Typhoon Lan hits western Japan

Typhoon Lan hits western Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 15, 2023, shows damage caused by a mudslide in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture in western Japan, following heavy rain, due to Typhoon Lan hitting the region.

Typhoon Lan hits western Japan

Typhoon Lan hits western Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 15, 2023, shows damage caused by a mudslide in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture in western Japan, following heavy rain, due to Typhoon Lan hitting the region.

Typhoon Lan hits western Japan

Typhoon Lan hits western Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 15, 2023, shows damage caused by a mudslide in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture in western Japan, following heavy rain, due to Typhoon Lan hitting the region.

Typhoon Lan hits western Japan

Typhoon Lan hits western Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 15, 2023, shows damage caused by a mudslide in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture in western Japan, following heavy rain, due to Typhoon Lan hitting the region.

Typhoon Lan hits western Japan

Typhoon Lan hits western Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 15, 2023, shows damage caused by a mudslide in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture in western Japan, following heavy rain, due to Typhoon Lan hitting the region.

Gunze aims to commercialize regenerative blood vessels

Gunze aims to commercialize regenerative blood vessels

AYABE, Japan - Masakazu Suzuki, director of Gunze Ltd.'s quality of life research center, shows a tube for producing fiber-engineered blood vessels during a press tour of the facility in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 3, 2014. The apparel company aims to commercialize the world's first regenerative blood vessels in the United States by 2016.

Gunze aims to commercialize regenerative blood vessels

Gunze aims to commercialize regenerative blood vessels

AYABE, Japan - Masakazu Suzuki, director of Gunze Ltd.'s quality of life research center, shows a tube for producing fiber-engineered blood vessels during a press tour of the facility in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 3, 2014. The apparel company aims to commercialize the world's first regenerative blood vessels in the United States by 2016. (Kyodo)

Robots support factory work

Robots support factory work

Photo shows a robot carrying products at Omron Corp.'s factory in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, on Aug. 28, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Robots support factory work

Robots support factory work

Photo shows a robot soldering at Omron Corp.'s factory in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, on Aug. 28, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo