Women compete in national Japanese card game contest

Women compete in national Japanese card game contest

OTSU, Japan - Tsubasa Tsubota (L) and Yuri Yamazoe compete for the "Queen" title at an annual national "karuta" Japanese card game tournament in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2015. Tsubota won the title in the women's division for the first time.

Women compete in national card game contest

Women compete in national card game contest

OTSU, Japan - Tsubasa Tsubota (L) and Yuri Yamazoe compete for the Queen title at an annual national tournament of the "karuta" Japanese card game in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015. Tsubota won the title in the women's division for the first time.

KAIWA's stainless steel vise for MC

KAIWA's stainless steel vise for MC

Kaiwa (Uenohara City, Yamanashi Prefecture) has launched a new stainless steel 5-direction centering vise for machining centers (MCs) that holds workpieces from four directions on both sides of the XY axis. It is suitable for ultra-precision machining of workpieces up to 50 mm in length and 60 mm in width using a 5-axis MC. The mouthpiece is interchangeable to suit the machining purpose. Even rectangular or round-shaped workpieces can be held securely. Both Y-axis and X-axis workpieces are fixed in the center position by separate screw tightening operations. "Mr. Yamazoe says, "The unique structure of the machine, which has no internal bearing mechanism, prevents rattling even after long-term use. The clamping jig of the optional vise has elasticity to soften the impact when the machining head and other parts collide. The vise is assembled from multiple parts. The external size is 120mm (length) x 110mm (width) x 90mm (height). Photo taken on November 1, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Small plane crash site in western Japan

Small plane crash site in western Japan

Photo taken Aug. 15, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the crash site of a small plane in the western Japan village of Yamazoe. Two people aboard the single-engine, turboprop Socata TBM 700 aircraft were found dead near the wreckage the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Small plane crash site in western Japan

Small plane crash site in western Japan

Photo taken Aug. 15, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the crash site of a small plane in the western Japan village of Yamazoe. Two people aboard the single-engine, turboprop Socata TBM 700 aircraft were found dead near the wreckage the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Small aircraft feared to have crashed

Small aircraft feared to have crashed

Photo taken Aug. 14, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the mountainous area in the western Japan village of Yamazoe, where a small airplane is believed to have crashed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Small aircraft feared to have crashed

Small aircraft feared to have crashed

Photo taken Aug. 14, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the mountainous area in the western Japan village of Yamazoe, where a small airplane is believed to have crashed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Small aircraft feared to have crashed

Small aircraft feared to have crashed

Photo taken Aug. 14, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the mountainous area in the western Japan village of Yamazoe, where a small airplane is believed to have crashed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Small aircraft feared to have crashed

Small aircraft feared to have crashed

Photo taken Aug. 14, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the mountainous area in the western Japan village of Yamazoe, where a small airplane is believed to have crashed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo