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3 Japanese whaling vessels return home from Antarctic Ocean

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Japan Coast Guard personnel check the Japanese whaling vessel Yushin Maru No. 3 to determine the extent of damage sustained in a collision with a Sea Shepherd vessel in February in the Antarctic Ocean, after the ship returned to Shimonoseki Port in Yamaguchi Prefecture on April 13. The Yushin Maru No. 3 and two other ships returned after completing their whale hunt for what the Japanese government calls scientific-research purposes.

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3 Japanese whaling vessels return home from Antarctic Ocean

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Japanese whaling vessel Yushin Maru No. 3 anchored at Shimonoseki Port in Yamaguchi Prefecture on April 13 after it, along with two other whaling vessels, returned after completing their whale hunt for what the Japanese government calls scientific-research purposes. The vessel's stern was damaged in a collision with a Sea Shepherd Conservation Society vessel in the Antarctic Ocean.

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Japan fleet leaves for whale stock survey in Antarctic

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The Yushin Maru, a ship of Japan's Fisheries Agency, departs from the western Japanese port of Shimonoseki on Jan. 8, 2015, for the Antarctic Ocean to conduct a survey of whale stocks in place of an annual whaling mission that the International Court of Justice ordered the country to stop in 2014.

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Japan fleet leaves for whale stock survey in Antarctic

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The Yushin Maru, a ship of Japan's Fisheries Agency, departs from the western Japanese port of Shimonoseki on Jan. 8, 2015, while it is seen off by relatives of crew members. The ship, leaving for the Antarctic Ocean, is to conduct a survey of whale stocks in place of an annual whaling mission that the International Court of Justice ordered the country to stop in 2014.

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Japan "research whaling"

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru No. 2 leaves Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 16, 2014. The vessel will take part in so-called research whaling in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with a sharply reduced quota for whale catches following a ruling by the International Court of Justice in March 2014 banning Japanese whaling in the Antarctic Sea.

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Japan "research whaling"

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Relatives of a crewmember see off the Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru No. 2 at Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 16, 2014. The vessel will take part in so-called research whaling in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with a sharply reduced quota for whale catches following a ruling by the International Court of Justice in March 2014 banning Japanese whaling in the Antarctic Sea.

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Japan "research whaling"

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru leaves Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 16, 2014. The vessel will take part in so-called research whaling in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with a sharply reduced quota for whale catches following a ruling by the International Court of Justice in March 2014 banning Japanese whaling in the Antarctic Sea.

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Japan's research whaling

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Japanese research whaling ship the Yushin Maru No. 2 leaves Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Dec. 7, 2013. Two Japanese whaling ships and a surveillance ship left the port the same day to join the mother vessel Nisshin Maru and hunt up to 935 Antarctic minke whales and up to 50 fin whales through March.

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Japan's research whaling

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Japanese research whaling ship the Yushin Maru leaves Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Dec. 7, 2013. Two Japanese whaling ships and a surveillance ship left the port the same day to join the mother vessel Nisshin Maru and hunt up to 935 Antarctic minke whales and up to 50 fin whales through March.

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Whaling fleet returns from Antarctic

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japan's three-ship whaling fleet -- (from front) the mother ship Nisshin Maru, the Yushin Maru No. 2 and the Yushin Maru. The fleet returned to the port of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on April 7, 2013, after completing the season's research whaling in the Antarctic Ocean.

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Whaling fleet returns from Antarctic

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Photo shows the Yushin Maru, one of three ships in Japan's whaling fleet that returned to the port of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on April 7, 2013, after completing the season's research whaling in the Antarctic Ocean.

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Fleet off for research whaling

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The Yushin Maru leaves Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 28, 2012, as part of a fleet for research whaling in the Antarctic Sea.

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Fleet off for research whaling

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The Yushin Maru No. 2 leaves Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 28, 2012, as part of a fleet for research whaling in the Antarctic Sea.

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Fleet off for research whaling

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The Yushin Maru No. 2 leaves Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 28, 2012, as part of a fleet for research whaling in the Antarctic Sea.

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Japan's whaling ships leave for northwestern Pacific

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The Yushin Maru (front) and Yushin Maru No. 2 (back), a pair of Japanese whaling vessels, are anchored at Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture on the morning of May 18, 2012, before leaving later in the day with the aim of hunting whales for scientific research in the northwestern Pacific Ocean through early August.

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Japan whalers return home

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru No.3 returns to Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, from the Antarctic Ocean on March 21, 2011. The whalers were forced to halt so-called research whaling after obstruction by the antiwhaling group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

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Whaling ship sets off

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The whaling ship Yushin Maru No. 3 leaves Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture on June 9, 2010, for a research whaling mission in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Japan's commercial whaling ship

The Japanese commercial whaling ship Yushin Maru No. 3 is pictured ahead of its departure from the Hiroshima Prefecture city of Onomichi, western Japan, on June 7, 2022. Japan entered its fourth season of commercial whaling since the end of an around 30-year hiatus in 2019.

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Japan's commercial whaling ship

The Japanese commercial whaling ship Yushin Maru No. 3 is pictured ahead of its departure from the Hiroshima Prefecture city of Onomichi, western Japan, on June 7, 2022. Japan entered its fourth season of commercial whaling since the end of an around 30-year hiatus in 2019.

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The main plant of Yushin Seiki

Yushin Seiki is expanding the scope of its use of RPA (software robot automation) to improve operational efficiency. 27 operations in the manufacturing division have been introduced since June 2018, and by March 2007, more than 3,700 work hours had been reduced. If converted to an eight-hour work day, this would mean a reduction of four people's annual working hours. "Yasushi Kitagawa, senior managing director of the company, said, "RPA was the perfect solution for us (to improve work efficiency in such cases). Naoki Tsuji, executive officer of Yushin Seiki, feels that the introduction of RPA has led to "an increase in the number of proposals for other improvements, which is also leading to a change in employee awareness. (November 14, 2019, Yushin Seiki head office and plant, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Filling machine with Yushin's FSS installed

Yushin has released an image inspection system called "FSS" that immediately detects heat seal defects that occur when filling sachets containing liquids used for food and other purposes. Compared to manual inspection work, this system saves manpower and costs, and increases the accuracy of inspection. The FSS uses a camera to inspect the sealing part of a liquid filling and packaging machine when it is filled with liquid and the edges of the film are sealed by heating. The inspection area can be determined by setting in advance the size of the mechanism called the "sealing plate" that applies heat to the film. If wrinkles, bites, foaming, or other defects that could lead to liquid leakage are found in the sealing area, the sachet is discharged. The machine's built-in discharge device can be used, or a separate mechanism can be installed. Photo taken on May 10, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Japan's commercial whaling ship departs

Officials send off the Japanese commercial whaling ship Yushin Maru No. 3 at Shimonoseki Port in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on June 10, 2021. Japan entered its third season of commercial whaling since the end of a 31-year hiatus in 2019.

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DIY kit developed for die-casting "sake" cups

Yushin Tokai, a 39-year-old representative of a handicraft workshop in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, eastern Japan, shows on Sept.11, 2015, his newly developed do-it-yourself fabrication kit for die-casting a cup for "sake" Japanese rice wine. The kit, priced at 43,200 yen per set, is designed to let people experience fabrication of traditional craftwork. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3 Japanese whaling vessels return home from Antarctic Ocean

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Japan Coast Guard personnel check the Japanese whaling vessel Yushin Maru No. 3 to determine the extent of damage sustained in a collision with a Sea Shepherd vessel in February in the Antarctic Ocean, after the ship returned to Shimonoseki Port in Yamaguchi Prefecture on April 13. The Yushin Maru No. 3 and two other ships returned after completing their whale hunt for what the Japanese government calls scientific-research purposes. (Kyodo)

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3 Japanese whaling vessels return home from Antarctic Ocean

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Japanese whaling vessel Yushin Maru No. 3 anchored at Shimonoseki Port in Yamaguchi Prefecture on April 13 after it, along with two other whaling vessels, returned after completing their whale hunt for what the Japanese government calls scientific-research purposes. The vessel's stern was damaged in a collision with a Sea Shepherd Conservation Society vessel in the Antarctic Ocean. (Kyodo)

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Japan's commercial whaling ship departs

Officials send off the Japanese commercial whaling ship Yushin Maru No. 3 at Shimonoseki Port in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on June 10, 2021. Japan entered its third season of commercial whaling since the end of a 31-year hiatus in 2019.

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Japan's commercial whaling ship departs

Relatives send off the Japanese commercial whaling ship Yushin Maru No. 3 at Shimonoseki Port in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on June 10, 2021. Japan entered its third season of commercial whaling since the end of a 31-year hiatus in 2019.

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Japan's commercial whaling ship departs

Officials send off the Japanese commercial whaling ship Yushin Maru No. 3 at Shimonoseki Port in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on June 10, 2021. Japan entered its third season of commercial whaling since the end of a 31-year hiatus in 2019.

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Whaling ship sets off

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The whaling ship Yushin Maru No. 3 leaves Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture on June 9, 2010, for a research whaling mission in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. (Kyodo)

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Japan's whaling ships leave for northwestern Pacific

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The Yushin Maru (front) and Yushin Maru No. 2 (back), a pair of Japanese whaling vessels, are anchored at Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture on the morning of May 18, 2012, before leaving later in the day with the aim of hunting whales for scientific research in the northwestern Pacific Ocean through early August. (Kyodo)

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Japan whalers return home

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru No.3 returns to Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, from the Antarctic Ocean on March 21, 2011. The whalers were forced to halt so-called research whaling after obstruction by the antiwhaling group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. (Kyodo)

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Japan fleet leaves for whale stock survey in Antarctic

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The Yushin Maru, a ship of Japan's Fisheries Agency, departs from the western Japanese port of Shimonoseki on Jan. 8, 2015, for the Antarctic Ocean to conduct a survey of whale stocks in place of an annual whaling mission that the International Court of Justice ordered the country to stop in 2014. (Kyodo)

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Japan fleet leaves for whale stock survey in Antarctic

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The Yushin Maru, a ship of Japan's Fisheries Agency, departs from the western Japanese port of Shimonoseki on Jan. 8, 2015, while it is seen off by relatives of crew members. The ship, leaving for the Antarctic Ocean, is to conduct a survey of whale stocks in place of an annual whaling mission that the International Court of Justice ordered the country to stop in 2014. (Kyodo)

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Japanese whaling

People wave at the Yushin Maru Japanese whaling ship leaving Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, for the Antarctic Ocean in December 2015. Japan has decided to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission in 2019 to pave the way for the resumption of commercial whaling. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo