Tournament - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Robots from Australia, Japan, the United States, and seven other countries competed in Robo Cup 97, the first international soccer contest for robots, in late August in the city of Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.

Purikura - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
A popular pastime among Japanese teenage girls these days is getting together with friends to have their photo taken with the Print Club, a machine that produces 16 tiny gummed labels of the photos complete with decorative, often humorous borders.

Maglev - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
In a test run on December 24, 1997, a driverless magnetically levitated (maglev) train set a new world speed record of 550 kilometers (341 miles) per hour on an 18-kilometer (11-mile) test track in Yamanashi Prefecture.

Family - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Japan is a leading manufacturer of robots, most of which are used for industrial purposes. But now, Japanese engineers at companies and universities are working to develop robots that can be used in people's daily lives.

Ladies Behind the Lens | Lifestyle | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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Making Farmwork Easier | Sci-tech | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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Broadening The Led Color Spectrum | Sci-tech | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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Talking Paper | Science and Technology | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Electronic paper and other paper with innovative functions is now coming into use. Paper is finally entering the IT age through a fusion with digital technologies.

Japanese Researcher Wins German Future Prize | Science and Technology | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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Keeping Track | Science and Technology | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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Driving the Information Highway | Science and Technology | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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Suica and ICOCA - Hi-tech - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Prepaid train fare cards are nothing new, but nowadays more advanced types of fare cards are coming into use. They are called Suica and ICOCA. These two related types of cards are really quite amazing. Let's look at how they work and what they can do.

Bullet Train - Hi-tech - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Japan is very proud of its high-speed train system, the Shinkansen, or "bullet train," which is known and admired throughout the world. It transports large numbers of people to faraway destinations quickly and safely. How and when did this train system come into being? And what are the technologies that make it work? Let's find out.

Rice Cookers - Hi-tech - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
The staple food of the Japanese is rice. There's nothing more appetizing than fluffy, shiny gohan, or boiled rice, that's been freshly cooked in water. Making gohan is incredibly easy if you have an electric rice cooker. Rice cookers are being improved all the time, and they're loaded with technological tricks to make delicious boiled rice.