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Philippines: Tropical Depression Verbena Causes Flooding Across Negros

Tropical Depression Verbena made its fourth landfall in Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental, on Tuesday, November 25, causing severe flooding across several areas of the Visayas.

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Blind-spot monitoring on car navigation screen

NAGOYA, Japan - The screen of a car navigation system shows otherwise unseen blind spots of a parking lot from the driver's viewpoint using new technology announced by Toyota Motor Corp. on Nov. 20, 2014. Toyota plans to start introducing the safety feature in new models in Japan from 2015.

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Toyota executive speaks about new car navigation system

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Managing Officer Shigeki Tomoyama speaks about the automaker's new car navigation system at a press conference in Tokyo on June 18, 2014.

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Toyota's new car navigation system for 'T-Connect'

TOKYO, Japan - A Toyota Motor Corp. employee explains how to operate a new car navigation system compatible with the automaker's "T-Connect," a new telematics service, in Tokyo on June 18, 2014.

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Car navigation displays info on windshield

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese electronics maker Pioneer Corp. on May 8, 2012, in Tokyo unveils a new car navigation system that allows the driver to see information in front of the windshield.

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Kenwood's high definition navigation system

TOKYO, Japan - Photo show Kenwood Corp.'s new car navigation system ''Avenue'', which can display high definition images and maps. The company said Jan. 11, 2011, it will release Avenue MDV-727DT and MDV-626DT in February at nominal prices of 15,000 yen and 13,000 yen, respectively.

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Nissan's Serena minivan with digital TV tuner

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows a special edition of Nissan Motor Co.'s Serena minivan equipped with a terrestrial digital broadcast tuner inside its car navigation system. The Japanese automaker released the Highway Star V Aero Selection Plus navi HDD on May 14, 2010.

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Toyota unveils next-generation telematics services

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Managing Director Akio Toyota sits in a car equipped with a G-Book Alpha-compatible car navigation system that provides renovated telematics services at a press conference in Tokyo on April 14. Services include a call for emergency vehicles and onboard purchases of musical pieces. The emergency call service, offered as standard, alerts the police or fire department to summon an appropriate type of rescue vehicle in the event of a traffic accident or medical emergency.

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Clarion to launch PC for car Dec. 1

TOKYO, Japan - Clarion Co. said Nov. 25 it will launch a car-mounted personal computer (PC) system, CADIAS, on the domestic market Dec. 1. The product is based on Windows CE for Automotives and incorporates a car navigation system, car stereo and DVD player. The PC can be connected to the Internet via mobile phones or personal handy phone systems, enabling a driver to download maps and traffic information while operating the car, the company said.

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Toyota releases car featuring G-Book wireless info system

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho shows off Toyota's new vehicle Will Cypha car, which features G-Book onboard wireless information terminal, in Tokyo on Oct. 21. The G-Book enables drivers to access about 30 different information services, including navigation, e-commerce, news and weather. The 1.3-liter, two-wheel-drive Will Cypha carries a suggested price tag of 1.26 million yen. The 1.5-liter, four-wheel-drive version will sell for 1.48 million yen.

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Nissan releases all-new Elgrand minivan

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn rides in an all-new Elgrand minivan at a press conference in Tokyo on May 21 to announce the release of the car on the domestic market. The Elgrand, a high-end luxury minivan, was originally launched in 1997. The latest version is equipped with a twin-monitor TV-navigation system with 8-inch (about 20 centimeters) monitors for the front and rear seats.

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Japanese car drivers affected by GPS bug

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese car navigation system manufacturers receive a number of phone calls from drivers on Aug. 22 as their automobile directional devices failed because of a computer flaw. The photo shows an employee of Pioneer Electronic Corp., one of car navigation system makers, updating navigation devices that are based on global positioning system (GPS) at the company's Ryogoku service station in Tokyo.

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GPS-assisted rice-planting robot unveiled

The National Agriculture Research Center of the farm ministry unveils on June 16 a rice-planting robot employing the global positioning system (GPS) at its pilot farm in Ibaraki Prefecture. GPS is widely used in car navigation systems.

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Clarion's headquarters

Headquarters = Clarion Headquarters, Chuo-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, May 30, 2017; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Toyota to launch car under WiLL brand next year

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. will launch a next-generation car as early as next year under the WiLL brand, a brand promoted by a variety of companies. The car will be equipped with a navigation system similar to the one featured in the WiLL VC, a car that Toyota launched at the Tokyo Motor Show in November. A console located left to the driver's wheel will connect to the G-Book, a network service that Toyota will start as early as next June, providing e-mail services and data such as maps and news reports. The console can also be used for downloading music, for karaoke and for making reservations at restaurants.

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Toyota unveils next-generation telematics services

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Managing Director Akio Toyota sits in a car equipped with a G-Book Alpha-compatible car navigation system that provides renovated telematics services at a press conference in Tokyo on April 14. Services include a call for emergency vehicles and onboard purchases of musical pieces. The emergency call service, offered as standard, alerts the police or fire department to summon an appropriate type of rescue vehicle in the event of a traffic accident or medical emergency. (Kyodo)

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DeNA provides free car navigation application for smartphones

Photo taken in Tokyo on May 28, 2015, shows a smartphone installed with DeNA Co.'s free car navigation system app "Naviro." DeNA started the service the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nissan's Serena minivan with digital TV tuner

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows a special edition of Nissan Motor Co.'s Serena minivan equipped with a terrestrial digital broadcast tuner inside its car navigation system. The Japanese automaker released the Highway Star V Aero Selection Plus navi HDD on May 14, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Car navigation displays info on windshield

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese electronics maker Pioneer Corp. on May 8, 2012, in Tokyo unveils a new car navigation system that allows the driver to see information in front of the windshield. (Kyodo)

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Blind-spot monitoring on car navigation screen

NAGOYA, Japan - The screen of a car navigation system shows otherwise unseen blind spots of a parking lot from the driver's viewpoint using new technology announced by Toyota Motor Corp. on Nov. 20, 2014. Toyota plans to start introducing the safety feature in new models in Japan from 2015. (Kyodo)

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Toyota executive speaks about new car navigation system

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Managing Officer Shigeki Tomoyama speaks about the automaker's new car navigation system at a press conference in Tokyo on June 18, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Kenwood's high definition navigation system

TOKYO, Japan - Photo show Kenwood Corp.'s new car navigation system ''Avenue'', which can display high definition images and maps. The company said Jan. 11, 2011, it will release Avenue MDV-727DT and MDV-626DT in February at nominal prices of 15,000 yen and 13,000 yen, respectively. (Kyodo)

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Honda Motor develops smartphone app-coupled technology

Photo taken in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2018, shows a car navigation system targeting drivers in emerging countries, which Honda Motor Co. has developed jointly with U.S. venture Drivemode using smartphone driving app technologies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan puts 2nd satellite into orbit to enhance GPS

Yosuke Tsuruho (C), Japan's state minister for space policy, speaks at a press conference at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 1, 2017. An H-2A rocket carrying the quasi-zenith satellite Michibiki No. 2 was launched to enhance the precision of Japan's global positioning system used in smartphones and car navigation equipment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan launches 2nd satellite to improve GPS services

An H-2A rocket carrying the quasi-zenith satellite Michibiki No. 2 is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 1, 2017, with the aim of enhancing the precision of the country's global positioning system used in smartphones and car navigation equipment, following the first satellite sent up in 2010. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan launches 2nd satellite to improve GPS services

An H-2A rocket carrying the quasi-zenith satellite Michibiki No. 2 is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 1, 2017, with the aim of enhancing the precision of the country's global positioning system used in smartphones and car navigation equipment, following the first satellite sent up in 2010. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan launches 2nd satellite to improve GPS services

An H-2A rocket carrying the quasi-zenith satellite Michibiki No. 2 is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 1, 2017, with the aim of enhancing the precision of the country's global positioning system used in smartphones and car navigation equipment, following the first satellite sent up in 2010. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Clarion to launch PC for car Dec. 1

TOKYO, Japan - Clarion Co. said Nov. 25 it will launch a car-mounted personal computer (PC) system, CADIAS, on the domestic market Dec. 1. The product is based on Windows CE for Automotives and incorporates a car navigation system, car stereo and DVD player. The PC can be connected to the Internet via mobile phones or personal handy phone systems, enabling a driver to download maps and traffic information while operating the car, the company said. (Kyodo)

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Toyota releases car featuring G-Book wireless info system

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho shows off Toyota's new vehicle Will Cypha car, which features G-Book onboard wireless information terminal, in Tokyo on Oct. 21. The G-Book enables drivers to access about 30 different information services, including navigation, e-commerce, news and weather. The 1.3-liter, two-wheel-drive Will Cypha carries a suggested price tag of 1.26 million yen. The 1.5-liter, four-wheel-drive version will sell for 1.48 million yen. (Kyodo)

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Nissan releases all-new Elgrand minivan

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn rides in an all-new Elgrand minivan at a press conference in Tokyo on May 21 to announce the release of the car on the domestic market. The Elgrand, a high-end luxury minivan, was originally launched in 1997. The latest version is equipped with a twin-monitor TV-navigation system with 8-inch (about 20 centimeters) monitors for the front and rear seats.

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Car navigation system features detachable screens

OSAKA, Japan - Kyushu Matsushita Electric Co. has put on sale the Mobile DeruNavi series of portable navigation systems for cars features detachable screens. Once removed from the base unit, the screens can be used outside of the vehicle. The system ranges in price from 148,000 to 178,000 yen, depending on the features.

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Japanese car drivers affected by GPS bug

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese car navigation system manufacturers receive a number of phone calls from drivers on Aug. 22 as their automobile directional devices failed because of a computer flaw. The photo shows an employee of Pioneer Electronic Corp., one of car navigation system makers, updating navigation devices that are based on global positioning system (GPS) at the company's Ryogoku service station in Tokyo.

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GPS-assisted rice-planting robot unveiled

The National Agriculture Research Center of the farm ministry unveils on June 16 a rice-planting robot employing the global positioning system (GPS) at its pilot farm in Ibaraki Prefecture. GPS is widely used in car navigation systems.

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GPS-assisted rice-planting robot unveiled

The National Agriculture Research Center of the farm ministry unveils on June 16 a rice-planting robot employing the global positioning system (GPS) at its pilot farm in Ibaraki Prefecture. GPS is widely used in car navigation systems.