Test flight of flying vehicle

Test flight of flying vehicle

A flying vehicle carries a rice bag weighing about 80 kilograms during a test flight in Amagasaki, western Japan, on Nov. 24, 2023, ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka when the vehicle will be flown to the expo venue.

Test flight of flying vehicle

Test flight of flying vehicle

A flying vehicle carries a rice bag weighing about 80 kilograms during a test flight in Amagasaki, western Japan, on Nov. 24, 2023, ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka when the vehicle will be flown to the expo venue.

Seiko Epson to debut cheaper projectors with built-in DVD players

Seiko Epson to debut cheaper projectors with built-in DVD players

TOKYO, Japan - A new model of Seiko Epson home-use, large-screen projector with a built-in DVD player displayed in Tokyo on Sept. 4. The cheapest model, with an 80-inch screen and 3.8 kilograms in weight, will cost less than 100,000 yen.

80kg of cocaine found on Japan coast

80kg of cocaine found on Japan coast

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 21, 2013, shows the seashore in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, where four backpacks containing roughly 80 kilograms of cocaine were discovered two days earlier in one of the largest finds of drugs in Japan.

Gold figure of god of business prosperity unveiled

Gold figure of god of business prosperity unveiled

OSAKA, Japan - Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. unveils a pure gold ''Ebisu'' figure, or god of business prosperity, for sale on Dec. 26 in Osaka. The figure, 40 centimeters high and 15 kilograms in weight, will be put on sale starting Jan. 2 at 80 million yen.

Australian risotto sets Guinness World Record

Australian risotto sets Guinness World Record

SYDNEY, Australia - Some of Australia's leading chefs are in work to cook what would become the world's largest risotto on Sydney's harbor-side on Nov. 26. The recipe for the risotto, which was put on the Guinness Book of Records, included 1,600 kilograms of rice, 4,400 liters of vegetable stock, 800 kg of peas, 1.5 kg of saffron, 80 liters of olive oil, 320 kg of butter, 320 kg of parmesan cheese, 240 kg of diced onion, 160 kg of diced celery, 20 kg of crushed garlic and 2 kg of both salt and pepper.

Robot balances pole in its palm

Robot balances pole in its palm

OSAKA, Japan - A robot called DB, developed by a project team of Japan Science and Technology Corp., demonstrates in Kyoto on Aug. 30 its ability to balance a pole in its palm. The human-shaped robot, which is 190 centimeters tall and weighs 80 kilograms, balanced the pole for four minutes. The pole, made of vinyl chloride, is 4 centimeters in diameter and 120 centimeters in length.

Seiko Epson to debut cheaper projectors with built-in DVD player

Seiko Epson to debut cheaper projectors with built-in DVD player

TOKYO, Japan - A new model of Seiko Epson home-use, large-screen projector with a built-in DVD player displayed in Tokyo on Sept. 4. The cheapest model, with an 80-inch screen and 3.8 kilograms in weight, will cost less than 100,000 yen. (Kyodo)

Gold figure of god of business prosperity unveiled

Gold figure of god of business prosperity unveiled

OSAKA, Japan - Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. unveils a pure gold ''Ebisu'' figure, or god of business prosperity, for sale on Dec. 26 in Osaka. The figure, 40 centimeters high and 15 kilograms in weight, will be put on sale starting Jan. 2 at 80 million yen. (Kyodo)

Australian risotto sets Guinness World Record

Australian risotto sets Guinness World Record

SYDNEY, Australia - Some of Australia's leading chefs are in work to cook what would become the world's largest risotto on Sydney's harbor-side on Nov. 26. The recipe for the risotto, which was put on the Guinness Book of Records, included 1,600 kilograms of rice, 4,400 liters of vegetable stock, 800 kg of peas, 1.5 kg of saffron, 80 liters of olive oil, 320 kg of butter, 320 kg of parmesan cheese, 240 kg of diced onion, 160 kg of diced celery, 20 kg of crushed garlic and 2 kg of both salt and pepper. (Kyodo)

Scenes of sumo

Scenes of sumo

Bulgarian Aoiyama (L), standing 191 centimeters, defeats 173 cm-tall Ishiura on July 11, 2017, the third day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya, central Japan. Aoiyama weighs almost 80 kilograms more than his deposed opponent. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Robot balances pole in its palm

Robot balances pole in its palm

OSAKA, Japan - A robot called DB, developed by a project team of Japan Science and Technology Corp., demonstrates in Kyoto on Aug. 30 its ability to balance a pole in its palm. The human-shaped robot, which is 190 centimeters tall and weighs 80 kilograms, balanced the pole for four minutes. The pole, made of vinyl chloride, is 4 centimeters in diameter and 120 centimeters in length.

Researchers develop robot copy of gibbon

Researchers develop robot copy of gibbon

NAGOYA, Japan - A robot of a gibbon, developed by a group of researchers at Nagoya University in central Japan, hangs on to a bar in a demonstration at the university on Feb. 8. The researchers made the robot ape with the aim of using it to develop high-quality industrial robots. It is 80 centimeters tall and 150 cm wide when both of its arms are outstretched, and weighs about 10 kilograms.