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Univ. professor devises IC thinner than plastic wrapper

YAMAGATA, Japan - Professor Shizuo Tokito of Yamagata University holds an electronic circuit he developed, which is one-tenth the thickness of plastic food wrappers, in Yamagata, northeastern Japan, as seen in this file photo taken on July 1, 2014.

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Apple unveils lighter iPad

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., unveils a new thinner and lighter version of its tablet computer called the "iPad Air" at an event in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2013.

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Apple unveils lighter tablet

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., unveils a new thinner and lighter version of its tablet computer called "iPad Air" at a San Francisco event on Oct. 22, 2013.

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Apple unveils lighter tablet

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Photo taken in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2013, shows Apple Inc.'s new thinner and lighter version of its tablet computer called "iPad Air" (L) and iPad mini (R).

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Apple unveils iPad2

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Photo taken on March 2, 2011, shows the iPad2 unveiled the same day by Apple Inc. The new version of the company's popular iPad tablet computer, featuring more functions packed in a thinner and lighter body in a similar price range to the first models, will be released worldwide later in March.

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Apple unveils iPad2

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Steve Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., speaks during a media event on March 2, 2011, in San Francisco to unveil the iPad2, a new version of the company's popular tablet computer, featuring more functions packed in a thinner and lighter body in a similar price range to the first models.

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Nintendo launches DSi in domestic market

OSAKA, Japan - A woman shows off Nintendo Co.'s DSi, a new version of its popular DS handheld game console, launched in Japan on Nov. 1. Priced at 18,900 yen, the DSi is equipped with camera and audio functions. Its liquid crystal display screen is larger than that of the previous model and its body is thinner.

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Sales of Sharp's TV mobile phones top 5 million in 17 months

OSAKA, Japan - Sales of Sharp Corp.'s TV-equipped mobile phones (photo) have topped 5 million units in Japan since the first models hit the market in May last year, the company said Nov. 2. Overall, domestic shipments of TV mobile phones by all domestic makers totaled 13.2 million units as of the end of August, according to Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association. Sharp, the industry leader, says it will start shipping thinner TV mobile phones later this month that measure 18 millimeters in thickness, 5 mm thinner than the thinnest available models.

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CEATEC electronics show opens with key focus on ultrathin TV

Chiba, Japan - CEATEC, Asia's largest annual consumer electronics show, opened Oct. 2 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba on the outskirts of Tokyo, amid keen interest in the extent to which flat-panel televisions will be able to become even thinner in the next few years.

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Sony to launch next-generation OEL flat-screen TV this year

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. plans to launch the world's first organic electroluminescence (OEL) television (in photo) within this year, the company said on April 12. The 11-inch OEL TV will feature a 3-millimeter-thick panel that is thinner than a liquid crystal display.

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JVC devises technology to make thinner rear-projection TVs

TOKYO, Japan - Victor Co. of Japan Ltd. (JVC) said on Sept. 28 it has developed a technology that can substantially reduce the depth of rear-projection television sets. Displayed at a press conference on the day is a 110-inch rear-projection television incorporating the new technology.

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JVC devises technology to make thinner rear-projection TVs

TOKYO, Japan - Victor Co. of Japan Ltd. (JVC) said on Sept. 28 it has developed a technology that can substantially reduce the depth of rear-projection television sets. In the case of a 60-inch machine (in photo), the depth can be cut to 27 centimeters, about 40 percent thinner than the company's existing model, the company said.

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Olympus to sell world's thinnest video scope

TOKYO, Japan - Olympus Medical Systems Corp. will introduce an otolaryngologic video scope with the world's thinnest tip in Japan and the United States on Oct. 3, the company said on Sept. 26. The video scope will have a tube tip diameter of 3.2 millimeters, 0.7 mm thinner than the existing thinnest model the company sells, enabling doctors to easily view a child's external ear canal and drum membrane.

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23 taken to hospital after inhaling fumes at nursery school

TOKYO, Japan - Children are taken out of a nursery school in Tokyo on May 1 after complaining of throat pain and feeling nauseous from what appeared to be paint thinner fumes. Twenty-three children and staff at Funabori Chuo Hoikuen were taken to hospitals, but none showed serious signs of illness.

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What is ultra-thin skin of China's Shenzhou-14 like?

STORY: What is ultra-thin skin of China's Shenzhou-14 like? DATELINE: June 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the production process 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHOU HUA, Deputy Chief Engineer of Chinalco Southwest Aluminum (Group) Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: What is the ultra-thin skin of China's crewed spaceship Shenzhou-14 like? The skin made of aluminium alloys, less than 10mm thick, was produced by Chinalco Southwest Aluminum (Group) Co., Ltd. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHOU HUA, Deputy Chief Engineer, Chinalco Southwest Aluminum (Group) Co., Ltd. "The technical requirements of the spaceship's skin are relatively high. The skin should have high-strength mechanical properties, be resistant to corrosion and fatigue, and less dense and thinner. Its surface and shape quality should also meet higher standards." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chongqing, China. (XHTV)

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CEATEC electronics show opens with key focus on ultrathin TV

Chiba, Japan - CEATEC, Asia's largest annual consumer electronics show, opened Oct. 2 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba on the outskirts of Tokyo, amid keen interest in the extent to which flat-panel televisions will be able to become even thinner in the next few years. (Kyodo)

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Sales of Sharp's TV mobile phones top 5 million in 17 months

OSAKA, Japan - Sales of Sharp Corp.'s TV-equipped mobile phones (photo) have topped 5 million units in Japan since the first models hit the market in May last year, the company said Nov. 2. Overall, domestic shipments of TV mobile phones by all domestic makers totaled 13.2 million units as of the end of August, according to Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association. Sharp, the industry leader, says it will start shipping thinner TV mobile phones later this month that measure 18 millimeters in thickness, 5 mm thinner than the thinnest available models. (Kyodo)

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Showa Genroku Japan Summer

Shonan coast is converted to public baths by 2 million people. One-one bus with air-conditioning. An unlicensed nursery school on a decommissioned bus. Hooten. <Video content> Discarded home appliances, white paper on people's daily lives, beaches full of people, young people in swimsuits, world menko competition, people boarding buses with their pets, unlicensed daycare centers using buses, traffic jams, politicians shaking hands with farmers rushing to the LDP, Keio University barricaded, job examinations, fingers typing on keyboards, personality test sheets, Zengakuren struggle Fingers typing on a keyboard, a personality test sheet, the struggle of the All-Japan Federation of Student Self-Government Associations, the Hutens playing with paint thinner, a pet hotel, a dog taking a bath, shooting date unknown, release date: June 14, 1968.

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Sharp mass-produces "in-cell type" LCD panel

Sharp Corp. announces in Osaka on June 17, 2015, the launch of mass production of an "in-cell type" of LCD touch panel for supply to Chinese smartphone manufacturers. The new type is thinner and less expensive than conventional panels as it has a touch sensor function incorporated into an LCD while the conventional one has a sensor attached to the panel, according to Sharp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JVC devises technology to make thinner rear-projection TVs

TOKYO, Japan - Victor Co. of Japan Ltd. (JVC) said on Sept. 28 it has developed a technology that can substantially reduce the depth of rear-projection television sets. Displayed at a press conference on the day is a 110-inch rear-projection television incorporating the new technology. (Kyodo)

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JVC devises technology to make thinner rear-projection TVs

TOKYO, Japan - Victor Co. of Japan Ltd. (JVC) said on Sept. 28 it has developed a technology that can substantially reduce the depth of rear-projection television sets. In the case of a 60-inch machine (in photo), the depth can be cut to 27 centimeters, about 40 percent thinner than the company's existing model, the company said. (Kyodo)

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Olympus to sell world's thinnest video scope

TOKYO, Japan - Olympus Medical Systems Corp. will introduce an otolaryngologic video scope with the world's thinnest tip in Japan and the United States on Oct. 3, the company said on Sept. 26. The video scope will have a tube tip diameter of 3.2 millimeters, 0.7 mm thinner than the existing thinnest model the company sells, enabling doctors to easily view a child's external ear canal and drum membrane. (Kyodo)

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Sony to launch next-generation OEL flat-screen TV this year

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. plans to launch the world's first organic electroluminescence (OEL) television (in photo) within this year, the company said on April 12. The 11-inch OEL TV will feature a 3-millimeter-thick panel that is thinner than a liquid crystal display. (Kyodo)

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Nintendo launches DSi in domestic market

OSAKA, Japan - A woman shows off Nintendo Co.'s DSi, a new version of its popular DS handheld game console, launched in Japan on Nov. 1. Priced at 18,900 yen, the DSi is equipped with camera and audio functions. Its liquid crystal display screen is larger than that of the previous model and its body is thinner. (Kyodo)

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A vegetable vendor

A man carries a balancing pole with vegetables in many baskets stacked together, and a woman holding a pail. The vegetable in the lowest basket to the left is probably Japanese radish. It is interesting to see that the Japanese radish is thinner than those we see at present.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number40‐42‐0]

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Apple unveils iPad2

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Steve Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., speaks during a media event on March 2, 2011, in San Francisco to unveil the iPad2, a new version of the company's popular tablet computer, featuring more functions packed in a thinner and lighter body in a similar price range to the first models. (Kyodo)

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Apple unveils iPad2

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Photo taken on March 2, 2011, shows the iPad2 unveiled the same day by Apple Inc. The new version of the company's popular iPad tablet computer, featuring more functions packed in a thinner and lighter body in a similar price range to the first models, will be released worldwide later in March. (Kyodo)

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Univ. professor devises IC thinner than plastic wrapper

YAMAGATA, Japan - Professor Shizuo Tokito of Yamagata University holds an electronic circuit he developed, which is one-tenth the thickness of plastic food wrappers, in Yamagata, northeastern Japan, as seen in this file photo taken on July 1, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Improper shaving of frame caused crack in shinkansen

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. President Yoshinori Kanehana (C) and other officials attend a press conference in Kobe on Feb. 28, 2018. The company apologized for the production of thinner-than-required steel components used in shinkansen bullet trains. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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23 taken to hospital after inhaling fumes at nursery school

TOKYO, Japan - Children are taken out of a nursery school in Tokyo on May 1 after complaining of throat pain and feeling nauseous from what appeared to be paint thinner fumes. Twenty-three children and staff at Funabori Chuo Hoikuen were taken to hospitals, but none showed serious signs of illness.