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While the typewriter has pretty much become extinct, the notebook and pen combination has shown greater resilience. This is mainly due to to their simplicity, something computers are not known for. But they can do color touchscreens, multimedia and other...

Since the third grade, this Japanese professor and inventor has been enchanted by Isaac Asimov’s story “I, Robot” and the idea that robots – or, in Mr. Sankai’s case, robotic suits – could help humans with everyday life. In 2005,...

The communications ministry, Japan Broadcasting Corp and private-sector TV broadcasters on Tuesday approved a proposal to end the service of converting signals for terrestrial digital broadcasts into analog signals for cable TV broadcasters in March 2015, the ministry said.

It may be costly to send protons whizzing round the Large Hadron Collider, but such research is a good investment With great power comes great expectations. The Large Hadron Collider at Cern near Geneva has now achieved the status of...

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration forecaster Elvie Enriquez said the cyclone will likely affect Mindanao if it enters the country. �Based on our statistics, only one more cyclone is seen to enter Philippine territory.

Police have launched a crackdown on illegal use of the P2P software Share, the Anti-Counterfeiting Assn., an industry umbrella org, announced Monday. Cops in Hokkaido, Akita, Tokyo, Saitama, Mie, Kyoto, Hyogo, Tokushima, Okuyama and Saga have arrested 10 Share users...

Kenwood will release an upgraded version of the MediaKeg digital audio player product line in early December. The internal memory capacity has been increased and the texture improved by switching from plastic to aluminum panels, allowing better sound quality that...

Open Water to Instructor level, local dive tours to Izu and overseas, as well as sales and rental of scuba diving equipment in Western sizes, which is what reader Tim was searching for." (A.J.) Shipping news In response to the...

Keio University engineering professor Hiroshi Shimizu believes the era of the electric vehicle is near. Shimizu established the Sim-Drive Corp. venture in August with others who believe in the cars' potential, including Soichiro Fukutake, chairman of publisher Benesse Co. "I've...