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NIPPONIA No.20 March 15, 2002
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Special Feature*
A Journey to the Land of Technology
Cars, motorcycles, precision instruments, electronic goods—Japanese products are admired around the world. Japanese technology excels in other areas as well. This issue's feature articles provide an inside look at some surprising technologies you rarely have a chance to see.
One of the two main cables for the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge. The cable weighs around 25,000 tons and has a diameter of about 1.1 m. It has a maximum tensile force of about 60,000 tons. It is made up of 36,830 wires bound together—each wire has a diameter of 5.23 mm. (Photo credit: Nippon Steel Corporation)
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