Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 3

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

Rice-themed building in Tokyo

Rice-themed building in Tokyo

Photo taken on Jan. 12, 2023, shows a rice-themed commercial building near JR Tokyo Station. Agricultural machine maker Yanmar Holdings Co. unveiled the building to the media ahead of its opening the following day.

Rice-themed building in Tokyo

Rice-themed building in Tokyo

Photo taken on Jan. 12, 2023, shows wine bottles containing rice grown across Japan on a floor of a rice-themed commercial building, located near JR Tokyo Station. Agricultural machine maker Yanmar Holdings Co. unveiled the building to the media ahead of its opening the following day.

Rice-themed building in Tokyo

Rice-themed building in Tokyo

Photo taken on Jan. 12, 2023, shows the interior of a rice-themed commercial building near JR Tokyo Station. Agricultural machine maker Yanmar Holdings Co. unveiled the building to the media ahead of its opening the following day.

Rice-themed building in Tokyo

Rice-themed building in Tokyo

Photo taken on Jan. 12, 2023, shows the interior of a rice-themed commercial building near JR Tokyo Station. Agricultural machine maker Yanmar Holdings Co. unveiled the building to the media ahead of its opening the following day.

Rice-themed building in Tokyo

Rice-themed building in Tokyo

Photo taken on Jan. 12, 2023, shows wine bottles containing rice grown across Japan on a floor of a rice-themed commercial building, located near JR Tokyo Station. Agricultural machine maker Yanmar Holdings Co. unveiled the building to the media ahead of its opening the following day.

"Intelligent combine"

"Intelligent combine"

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows one of the "intelligent combine" models unveiled by Yanmar Co. in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 21, 2014.

Hydrogen fuel cell-powered boat

Hydrogen fuel cell-powered boat

Photo taken in Osaka on Oct. 12, 2021, shows a hydrogen fuel cell-powered boat developed by Yanmar Power Technology Co.

Toyota, Yanmar reveal jointly developed pleasure boat

Toyota, Yanmar reveal jointly developed pleasure boat

Photo taken March 3, 2016, at a fair in Yokohama, near Tokyo, shows a new-type pleasure boat jointly developed by Toyota Motor Corp. and farm equipment maker Yanmar Co. Toyota will launch the boat, whose production will be entrusted to Yanmar, in October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Yanmar signs marketing partnership with U.S. Major League Soccer club

Yanmar signs marketing partnership with U.S. Major League Soccer club

Ken Araki (R), corporate communication general manager of Yanmar Co., poses with senior officials of the U.S. Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls at the team's home stadium in Harrison, New Jersey, on March 22, 2015. Yanmar, a major Japanese agricultural machinery maker, signed an official marketing partner contract with the Red Bulls, effective from the 2015 season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Yanmar becomes sponsor of New York Red Bulls

Yanmar becomes sponsor of New York Red Bulls

Ken Araki (far R), general manager of Yanmar Co.'s corporate communications department, poses for photos with executives of the New York Red Bulls, an American Major League Soccer team, during a press conference in New Jersey, the United States, on March 22, 2015, held to announce that the club had signed a sponsorship contract with the Japanese farm equipment manufacturer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Yanmar demonstrates remote-controlled loading shovel

Yanmar demonstrates remote-controlled loading shovel

Japanese construction and agricultural machinery maker Yanmar Co. demonstrates a loading shovel operated by wireless remote control in Osaka, western Japan, as seen in this file photo taken on Nov. 19, 2014. Demand for farm machinery based on robotics technology is expected to grow in Japan amid a serious labor shortage stemming from the country's sagging birthrate and aging population. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Yanmar, Konica Minolta push automation in agriculture

Yanmar, Konica Minolta push automation in agriculture

Yanmar Co. and Konica Minolta Inc. unveil a drone to observe the growth levels of rice crops during a press conference on Sept. 29, 2017, in Tokyo (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Yanmar's staff cafeteria to open to public

Yanmar's staff cafeteria to open to public

A company cafeteria located on the 12th floor of the Osaka headquarters of Yanmar Co. is pictured on Jan. 30, 2017. The major farm equipment manufacturer announced the same day that the cafeteria will be open to the public during lunchtimes on weekends starting Feb. 4, offering dishes using organic vegetables grown by a subsidiary and honey from an apiary inside the building. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo