Telescope - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Since Galileo invented the telescope in the early seventeenth century and impressed the world with eye-opening astronomical discoveries, constant efforts have been made to get clearer, more precise images of the universe.

Mountains - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Children attending an elementary school in Yuki, a mountainous community in Hiroshima Prefecture, are publicizing the charm of their school and its natural surroundings through an Internet Web page and inviting kids from other parts of the country to come study with them.

Poem - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
A total of 144,781 verses were submitted in a contest to complete a tanka poem whose first half was written by Chiaki Mukai, Japan's first female astronaut, while she was aboard Discovery on her second space shuttle mission in November 1998.

Shuttle - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Four Japanese schools have been selected to participate in an education program to be carried out by astronaut Mamoru Mori during his second mission aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor, scheduled to be launched in October 1999, the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) announced.

TV - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Fifteen elementary and middle school children in Tokyo recently met to discuss plans for television programs that they are producing on their own for the Children's Broadcasting Station, supervised by the Ministry of Education. The station went on the air in September.

Pain-Free Injections - Hi-tech - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
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Getting Around by Personal Helicopter - Hi-tech - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Kids Web Japan Kids Web Japan Hi-tech Getting Around by Personal Helicopter Have you ever thought that you'd like to fly? The power of engineering makes this exciting dream possible! Flying Like a Be

3-D Puzzles 2 - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
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3-D Puzzles 3 - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
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3-D Puzzles 1 - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
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Be a Movie Star with CG 3 - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
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Be a Movie Star with CG 1 - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
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Broadening The Led Color Spectrum | Sci-tech | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Kyoto University and Nichia Corp., which is known for its light-emitting diodes, announced in January 2008 that they had successfully developed a revolutionary LED capable of emitting a variety of colors of light, including white and intermediate colors.

A Model for Future Spacecraft - Hi-tech - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Kids Web Japan Kids Web Japan Hi-tech A Model for Future Spacecraft Did you know there's a plan to launch origami planes to Earth from the International Space Station? Assuming the paper planes retur

Soap-water Fire-extinguisher - Hi-tech - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
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Surfing In The Rain | Sci-tech | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Gray, rainy days may be about to get more colorful thanks to a new umbrella invented by Japanese researchers. The Internet Umbrella, conceived by a team at Keio University, acts as a photo browser by displaying images from the Internet as the user walks along.

Music That Comes When You Call | Sci-tech | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
There is now a robot that will come over to you and play music with just the push of a button on a remote control.

Ergonomic Excellence | Sci-tech | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
A growing number of companies are putting ergonomics front and center when designing and developing such things as car and airplane seats.

Earthquake Early-Warning System | Lifestyle | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
In Japan there is now a working early-warning system that can detect an earthquake immediately after it takes place and inform people that the ground is about to start shaking. This groundbreaking Japanese system has been widely publicized on TV and in other media since October, and many Japanese have high hopes for the system.

Links - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
What cool and entertaining Web sites are kids in Japan tuned into? Here's a list of links to some of the most popular and informative sites.