Fukushima fisheries to resume trial fishing

Fukushima fisheries to resume trial fishing

SOMA, Japan - Photo shows Matsukawaura fishing port in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2013. The Fukushima Prefectural Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations said the same day fishing off the Fukushima coast is set to resume on a trial basis Sept. 25, about a month after leaks of contaminated water into the sea at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant forced trial operations to be put on hold. According to the federation, out of 100 fish and seafood products tested, 95 were clear of radioactive substances and the remaining five contained less than one-10th of the government's limit of 100 becquerels for food products.

Fukushima fisheries to resume trial fishing

Fukushima fisheries to resume trial fishing

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Tetsu Nozaki (L), chairman of the Fukushima Prefectural Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations, speaks to reporters after a meeting of the federation in the city of Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2013. The local fisheries body said fishing off the Fukushima coast is set to resume on a trial basis Sept. 25, about a month after leaks of contaminated water into sea at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant forced trial operations to be put on hold. According to the federation, out of 100 fish and seafood products tested, 95 were clear of radioactive substances and the remaining five contained less than one-10th of the government's limit of 100 becquerels for food products.

Low-cost experimental rocket lifts off in Hokkaido

Low-cost experimental rocket lifts off in Hokkaido

TAIKI, Japan - An experimental rocket that uses liquid oxygen and polyethylene as composite propellant lifts off from Taichi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 23. The 2.8-meter rocket soared to an altitude of about 1,000 meters in 10 seconds. Developers say the rocket, developed by Harunori Nagata, professor of space engineering at Hokkaido University, takes just about one-10th of the launch cost for a conventional solid-fuel rocket.

Low-cost experimental rocket lifts off in Hokkaido

Low-cost experimental rocket lifts off in Hokkaido

TAIKI, Japan - An experimental rocket that uses liquid oxygen and polyethylene as composite propellant lifts off from Taichi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 23. The 2.8-meter rocket soared to an altitude of about 1,000 meters in 10 seconds. Developers say the rocket, developed by Harunori Nagata, professor of space engineering at Hokkaido University, takes just about one-10th of the launch cost for a conventional solid-fuel rocket. (Kyodo)

IKEA opens 1st small outlet in Japan

IKEA opens 1st small outlet in Japan

IKEA Japan K.K., the Japanese unit of Swedish furniture giant IKEA, shows the media its first small outlet in Japan, dubbed IKEA Touchpoint Kumamoto, in the southwestern Japanese city on Oct. 22, 2015, on the eve of its opening. The shop is about one-10th the size of IKEA Japan's existing large-scale stores and showcases about 1,800 items. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

IKEA opens 1st small outlet in Japan

IKEA opens 1st small outlet in Japan

Photo taken in Kumamoto on Oct. 22, 2015, shows the inside of IKEA Japan K.K.'s first small-scale outlet in the country, dubbed IKEA Touchpoint Kumamoto. The shop, which opened in the southwestern Japanese city on Oct. 23, is about one-10th the size of IKEA Japan's existing large-scale stores and showcases about 1,800 items. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Scientists develop world's smallest thermometer

Scientists develop world's smallest thermometer

TSUKUBA, Japan - Photo taken through an electronic microscope shows the world's smallest thermometer, developed by scientists at Japan's National Institute for Materials Science in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture. An article in the Feb. 7 issue of Nature magazine said Yoshio Bando and Gao Yihua applied nanotechnology to create the device, measuring just 10 micrometers, or about one-10th the diameter of a human hair, in length, by using a tiny carbon tube. Photo was provided by the institute.