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CANADA-VANCOUVER-SMART HYDROGEN ENERGY DISTRICT

(240612) -- VANCOUVER, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People look at the scaled model of the Smart Hydrogen Energy District at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on June 12, 2024. Canada's first facility to combine hydro, solar, and hydrogen energy at a single site, the Smart Hydrogen Energy District (SHED), was unveiled at the University of British Columbia's Vancouver campus on Wednesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-SMART HYDROGEN ENERGY DISTRICT

(240612) -- VANCOUVER, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People look at the scaled model of the Smart Hydrogen Energy District at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on June 12, 2024. Canada's first facility to combine hydro, solar, and hydrogen energy at a single site, the Smart Hydrogen Energy District (SHED), was unveiled at the University of British Columbia's Vancouver campus on Wednesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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Chinese modernization offers alternative model for Global South countries: Turkish scholar

STORY: Chinese modernization offers alternative model for Global South countries: Turkish scholar SHOOTING TIME: March 9, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese cities and factories 2. SOUNDBITE (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies STORYLINE: A Turkish scholar has said that the Chinese path to modernization offers the Global South countries an alternative model to pursue modernization attuned to their own realities. SOUNDBITE (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies "Modernization process has its own dynamics and characteristics in different countries. There is no single, uniform modernization experience. As one of the last modernization experiences, Chinese modernization is providing a very unique roadmap for the currently developing countries in the Global South on how to develop and how to follow a guideline for this m

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240126) -- BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A kid poses for photos with a model of a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train at Halim Station of the Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway (HSR) in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 24, 2024. The Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway (HSR) marked its 100th day of operation on Wednesday with a total of 1.45 million passengers transported, an official from China Railway International Limited said. The number of daily train trips has been increased from 14 to 40, and 48 on weekends. A total of 3,487 trips were operated within the first 100 days of operation, and the highest number of passengers sent in a single day was 21,537, while the highest daily seat occupancy rate recorded was 99.6 percent, the official said. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HSR-OPERATION-100TH DAY

(240125) -- JAKARTA, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A kid poses for photos with a model of a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train at Halim Station of the Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway (HSR) in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 24, 2024. The Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway (HSR) marked its 100th day of operation on Wednesday with a total of 1.45 million passengers transported, an official from China Railway International Limited said. The number of daily train trips has been increased from 14 to 40, and 48 on weekends. A total of 3,487 trips were operated within the first 100 days of operation, and the highest number of passengers sent in a single day was 21,537, while the highest daily seat occupancy rate recorded was 99.6 percent, the official said. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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Intel Booth at 6TH CIIE in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 8, 2023 - Visitors look at a model of a wafer that integrates 1 trillion transistors inside a single chip at the 6th CIIE in Shanghai, China, November 8, 2023.

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Intel Booth at 6TH CIIE in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 8, 2023 - Visitors take photos of a wafer model integrating 1 trillion transistors inside a single chip at the 6th CIIE in Shanghai, China, November 8, 2023.

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C919

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2018 - A model of China's homegrown large jet passenger jet C919 is seen at Zhengzhou Institute of Aviation Industry Management in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, April 14, 2018. On May 28, 2023, China Eastern MU9191, the first commercial flight of the domestically developed large aircraft C919, took 2 hours and 25 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport in the morning. The C919, full name COMAC C919, is a large civil jet developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights. It has a seat class of 158-192 and a range of 4,075-5,555 kilometers. We have completed the project approval demonstration, feasibility demonstration and pre-development stage, and have entered the project development stage. The assembly was completed on November 2, 2015. Performance and the international new generation of mainstream single - channel airliners comparable.

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C919

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2018 - A model of China's homegrown large jet passenger jet C919 is seen at Zhengzhou Institute of Aviation Industry Management in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, April 14, 2018. On May 28, 2023, China Eastern MU9191, the first commercial flight of the domestically developed large aircraft C919, took 2 hours and 25 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport in the morning. The C919, full name COMAC C919, is a large civil jet developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights. It has a seat class of 158-192 and a range of 4,075-5,555 kilometers. We have completed the project approval demonstration, feasibility demonstration and pre-development stage, and have entered the project development stage. The assembly was completed on November 2, 2015. Performance and the international new generation of mainstream single - channel airliners comparable.

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C919

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2018 - A model of China's homegrown large jet passenger jet C919 is seen at Zhengzhou Institute of Aviation Industry Management in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, April 14, 2018. On May 28, 2023, China Eastern MU9191, the first commercial flight of the domestically developed large aircraft C919, took 2 hours and 25 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport in the morning. The C919, full name COMAC C919, is a large civil jet developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights. It has a seat class of 158-192 and a range of 4,075-5,555 kilometers. We have completed the project approval demonstration, feasibility demonstration and pre-development stage, and have entered the project development stage. The assembly was completed on November 2, 2015. Performance and the international new generation of mainstream single - channel airliners comparable.

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C919

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2018 - A model of China's homegrown large jet passenger jet C919 is seen at Zhengzhou Institute of Aviation Industry Management in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, April 14, 2018. On May 28, 2023, China Eastern MU9191, the first commercial flight of the domestically developed large aircraft C919, took 2 hours and 25 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport in the morning. The C919, full name COMAC C919, is a large civil jet developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights. It has a seat class of 158-192 and a range of 4,075-5,555 kilometers. We have completed the project approval demonstration, feasibility demonstration and pre-development stage, and have entered the project development stage. The assembly was completed on November 2, 2015. Performance and the international new generation of mainstream single - channel airliners comparable.

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C919

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2018 - A model of China's homegrown large jet passenger jet C919 is seen at Zhengzhou Institute of Aviation Industry Management in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, April 14, 2018. On May 28, 2023, China Eastern MU9191, the first commercial flight of the domestically developed large aircraft C919, took 2 hours and 25 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport in the morning. The C919, full name COMAC C919, is a large civil jet developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights. It has a seat class of 158-192 and a range of 4,075-5,555 kilometers. We have completed the project approval demonstration, feasibility demonstration and pre-development stage, and have entered the project development stage. The assembly was completed on November 2, 2015. Performance and the international new generation of mainstream single - channel airliners comparable.

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C919

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2018 - A model of China's homegrown large jet passenger jet C919 is seen at Zhengzhou Institute of Aviation Industry Management in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, April 14, 2018. On May 28, 2023, China Eastern MU9191, the first commercial flight of the domestically developed large aircraft C919, took 2 hours and 25 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport in the morning. The C919, full name COMAC C919, is a large civil jet developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights. It has a seat class of 158-192 and a range of 4,075-5,555 kilometers. We have completed the project approval demonstration, feasibility demonstration and pre-development stage, and have entered the project development stage. The assembly was completed on November 2, 2015. Performance and the international new generation of mainstream single - channel airliners comparable.

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C919

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2018 - A model of China's homegrown large jet passenger jet C919 is seen at Zhengzhou Institute of Aviation Industry Management in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, April 14, 2018. On May 28, 2023, China Eastern MU9191, the first commercial flight of the domestically developed large aircraft C919, took 2 hours and 25 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport in the morning. The C919, full name COMAC C919, is a large civil jet developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights. It has a seat class of 158-192 and a range of 4,075-5,555 kilometers. We have completed the project approval demonstration, feasibility demonstration and pre-development stage, and have entered the project development stage. The assembly was completed on November 2, 2015. Performance and the international new generation of mainstream single - channel airliners comparable.

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C919

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2018 - A model of China's homegrown large jet passenger jet C919 is seen at Zhengzhou Institute of Aviation Industry Management in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, April 14, 2018. On May 28, 2023, China Eastern MU9191, the first commercial flight of the domestically developed large aircraft C919, took 2 hours and 25 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport in the morning. The C919, full name COMAC C919, is a large civil jet developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights. It has a seat class of 158-192 and a range of 4,075-5,555 kilometers. We have completed the project approval demonstration, feasibility demonstration and pre-development stage, and have entered the project development stage. The assembly was completed on November 2, 2015. Performance and the international new generation of mainstream single - channel airliners comparable.

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C919

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2018 - A model of China's homegrown large jet passenger jet C919 is seen at Zhengzhou Institute of Aviation Industry Management in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, April 14, 2018. On May 28, 2023, China Eastern MU9191, the first commercial flight of the domestically developed large aircraft C919, took 2 hours and 25 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport in the morning. The C919, full name COMAC C919, is a large civil jet developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights. It has a seat class of 158-192 and a range of 4,075-5,555 kilometers. We have completed the project approval demonstration, feasibility demonstration and pre-development stage, and have entered the project development stage. The assembly was completed on November 2, 2015. Performance and the international new generation of mainstream single - channel airliners comparable.

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C919

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2018 - A model of China's homegrown large jet passenger jet C919 is seen at Zhengzhou Institute of Aviation Industry Management in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, April 14, 2018. On May 28, 2023, China Eastern MU9191, the first commercial flight of the domestically developed large aircraft C919, took 2 hours and 25 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport in the morning. The C919, full name COMAC C919, is a large civil jet developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights. It has a seat class of 158-192 and a range of 4,075-5,555 kilometers. We have completed the project approval demonstration, feasibility demonstration and pre-development stage, and have entered the project development stage. The assembly was completed on November 2, 2015. Performance and the international new generation of mainstream single - channel airliners comparable.

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C919

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2018 - A model of China's homegrown large jet passenger jet C919 is seen at Zhengzhou Institute of Aviation Industry Management in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, April 14, 2018. On May 28, 2023, China Eastern MU9191, the first commercial flight of the domestically developed large aircraft C919, took 2 hours and 25 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport in the morning. The C919, full name COMAC C919, is a large civil jet developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights. It has a seat class of 158-192 and a range of 4,075-5,555 kilometers. We have completed the project approval demonstration, feasibility demonstration and pre-development stage, and have entered the project development stage. The assembly was completed on November 2, 2015. Performance and the international new generation of mainstream single - channel airliners comparable.

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C919

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2018 - A model of China's homegrown large jet passenger jet C919 is seen at Zhengzhou Institute of Aviation Industry Management in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, April 14, 2018. On May 28, 2023, China Eastern MU9191, the first commercial flight of the domestically developed large aircraft C919, took 2 hours and 25 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport in the morning. The C919, full name COMAC C919, is a large civil jet developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights. It has a seat class of 158-192 and a range of 4,075-5,555 kilometers. We have completed the project approval demonstration, feasibility demonstration and pre-development stage, and have entered the project development stage. The assembly was completed on November 2, 2015. Performance and the international new generation of mainstream single - channel airliners comparable.

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Chinese start-up's "air taxi" sets new record for distance flown

STORY: Chinese start-up's "air taxi" sets new record for distance flown DATELINE: March 6, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:37 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the eVTOL aircraft and the flight test STORYLINE: An electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft made by Chinese start-up AutoFlight has recently completed a 250.3-kilometer flight on a single charge, setting a new world record for two-ton eVTOL aircraft. The test took place at a testing facility in Jining in east China's Shandong Province and the aircraft tested was the latest model of its product Prosperity. With a maximum speed of over 200 kilometers per hour, the five-seat aircraft was fully powered by electricity. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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U.S. democracy is not one for majority of people: Palestinian official

STORY: U.S. democracy is not one for majority of people: Palestinian official DATELINE: March 5, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:24 LOCATION: Ramallah, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the executive committee member of Palestine Liberation Organization 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED MAJDALANI, Executive committee member, Palestine Liberation Organization 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AHMED MAJDALANI, Executive committee member, Palestine Liberation Organization STORYLINE: A senior Palestinian official said that every country in the world has different experiences with democracy, which means that there is no single model for democracy and its practice. Ahmed Majdalani, a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization executive committee, said that the U.S. and Western democracy in particular cannot be a model for expressing the people's opinions, and that it's not an example to be followed. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED MAJDALANI, Executive committee member, Palestine Liberation Organization "Without a do

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Canon unveils new lineup of digital cameras

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actor Ken Watanabe shows off a new Canon Inc. single-lens reflex camera model at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 20. The company unveiled a new lineup of digital cameras including the EOS 40D single-lens reflex camera model targeted at advanced amateur photographers, amid intensifying competition with its main rival Nikon Corp.

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Prius sets sales record

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius gas-electric hybrid car. Industry data showed Jan. 11, 2011 that the vehicle sold 315,669 units in Japan in 2010, breaking the nation's annual sales record for a single model for the first time in 20 years. The previous record was 300,008 unit sales posted by Toyota's Corolla in 1990.

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Ultracompact EV Miluira

TOKYO, Japan - Rikiya Takayanagi, president of industrial model maker Takayanagi Co. in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, demonstrates new single-seat ultracompact electric vehicle the Miluira in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2010. The company began selling the 2.2-meter-long, open-top EV that day for 6.3 million yen.

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Nissan unveils tiny, new concept EV

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. unveils Nov. 1, 2010, at its Yokohama headquarters, a tiny, new concept electric vehicle as part of its efforts to lead the auto industry's trend of promoting zero-emission cars while focusing on an increasing number of elderly and single households. The two-seater, golf cart-like model, called the ''NISSAN New Mobility CONCEPT,'' measures 1.2 meters wide and 2.3 meters long.

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Honda to begin leasing new fuel cell sedan in November in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. will begin leasing its new FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle (photo) in November in Japan, mainly targeting government and corporate users. The fuel cell model of the FCX Clarity sedan can run 620 kilometers on a single charge of hydrogen.

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Canon to release new flagship EOS SLR camera this spring

TOKYO, Japan - Tsuneji Uchida, president of Canon Inc., holds up the company's new digital camera EOS-1D Mark III -- its first flagship single-lens reflex camera model in about two years -- during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 22.

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Matsushita unveils DVD recorder adopting Blu-ray Disc format

OSAKA, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. unveiled June 30 what it calls the world's first DVD recorder that supports single-side, dual-layer Blu-ray Discs with a maximum capacity of 50 gigabytes. The DMR-E700BD, the high-end model of Matsushita's DIGA DVD recorder series, will be available in Japan on an open-price basis on July 31.

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Takara to release single-seat electric car in Nov.

TOKYO, Japan - Toy maker Takara Co. said July 9 it will release the first model in its Q-Car series of single-seat electric vehicles in November. The new car, called Qi and pronounced ''q-no,'' can be charged by plugging it into a conventional household electric socket. It can travel 80 kilometers after being charged for eight hours and can reach speeds of up to 50 km per hour. Takara will put 99 units on the market for 1.29 million yen each.

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A twin-armed robot by Professor Tetsuya Ogata and his colleagues at Waseda University

Professor Tetsuya Ogata and his teamat Waseda University have developed a technology that allows a deep learning model to learn and perform multiple actions. They demonstrated the function by applying it to a twin-armed robot folding towels.In the case of folding towels, four motions were learned, including folding the towel from the edge and repositioning the towel. We trained the deep learning model so that the internal state of the model is the same at the beginning and end of each action. For each of the four actions, we used a large deep learning model with about 300 cells and 400 steps. In this study, we learned multiple actions by connecting them to a single model. In the future, we will apply the model to complex operations such as skewering to verify the learning method suitable for each operation. The technology for using deep learning to identify images is already in the practical stage. Photo taken on October 16, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Tottori Pref. office begins leasing EVs to citizens

Deputy Tottori Gov. Akio Hayashi rides a single-seat, super-compact electric vehicle on the premises of the prefectural government building in the city of Tottori, western Japan, on Aug. 18, 2015. The local government began the same day to lease five EVs of the Coms model manufactured by a Toyota Motor Corp. subsidiary to local people for 200 yen per 15 minutes in a demonstration project aimed at promoting the use of environmentally friendly cars. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tottori Pref. deputy governor tries out EV

Deputy Tottori Gov. Akio Hayashi examines a single-seat, super-compact electric vehicle on the premises of the prefectural government building in the city of Tottori, western Japan, on Aug. 18, 2015. The government began the same day to lease five EVs of the Coms model manufactured by a Toyota Motor Corp. subsidiary to local people for 200 yen per 15 minutes in a demonstration project aimed at promoting the use of environmentally friendly cars. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Canon unveils new lineup of digital cameras

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actor Ken Watanabe shows off a new Canon Inc. single-lens reflex camera model at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 20. The company unveiled a new lineup of digital cameras including the EOS 40D single-lens reflex camera model targeted at advanced amateur photographers, amid intensifying competition with its main rival Nikon Corp. (Kyodo)

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Honda to begin leasing new fuel cell sedan in November in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. will begin leasing its new FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle (photo) in November in Japan, mainly targeting government and corporate users. The fuel cell model of the FCX Clarity sedan can run 620 kilometers on a single charge of hydrogen. (Kyodo)

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Canon to release new flagship EOS SLR camera this spring

TOKYO, Japan - Tsuneji Uchida, president of Canon Inc., holds up the company's new digital camera EOS-1D Mark III -- its first flagship single-lens reflex camera model in about two years -- during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 22. (Kyodo)

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Ultracompact EV Miluira

TOKYO, Japan - Rikiya Takayanagi, president of industrial model maker Takayanagi Co. in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, demonstrates new single-seat ultracompact electric vehicle the Miluira in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2010. The company began selling the 2.2-meter-long, open-top EV that day for 6.3 million yen. (Kyodo)

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Nissan unveils tiny, new concept EV

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. unveils Nov. 1, 2010, at its Yokohama headquarters, a tiny, new concept electric vehicle as part of its efforts to lead the auto industry's trend of promoting zero-emission cars while focusing on an increasing number of elderly and single households. The two-seater, golf cart-like model, called the ''NISSAN New Mobility CONCEPT,'' measures 1.2 meters wide and 2.3 meters long. (Kyodo)

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Prius sets sales record

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius gas-electric hybrid car. Industry data showed Jan. 11, 2011 that the vehicle sold 315,669 units in Japan in 2010, breaking the nation's annual sales record for a single model for the first time in 20 years. The previous record was 300,008 unit sales posted by Toyota's Corolla in 1990. (Kyodo)

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Nissan reveals new EV Leaf

Nissan Motor Co. unveils the new model of its electric vehicle Leaf at Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Sept. 6, 2017. The new model that can run 400 kilometers on a single charge will be launched in Japan on Oct. 2 before the launch in the United States and Europe in January. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nissan reveals new EV Leaf

Nissan Motor Co. President Hiroto Saikawa presents the new model of its electric vehicle Leaf at Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Sept. 6, 2017. The new model that can run 400 kilometers on a single charge will be launched in Japan on Oct. 2 before the launch in the United States and Europe in January. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nissan reveals new EV Leaf

Nissan Motor Co. unveils the new model of its electric vehicle Leaf at Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Sept. 6, 2017. The new model that can run 400 kilometers on a single charge will be launched in Japan on Oct. 2 before the launch in the United States and Europe in January. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Matsushita unveils DVD recorder adopting Blu-ray Disc format

OSAKA, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. unveiled June 30 what it calls the world's first DVD recorder that supports single-side, dual-layer Blu-ray Discs with a maximum capacity of 50 gigabytes. The DMR-E700BD, the high-end model of Matsushita's DIGA DVD recorder series, will be available in Japan on an open-price basis on July 31. (Kyodo)

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Takara to release single-seat electric car in Nov.

TOKYO, Japan - Toy maker Takara Co. said July 9 it will release the first model in its Q-Car series of single-seat electric vehicles in November. The new car, called Qi and pronounced ''q-no,'' can be charged by plugging it into a conventional household electric socket. It can travel 80 kilometers after being charged for eight hours and can reach speeds of up to 50 km per hour. Takara will put 99 units on the market for 1.29 million yen each.