New sensor developed to detect sick-house syndrome

New sensor developed to detect sick-house syndrome

KANAZAWA, Japan - Eiichi Tamiya, professor of the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), shows off a portable sensor designed to quickly detect formaldehyde, a chemical that causes so-called sick-house syndrome, which he and one of his students have jointly developed. Tamiya said the 10-by-20 centimeter sensor can accurately measure the concentration of formaldehyde within three minutes.

Hijackers' daughters arrive in Japan

Hijackers' daughters arrive in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Three daughters of former Red Army Faction members, who hijacked a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane in 1970 and forced it to fly to North Korea, sit for a news conference after their arrival at Narita airport May 15. (From L to R) Azumi Tanaka, 22, Asaka Tamiya, 22, and Ritsuko Konishi, 23. On the flight to Narita, Tamiya, in an interview with Kyodo News, described the hijacking committed by her father and other members of the radical group as ''senseless'' and ''wrong.''

Hijackers' daughters leave N. Korea for Japan

Hijackers' daughters leave N. Korea for Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Three daughters of former Red Army Faction cadres are seen in photo taken by a supporter in March in Pyongyang. Shown are Asaka Tamiya (L), 22, daughter of Takamaro Tamiya, deceased leader of the hijackers' group; Azumi Tanaka (C), 22, daughter of Yoshimi Tanaka; and Ritsuko Konishi, 23, daughter of Takahiro Konishi. The three daughters, whose fathers defected to North Korea after hijacking a Japan Airlines plane in 1970, left Pyongyang on May 15 for Japan via China.

Hijackers' daughters arrive in Japan

Hijackers' daughters arrive in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Three daughters of former Red Army Faction members, who hijacked a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane in 1970 and forced it to fly to North Korea, sit for a news conference after their arrival at Narita airport May 15. (From L to R) Azumi Tanaka, 22, Asaka Tamiya, 22, and Ritsuko Konishi, 23. On the flight to Narita, Tamiya, in an interview with Kyodo News, described the hijacking committed by her father and other members of the radical group as ''senseless'' and ''wrong.''

High court backs damages awarded to Okinawa residents for base noise

High court backs damages awarded to Okinawa residents for base noise

Chief Judge Toshiro Tamiya sits in a courtroom at the Fukuoka High Court's Naha branch in the capital of Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 1, 2016, to hand down a ruling on a damages suit filed by about 2,200 local residents against the central government over aircraft noise from a U.S. Marine Corps base. The high court upheld a lower court decision ordering the central government to pay damages of around 950 million yen ($8.3 million). (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New sensor developed to detect sick-house syndrome

New sensor developed to detect sick-house syndrome

KANAZAWA, Japan - Eiichi Tamiya, professor of the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), shows off a portable sensor designed to quickly detect formaldehyde, a chemical that causes so-called sick-house syndrome, which he and one of his students have jointly developed. Tamiya said the 10-by-20 centimeter sensor can accurately measure the concentration of formaldehyde within three minutes. (Kyodo)