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(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(240321) -- CHENGDU, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Song Danrong (2nd L), chief designer of Linglong One, makes a point as team members listen in Nuclear Power Institute of China in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 14, 2024. The construction of Linglong One in Hainan Province has gone smoothly. Linglong One is another innovative nuclear reactor developed by China with independent intellectual property rights, after Hualong One reactor. It is also the first small modular pressurized water reactor in the world to have passed the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) general safety review. Based at the Changjiang nuclear power plant in Hainan, construction on Linglong One started in July 2021, and it is expected to be in commercial use at the end of 2025. After completion, it is expected to achieve an annual power generation capacity of 1 billion kWh, which would meet the needs of about 526,000 households. It is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 880,000 tonnes p

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(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(240321) -- CHENGDU, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Song Danrong (R), chief designer of Linglong One, talks with team members on an experimental platform for Linglong One, in Nuclear Power Institute of China in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 14, 2024. The construction of Linglong One in Hainan Province has gone smoothly. Linglong One is another innovative nuclear reactor developed by China with independent intellectual property rights, after Hualong One reactor. It is also the first small modular pressurized water reactor in the world to have passed the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) general safety review. Based at the Changjiang nuclear power plant in Hainan, construction on Linglong One started in July 2021, and it is expected to be in commercial use at the end of 2025. After completion, it is expected to achieve an annual power generation capacity of 1 billion kWh, which would meet the needs of about 526,000 households. It is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissi

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(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(240321) -- CHENGDU, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 26, 2023 shows the core module of Linglong One arriving at Changjiang Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province. The construction of Linglong One in Hainan Province has gone smoothly. Linglong One is another innovative nuclear reactor developed by China with independent intellectual property rights, after Hualong One reactor. It is also the first small modular pressurized water reactor in the world to have passed the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) general safety review. Based at the Changjiang nuclear power plant in Hainan, construction on Linglong One started in July 2021, and it is expected to be in commercial use at the end of 2025. After completion, it is expected to achieve an annual power generation capacity of 1 billion kWh, which would meet the needs of about 526,000 households. It is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 880,000 tonnes per year, equivalent to the capacity of 7.5

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(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(240321) -- CHENGDU, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Song Danrong (2nd R), chief designer of Linglong One, walks with team members in Nuclear Power Institute of China in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 14, 2024. The construction of Linglong One in Hainan Province has gone smoothly. Linglong One is another innovative nuclear reactor developed by China with independent intellectual property rights, after Hualong One reactor. It is also the first small modular pressurized water reactor in the world to have passed the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) general safety review. Based at the Changjiang nuclear power plant in Hainan, construction on Linglong One started in July 2021, and it is expected to be in commercial use at the end of 2025. After completion, it is expected to achieve an annual power generation capacity of 1 billion kWh, which would meet the needs of about 526,000 households. It is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 880,000 tonnes per year, equi

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(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(240321) -- CHENGDU, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Song Danrong (R), chief designer of Linglong One, talks with team members on an experimental platform for Linglong One, in Nuclear Power Institute of China in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 14, 2024. The construction of Linglong One in Hainan Province has gone smoothly. Linglong One is another innovative nuclear reactor developed by China with independent intellectual property rights, after Hualong One reactor. It is also the first small modular pressurized water reactor in the world to have passed the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) general safety review. Based at the Changjiang nuclear power plant in Hainan, construction on Linglong One started in July 2021, and it is expected to be in commercial use at the end of 2025. After completion, it is expected to achieve an annual power generation capacity of 1 billion kWh, which would meet the needs of about 526,000 households. It is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissi

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(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(240321) -- CHENGDU, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Song Danrong (R), chief designer of Linglong One, talks with team members on an experimental platform for Linglong One, in Nuclear Power Institute of China in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 14, 2024. The construction of Linglong One in Hainan Province has gone smoothly. Linglong One is another innovative nuclear reactor developed by China with independent intellectual property rights, after Hualong One reactor. It is also the first small modular pressurized water reactor in the world to have passed the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) general safety review. Based at the Changjiang nuclear power plant in Hainan, construction on Linglong One started in July 2021, and it is expected to be in commercial use at the end of 2025. After completion, it is expected to achieve an annual power generation capacity of 1 billion kWh, which would meet the needs of about 526,000 households. It is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissi

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(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(240321) -- CHENGDU, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 10, 2023 shows the construction site of Linglong One, in Changjiang Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province. The construction of Linglong One in Hainan Province has gone smoothly. Linglong One is another innovative nuclear reactor developed by China with independent intellectual property rights, after Hualong One reactor. It is also the first small modular pressurized water reactor in the world to have passed the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) general safety review. Based at the Changjiang nuclear power plant in Hainan, construction on Linglong One started in July 2021, and it is expected to be in commercial use at the end of 2025. After completion, it is expected to achieve an annual power generation capacity of 1 billion kWh, which would meet the needs of about 526,000 households. It is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 880,000 tonnes per year, equivalent to the capacity of 7.5 mi

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(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(240321) -- CHENGDU, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Song Danrong (R), chief designer of Linglong One, inspects with team members on an experimental platform for Linglong One, in Nuclear Power Institute of China in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 14, 2024. The construction of Linglong One in Hainan Province has gone smoothly. Linglong One is another innovative nuclear reactor developed by China with independent intellectual property rights, after Hualong One reactor. It is also the first small modular pressurized water reactor in the world to have passed the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) general safety review. Based at the Changjiang nuclear power plant in Hainan, construction on Linglong One started in July 2021, and it is expected to be in commercial use at the end of 2025. After completion, it is expected to achieve an annual power generation capacity of 1 billion kWh, which would meet the needs of about 526,000 households. It is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emi

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Wrecked Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall (now the A-bomb Dome) and Aioi Bridge

The wrecked Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall (right) and Aioi Bridge (left), which was the target of the atomic bomb. The wreckage of Japanese Red Cross Society Hiroshima Branch's building can be seen between the Industrial Promotion Hall and the bridge. The ruined Industrial Promotion Hall became known as the “A-bomb Dome" after the war. Yoshito Matsushige, who took this photograph, recalled, "I think it was the first. (Distance from hypocenter 150meters) Photo taken in September 1945, by Yoshito Matsushige, Chugoku Shimbun. **Editorial use only, Commercial use not possible**, Credit: Chugoku Shimbun/Kyodo News Images

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Devastation at the west end of Miyuki Bridge (Panoramic view)

At the west end of Miyuki Bridge, 2.2 kilometers southeast of the hypocenter. A police officer from the Ujina Police Station had begun to administer first aid by applying oil stored in the station to the wounds of the injured men and women of all ages who had taken refuge there. Men and women collapsed or squatting, a woman holding a baby, female students receiving first aid, and a police officer are captured in the photo. The railings on the lower river side (left side) of the bridge had been blown into the river. The building on the left is the Senda-machi Police Box of the Ujina Police Station, and the building in the back is Hiroshima Technical Institute. Miyuki Bridge, connecting Senda-machi and Minami-machi, is one of the major bridges in Hiroshima City, on which streetcars also run. (Distance from hypocenter 2200 meters.) Photo: Yoshito Matsushige, Collection: Photo Archives of Japan, Ownership: Chugoku Shimbun, **Editorial use only, commercial use not possible**,Credit: Chugoku Shimbun/Kyodo News Images

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Devastation at the west end of Miyuki Bridge (Close-up)

People suffering burns received dabs of transformer oil brought from the nearby Hiroshima Electric Railway. The girl in the foreground, wearing a sailorstyle uniform with a triangular collar, and the girl to her left were second-year students at Hiroshima Girls' Commercial School (then 13 years old) who experienced the atomic bombing at the Hiroshima Postal Savings Bureau in Senda-machi 1-chome, where they were mobilized to work, but survived. The boy second to the right of the police officer from the Ujina Police Station was a first-year student at Hiroshima Municipal Junior High School (then 12 years old) who experienced the atomic bombing in Koami-cho (now part of Naka Ward), where he was helping to demolish buildings to create fire lanes. It is believed he was on his way to his home in Danbarasuehiro-cho (now Danbara in Minami Ward), where he lived with his parents. He went missing and his remains were never found. (Distance from hypocenter 2200 meters.) Photo: Yoshito Matsushige, Collection: Photo Archives of Japan, Ownership: Chugoku Shimbun, **Editorial use only, commercial use not possible**,Credit: Chugoku Shimbun/Kyodo News Images

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2023 shows a car being automatically transported into a stereo garage at Yantai Port in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province. A smart stereo garage for commercial vehicles was constructed and put into use recently at Yantai Port in east China's Shandong Province. It is the first of its kind that has been built at a port in China. Covering an area of 13,000 square meters, the stereo garage is capable of accommodating more than 3,000 commercial vehicles, a capacity increased by more than 3 times compared with plane storage. Equipped with intelligent system and photovoltaic facility, it can complete intelligent arrangement, scheduling and transferring with self-sufficiency in electricity and zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI PORT-SMART STEREO-GARAGE(CN)

(231228) -- YANTAI, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2023 shows vehicles parked at a smart stereo garage at Yantai Port in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province. A smart stereo garage for commercial vehicles was constructed and put into use recently at Yantai Port in east China's Shandong Province. It is the first of its kind that has been built at a port in China. Covering an area of 13,000 square meters, the stereo garage is capable of accommodating more than 3,000 commercial vehicles, a capacity increased by more than 3 times compared with plane storage. Equipped with intelligent system and photovoltaic facility, it can complete intelligent arrangement, scheduling and transferring with self-sufficiency in electricity and zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI PORT-SMART STEREO-GARAGE(CN)

(231228) -- YANTAI, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2023 shows vehicles parked at a smart stereo garage at Yantai Port in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province. A smart stereo garage for commercial vehicles was constructed and put into use recently at Yantai Port in east China's Shandong Province. It is the first of its kind that has been built at a port in China. Covering an area of 13,000 square meters, the stereo garage is capable of accommodating more than 3,000 commercial vehicles, a capacity increased by more than 3 times compared with plane storage. Equipped with intelligent system and photovoltaic facility, it can complete intelligent arrangement, scheduling and transferring with self-sufficiency in electricity and zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI PORT-SMART STEREO-GARAGE(CN)

(231228) -- YANTAI, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2023 shows a car being automatically transported into a stereo garage at Yantai Port in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province. A smart stereo garage for commercial vehicles was constructed and put into use recently at Yantai Port in east China's Shandong Province. It is the first of its kind that has been built at a port in China. Covering an area of 13,000 square meters, the stereo garage is capable of accommodating more than 3,000 commercial vehicles, a capacity increased by more than 3 times compared with plane storage. Equipped with intelligent system and photovoltaic facility, it can complete intelligent arrangement, scheduling and transferring with self-sufficiency in electricity and zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI PORT-SMART STEREO-GARAGE(CN)

(231228) -- YANTAI, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2023 shows a car being automatically transported into a stereo garage at Yantai Port in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province. A smart stereo garage for commercial vehicles was constructed and put into use recently at Yantai Port in east China's Shandong Province. It is the first of its kind that has been built at a port in China. Covering an area of 13,000 square meters, the stereo garage is capable of accommodating more than 3,000 commercial vehicles, a capacity increased by more than 3 times compared with plane storage. Equipped with intelligent system and photovoltaic facility, it can complete intelligent arrangement, scheduling and transferring with self-sufficiency in electricity and zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI PORT-SMART STEREO-GARAGE(CN)

(231228) -- YANTAI, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2023 shows a car being automatically transported into a stereo garage at Yantai Port in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province. A smart stereo garage for commercial vehicles was constructed and put into use recently at Yantai Port in east China's Shandong Province. It is the first of its kind that has been built at a port in China. Covering an area of 13,000 square meters, the stereo garage is capable of accommodating more than 3,000 commercial vehicles, a capacity increased by more than 3 times compared with plane storage. Equipped with intelligent system and photovoltaic facility, it can complete intelligent arrangement, scheduling and transferring with self-sufficiency in electricity and zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI PORT-SMART STEREO-GARAGE(CN)

(231228) -- YANTAI, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2023 shows vehicles parked at a smart stereo garage at Yantai Port in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province. A smart stereo garage for commercial vehicles was constructed and put into use recently at Yantai Port in east China's Shandong Province. It is the first of its kind that has been built at a port in China. Covering an area of 13,000 square meters, the stereo garage is capable of accommodating more than 3,000 commercial vehicles, a capacity increased by more than 3 times compared with plane storage. Equipped with intelligent system and photovoltaic facility, it can complete intelligent arrangement, scheduling and transferring with self-sufficiency in electricity and zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI PORT-SMART STEREO-GARAGE(CN)

(231228) -- YANTAI, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2023 shows vehicles parked at a smart stereo garage at Yantai Port in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province. A smart stereo garage for commercial vehicles was constructed and put into use recently at Yantai Port in east China's Shandong Province. It is the first of its kind that has been built at a port in China. Covering an area of 13,000 square meters, the stereo garage is capable of accommodating more than 3,000 commercial vehicles, a capacity increased by more than 3 times compared with plane storage. Equipped with intelligent system and photovoltaic facility, it can complete intelligent arrangement, scheduling and transferring with self-sufficiency in electricity and zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI PORT-SMART STEREO-GARAGE(CN)

(231228) -- YANTAI, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 27, 2023 shows vehicles parked at a smart stereo garage at Yantai Port in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province. A smart stereo garage for commercial vehicles was constructed and put into use recently at Yantai Port in east China's Shandong Province. It is the first of its kind that has been built at a port in China. Covering an area of 13,000 square meters, the stereo garage is capable of accommodating more than 3,000 commercial vehicles, a capacity increased by more than 3 times compared with plane storage. Equipped with intelligent system and photovoltaic facility, it can complete intelligent arrangement, scheduling and transferring with self-sufficiency in electricity and zero carbon emission. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HSR-PASSENGER FLOW-ONE MILLION

(231225) -- JAKARTA, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers use their tickets to check in at Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Dec. 25, 2023. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), the first HSR in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, has handled more than 1 million passenger trips since its commercial operation was officially launched on Oct. 17, according to the China State Railway Group Co. Ltd. on Monday. The railway's passenger trips hit the 1-million mark in number on Sunday. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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Indian space agency launches PSLV-C56 carrying DS-SAR satellite, 6 others

STORY: Indian space agency launches PSLV-C56 carrying DS-SAR satellite, 6 others DATELINE: July 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of PSLV-C56's launching STORYLINE: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Sunday successfully launched the PSLV-C56 carrying DS-SAR satellite, along with six other satellites, from a launch site in southern India, the ISRO said in a tweet. The DS-SAR satellite blasted off from the first launch-pad of Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC)-SHAR located at Sriharikota in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh, said the space agency. It added the DS-SAR satellite was developed under a partnership between India, Singapore and ST Engineering, a multinational aerospace company. The satellite will be used to support the satellite imagery requirements of Singapore government departments, while ST Engineering will use it for multi-modal imagery and geospatial services for its commercial cust

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Parts maker unveils key component for fuel-cell car

NAGOYA, Japan - Officials of Aichi Steel Corp. brief the press on a newly developed stainless steel material for use as components in the hydrogen-powered vehicle "Mirai" (future) produced by Toyota Motor Corp., the world's first commercial fuel cell model, in Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 16, 2014. Aichi is one of the three parts manufacturers that unveiled newly developed key components for the vehicle the day after it was put on sale on Dec. 15.

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JAL begins using Dreamliner jet

NARITA, Japan - Passengers board a Japan Airlines' Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet at Narita airport near Tokyo on April 22, 2012, before its departure for Boston. The flight was the first commercial use by the airline of the new fuel-efficient aircraft, and first of JAL's new direct service between Tokyo and Boston.

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JAL begins using Dreamliner jet

NARITA, Japan - Passengers board a Japan Airlines' Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet at Narita airport near Tokyo on April 22, 2012, before its departure for Boston. The flight was the first commercial use by the airline of the new fuel-efficient aircraft, and first of JAL's new direct service between Tokyo and Boston.

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Boeing 787 at Haneda

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a Boeing 787 Dreamliner's distinctive wingtip, at Haneda international airport in Tokyo on July 4, 2011. The Boeing Co.'s new passenger carrier arrived in Japan the previous day for test flights ahead of the world's first commercial use of the aircraft, by All Nippon Airways Co. starting as soon as September on domestic routes, with Haneda-Hiroshima and Haneda-Okayama the first.

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Boeing 787 at Haneda

TOKYO, Japan - The cockpit of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the U.S. airplane maker's new passenger aircraft, is shown to the media at Haneda international airport in Tokyo on July 4, 2011. The aircraft arrived in Japan the previous day for test flights ahead of the world's first commercial use of the aircraft, by All Nippon Airways Co. starting as soon as in September on domestic routes, with Haneda-Hiroshima and Haneda-Okayama the first.

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GM, FedEx to begin test delivery service using fuel-cell cars

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. auto giant General Motors Corp. (GM) and U.S. delivery service firm FedEx Corp. will start a joint project to use HydroGen 3 fuel-cell powered vehicles (photo) for package deliveries in Tokyo next June, GM announced on Dec. 17. It will be the first time in Japan that fuel-cell vehicles have been used for commercial purposes.

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Bullet train Hayate unveiled to media

SENDAI, Japan - The bullet train Hayate, which will be introduced on the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet-train line in October, is unveiled to the media in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 19. The Hayate will first run between Tokyo and Morioka, the current northern end of the Shinkansen line, from October and then run between Tokyo and Hachinohe from December when the commercial use of the extended portion of the line between Morioka and Hachinohe starts.

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Koizumi's son to promote Suntory's new low-calorie 'happoshu'

TOKYO, Japan - Aspirin actor Kotaro Koizumi, eldest son of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, is surrounded by the press at a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Sept. 4. Suntory Ltd. announced it will use Kotaro in a TV commercial to promote a new low-malt, beer-like drink, ''happoshu.'' The commercial, due to begin shooting soon, will be Kotaro's first job.

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Maglev train makes test run

NAGOYA, Japan - Shoichiro Toyoda (R), former President of Toyota Motor Corp. and now head of the organizing body for the planned 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture, and Kohei Abe (C), chairman of the Chubu Economic Federation, take a test run on a high-speed magnetically levitated train Oct. 12, as the project's promoters geared up efforts to have the system put into commercial use for the first time in the world. The promoters aim to have the high speed surface transport (HSST) train in operation for the planned world expo in Aichi Prefecture.

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U.S. warship makes 1st visit to Shimizu

The Yokosuka-based U.S. Navy destroyer Cushing arrives on Nov. 21 at Shimizu port in Shizuoka Prefecture -- the first U.S. warship to visit the central Japanese commercial port. Labor union members gathered at the port to protest the use of the facility by the 8,040-ton warship.

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Japan land prices rebound after marking 1st fall in 6 yrs

The average price of land in Japan rebounded on the back of solid housing demand after falling for the first time in six years the previous year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the government said Tuesday. Land in all categories nationwide, including that for residential and commercial use, rose 0.6 percent from a year earlier as of Jan. 1, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The ministry said a recovery trend has been observed, driven by housing demand in urban areas and vicinities, as the influence of the pandemic is waning.

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Koizumi's son to promote Suntory's new low-calorie 'happoshu'

TOKYO, Japan - Aspirin actor Kotaro Koizumi, eldest son of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, is surrounded by the press at a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Sept. 4. Suntory Ltd. announced it will use Kotaro in a TV commercial to promote a new low-malt, beer-like drink, ''happoshu.'' The commercial, due to begin shooting soon, will be Kotaro's first job.

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Boeing 787 at Haneda

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a Boeing 787 Dreamliner's distinctive wingtip, at Haneda international airport in Tokyo on July 4, 2011. The Boeing Co.'s new passenger carrier arrived in Japan the previous day for test flights ahead of the world's first commercial use of the aircraft, by All Nippon Airways Co. starting as soon as September on domestic routes, with Haneda-Hiroshima and Haneda-Okayama the first. (Kyodo)

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Boeing 787 at Haneda

TOKYO, Japan - The cockpit of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the U.S. airplane maker's new passenger aircraft, is shown to the media at Haneda international airport in Tokyo on July 4, 2011. The aircraft arrived in Japan the previous day for test flights ahead of the world's first commercial use of the aircraft, by All Nippon Airways Co. starting as soon as in September on domestic routes, with Haneda-Hiroshima and Haneda-Okayama the first. (Kyodo)

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JAL begins using Dreamliner jet

NARITA, Japan - Passengers board a Japan Airlines' Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet at Narita airport near Tokyo on April 22, 2012, before its departure for Boston. The flight was the first commercial use by the airline of the new fuel-efficient aircraft, and first of JAL's new direct service between Tokyo and Boston. (Kyodo)

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JAL begins using Dreamliner jet

NARITA, Japan - Passengers board a Japan Airlines' Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet at Narita airport near Tokyo on April 22, 2012, before its departure for Boston. The flight was the first commercial use by the airline of the new fuel-efficient aircraft, and first of JAL's new direct service between Tokyo and Boston. (Kyodo)

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Parts maker unveils key component for fuel-cell car

NAGOYA, Japan - Officials of Aichi Steel Corp. brief the press on a newly developed stainless steel material for use as components in the hydrogen-powered vehicle "Mirai" (future) produced by Toyota Motor Corp., the world's first commercial fuel cell model, in Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 16, 2014. Aichi is one of the three parts manufacturers that unveiled newly developed key components for the vehicle the day after it was put on sale on Dec. 15. (Kyodo)

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GM, FedEx to begin test delivery service using fuel-cell cars

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. auto giant General Motors Corp. (GM) and U.S. delivery service firm FedEx Corp. will start a joint project to use HydroGen 3 fuel-cell powered vehicles (photo) for package deliveries in Tokyo next June, GM announced on Dec. 17. It will be the first time in Japan that fuel-cell vehicles have been used for commercial purposes. (Kyodo)

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Bullet train Hayate unveiled to media

SENDAI, Japan - The bullet train Hayate, which will be introduced on the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet-train line in October, is unveiled to the media in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 19. The Hayate will first run between Tokyo and Morioka, the current northern end of the Shinkansen line, from October and then run between Tokyo and Hachinohe from December when the commercial use of the extended portion of the line between Morioka and Hachinohe starts.

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Maglev train makes test run

NAGOYA, Japan - Shoichiro Toyoda (R), former President of Toyota Motor Corp. and now head of the organizing body for the planned 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture, and Kohei Abe (C), chairman of the Chubu Economic Federation, take a test run on a high-speed magnetically levitated train Oct. 12, as the project's promoters geared up efforts to have the system put into commercial use for the first time in the world. The promoters aim to have the high speed surface transport (HSST) train in operation for the planned world expo in Aichi Prefecture.

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U.S. warship makes 1st visit to Shimizu

The Yokosuka-based U.S. Navy destroyer Cushing arrives Nov. 21 at Shimizu port in Shizuoka Prefecture -- the first U.S. warship to visit the central Japanese commercial port. Labor union members gathered at the port to protest the use of the facility by the 8,040-ton warship. ==Kyodo