Tokyo Skytree - World's tallest broadcasting tower in japan

Tokyo Skytree - World's tallest broadcasting tower in japan

Japan's biggest new landmark, the Tokyo Skytree stands at 634 metres (2,080 feet) high. Tokyo Skytree is the world's tallest free-standing tower, and is a testament toJapan's recovery.

Tourists who waited in line for up to a week to scale the world’s tallest tower on its opening day last Tuesday were left disappointed when clouds ruined play.

But it didn’t stop about 8 000 visitors taking the high-speed lifts to the observation decks of the 634m Tokyo Sky Tree.

Misty weather saw them missing out on the promised stunning panoramic views.

Japan’s structure, recognised by Guinness World Records as the tallest tower on the planet, fended off competition from China’s 600m Canton Tower to win the top prize.

It was originally planned to stand at the same height as its Chinese counterpart, but added a few crucial metres when getting wind of those plans.

The world’s tallest structure is Dubai’s 828m Burj Khalifa, but as it is a skyscraper, and not a tower, it falls into a different record category.

Construction of the tower near the already popular Asakusa traditional district on Tokyo’s eastern side began in July 2008.

It was originally scheduled to finish last December but was delayed due to a shortage of supplies after the Japanese tsunami the previous year.

Tourist bosses hope the tower will be a big draw for foreign visitors, whose numbers have plummeted in the aftermath of the disaster and the nuclear crisis it sparked.

Japan’s six top broadcasters are building the tower, which is expected to bolster television and radio transmissions in the capital region.

It also houses shops, restaurants and other entertainment and is expected to become a new tourist destination in Tokyo.

At the base of the tower there is a “town with a tower” that spans 400m from east to west, connecting two nearby train stations and encompassing an area of 3.69 hectares.

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World's longest kebab 2011 - Japan cooks world's longest kebab

World's longest kebab 2011 - Japan cooks sets world record for world's longest kebab.

Tokyo - Residents of a small Japanese island cooked up a late-night snack that could satisfy even the heartiest appetite - a kebab more than 100 metres long.

Thousands of people on southern Ishigaki island tucked into the 107.6 metre monster, the world's longest, in an event to promote the premium Ishigaki beef, local tourism agency official Shuntaro Kosasa said.

Organisers had originally planned to make a beef kebab only 25 metres long, believing the world record was just 8.74 metres and set in Texas.

"Just three days before the event, we were informed that people in Lebanon actually set a new record of 97.5 metres in August," Kosasa said.

"We had to hurriedly prepare for four times more beef and cooking utensils and a skewer to make a kebab longer than 100 metres," he said.

The stainless steel skewer had to be repaired twice before the world's longest kebab was successfully cooked and certified by an official from Guinness World Records, he said.

Some 15,000 people - around a third of the island's population - later tucked into the kebab, he added.

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Divabot Robot - Dancing and Singing Robot created by Japan

Divabot Robot - Dancing and Singing Robot created by Japan, A new humanoid robot, the HRP-4, has been unveiled at the CEATEC Japan 2010 trade show. The robot, nicknammed "diva-bot," has learned to sing by mimicking a human singer, enabling it to sound natural and to sing with more expression than any previous robot.

A research team from the media interaction group at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Tokyo, Japan, and led by Masataka Goto, used a new technology called VocalListener to observe a real singer in action and synthesize the appropriate notes of the song with the help of Yamaha’s existing voice synthesizing software, Vocaloid.
The humanoid robot’s facial expressions were generated with a second new technology, called Vocawatcher, which analyzes video of a singer to mimic the expressions.

A human singer singing a typical Japanese pop song was used as a model, with her body and facial movements being mapped onto the robot  so it would move in a realistic manner. The technology is even able to model the singer’s breathing movements and synthesize the sounds of breathing.

Masataka Goto, who is a music technology research scientist and music software developer, as well as leader of the media interaction group at AIST, said if robots are to become widespread in society they need to first become widespread in entertainment fields so that their use will gain acceptance.

Japanese researchers have been working on many kinds of humanoid robots, including a smiling robot, and robots that could replace humans in repetitive manual labor tasks.

The Comprehensive IT and Electronics Comprehensive Exhibition (CEATEC) is an annual trade show held in Tokyo for consumer electronics and technology.


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World’s longest electric car drive set world record 2010 - Mira EV

London, May 26 – An electric car in Japan has set a new world record by running for more than 27 hours and covering over 1,000 km without needing to be recharged.

                              Electric Car Mira EV’s Photo
The car named Mira EV travelled at speeds of around 40 kph and ran for 27.5 hours covering a distance of 1,003 km without being recharged on a racing course in Shimotsuma in Ibaraki Prefecture, reports telegraph.co.uk.

The car is fitted with a special lithium ion battery created by the Japanese company Sanyo.

The test run was organised by Japan Electric Vehicle Club and 17 people took turns at the wheel of the electric car.

The club now plans to request the Guinness World Records to officially recognise it as the world’s longest electric car drive.

Mira EV’s drive of over 1,000 km effortlessly beat the previous world record of single charge driving 555.6 km, which was achieved last November by the same club.

The achievement has been termed timely, as Japan and other nations are bracing themselves for an electric car boom, with manufacturers racing to produce competitive versions of environmentally-friendly vehicles.

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World's oldest person dies - Japanese woman Kama Chinen

TOKYO, May 4 (AFP) - The world's oldest person, Japanese woman Kama Chinen, has died a week short of her 115th birthday after a life spanning three centuries, Guinness World Records said Tuesday.

"Guinness World Records is saddened to learn the news of the death of the oldest living person, Kama Chinen from Japan, who died on May 2, 2010 aged 114 years 357 days," it said.

"Though confined to a wheelchair in her later years, Chinen still enjoyed the wonders of nature and being outside."

Chinen's death hands the title of world's oldest person to Eugenie Blanchard, a 114-year-old French woman living on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, according to the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Blanchard was born on February 16, 1896, the group said.

Chinen's reign as the oldest living person began on the death of US woman Gertrude Baines, who passed away in September 2009.

Kyodo News agency, citing the health ministry, said an unidentified 114-year-old woman had died Sunday afternoon on the southern island of Okinawa after being taken to hospital from a nursing home.

Japan has the world's highest life expectancy, according to UN figures, and Okinawa has been home to many centenarians, a fact variously attributed to the healthy diet and environment of the sub-tropical island.

Kyodo said Chiyono Hasegawa, 113, in southern Japan's Saga Prefecture was now the country's oldest person.

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World's Smallest Digital Camera 2010 - Chobi Mini Digital Camera

The Chobi Mini Digital Camera from Japan Trust Technologies measures just 1.7 inches by 1.1 inches by less than half an inch and weighs a featherlight half an ounce.

Despite its petite structure, this snapper boasts functions that put it almost on par with cameras from big brands. The Chobi point-and-shoot captures images at 2,048x1,536 pixels and records videos at 1,280x960 resolution, which is considered high-definition by industry standards.

The camera charges via an included USB cable and can be fully juiced in about 120 minutes. Storage is in the form of microSDHC cards.

And guess what? We dug through stacks of cameras and found out that Canon has its own variation! Here's the proof in a picture:


 OK, so that was just a USB drive we got at a Canon press event, but we measured it and it's about the same size as the Chobi Mini Digital Camera.

If you're interested, the Chobi can be had for about $148.

World's Smallest Chobi Mini Digital Camera details, features, specification, price and photos

Maker / Model -  JTT / Chobi Mini Digital Camera
Memory  -   microSD / microSDHC 1 - 8GB (not included)
Picture  -   2048 x 1536 pix
Format  -  JPEG
Video  -   1280 x 960pix, 30 fps
Format  -   AVI
Size  -    4.4 x 2.9 x 1.2 cm
OS  -   Windows 7 / Vista / XP
Mac  - OS X 10.4
Other  -   Voice Recorder
               One Month Warranty
               Japanese Manual
Price - $148

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Japanese scientists create Robocop Suit - Shigeki Toyama

Japanese scientists have created a power-assisted suit which could make users as strong as Robocop or Iron Man.

The metal-and-plastic outfit boasts eight electric motors that amplify the strength of the wearer’s arms and legs, as well as sensors that can detect movements and respond to commands through a voice-recognition system.

Professor Shigeki Toyama and his team developed the power-enhancing suit at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology and Mr Toyama plans to set up a company to start producing the futuristic outfit by the end of the year.

The suits can reduce the user’s physical effort by 62 per cent on average.

Industrial robots have long been common in Japan and heavy industries may decide that the suit would help ease any physical pain experienced by workers.

When bending knees the muscular activity is reduced by half, and the suit can also take most of the strain out of crouching.

Fifteen years in the making, the “robosuit” is due to hit the Japanese market in 2012 when it will initially retail for about one million yen ($12,500), a price tag its makers hope to halve if the device is mass-produced.

There are however currently no plans so far to sell the suits overseas.

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Longest Line of Skiers set Guinness World Record - Japan

On 22 March 2010, 184 skiers from Iwate prefecture in Japan set a new world record for the longest line of skiers. Despite the severe condition with snowstorm, 159 children and 25 instructors participated in the record attempt at Hachimantai ski resort.

The event was organised by Touhoku Sakudoukyoukai Iwatechikubukai and Iwate Winter Resort Kyougikai to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of ski in Japan. It is believed that ski was first introduced to Japan from Australia in 1911. The main purpose of the organisers was to promote skiing to young children as the sport is not as popular as it used to be.

To be qualified for the record, each skier must be connected to the skier in front of and behind them. For this record attempt, the skiers were connected by holding a long rope and skied down a 1km slope. The rope was marked every 2 m to ensure the distance between each skiers was no more than 2.5 m, the rule set by Guinness World Records.

Guinness World Records adjudicator Kaoru Ishikawa travelled down the slope by the side of the skiers on a snowmobile to verify the attempt, and certified the success of the attempt with an announcement. Ms Ishikawa said to the crowd, ‘I was so excited to see you all skied so well I didn’t feel the cold at all. Congratulations!’. The children cheered with excitement as the certificate was presented and celebrated the new Guinness World Records accomplishment.

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