Saori Minami

Saori Minami

Saori Minami=Date: November 2, 1971, Place: Japan

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura on the set of the movie “Abashiri Prison”=Date : December 10, 1971, Place : Sounkyo, Hokkaido

Tomisaburo Wakayama

Tomisaburo Wakayama

Tomisaburo Wakayama=Place: Akasaka, Japan

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

Interview with Tokyo Gov. Koike

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 26 Kyodo - Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2024. (Kyodo)

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike attends a ceremony marking the pre-opening of the Tokyo Innovation Base, a platform designed to support start-up companies, in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2023.

Aerology Labs' hybrid drone prototype, the AeroRange Pro.

Aerology Labs' hybrid drone prototype, the AeroRange Pro.

Aerology Lab (Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture) announced on April 14 that it has developed a prototype of a "purely Japanese" flying robot (drone), "AeroRange Pro" (photo), which consists entirely of parts made in Japan. In general, drones rely on parts made in China for most of their components. The company aims to start mass production in small lots by December. (Minato Ward, Osaka City), which operates an open innovation base, Kobashi Robotics (Minami Ward, Okayama City), which supports mass production, and Liberace (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo), which comprehensively supports venture businesses from trial manufacture to mass production. The company is promoting speedy manufacturing in cooperation with town factories in Kansai and other regions. The hybrid drone combines an engine and an electric motor. It is said to be the industry's first purely domestic product in this field. Photo taken on May 14, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images