to be on sale

TOKYO, Japan - A woman points at a calendar for 2007 made of gold at a precious metal shop GINZA TANAKA in Tokyo on Oct. 28. The calendar, which is 67 centimeters long, 42 centimeters wide, and one millimeter thick, is made of pure gold and weighs some six kilograms. In connection with the year 2007, its price is set at 20.07 million yen. (Kyodo)

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Bioluminescent mushrooms in western Japan

Photo shows Mycena lux-coeli mushrooms emitting green light in woods on Ugui Peninsula in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture on the night of May 28, 2020. The bioluminescent fungus species have caps measuring 1 to 2 centimeters in diameter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bioluminescent mushrooms in western Japan

Photo shows Mycena lux-coeli mushrooms emitting green light in woods on Ugui Peninsula in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture on the night of May 28, 2020. The bioluminescent fungus species have caps measuring 1 to 2 centimeters in diameter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Train derails due to fallen concrete in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - A freight train partly derailed in Hokkaido on Nov. 28 after hitting a 2-ton block of concrete that had fallen off the wall of a tunnel. The photo shows the circular chunk of concrete, about 3 to 4 meters in diameter and 30 to 40 centimeters thick inside the Rebunhama Tunnel on the JR Muroran Line.