Japan firm seeks to spawn salmon farm revolution
The company's process is two-fold: first, simple tap water is converted to seawater by adding artificial sea salt, which allows the farming process to be set up anywhere tap water is available.
Second, a patented technology involving bacteria cleans the water, consuming the ammonia produced by the fish, and dissolving nitric acid, meaning energy-sucking cleaning systems are not necessary.
"We'll be the world's first successful case for this type of land-based salmon farming if we can turn a profit," Sogo said.
The process was born out of technology developed by Sogo's company for sewage disposal systems.
In 2008, they developed the breakthrough bacteria technology and the following year it was being used at an aquarium in Tokyo, at which point Sogo realised it could be used for salmon farming.
Rendezvous next year to see if Sogo made it.
[Source: AFP]
A Japanese company equips elderly staff with exoskeletons
Sohail Rahman reporting for Al Jazeera:
A Japanese hauling company which employs many elderly people has invested in an exoskeleton to take the strain off its staff.
And:
The exoskeleton helps employees to carry out their jobs, which include constantly loading, unloading, carrying and bending.
"The burden on my back and legs has been lessened by half," Kenji Takemura, an employee at the company for more than 34 years, told Al Jazeera.
The future is now.
The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
Excellent tips and mindset overall.
Yet there’s something I don’t agree with. Marie Kondon, author of the book, argues that you should not discard things by a negative yardstick:
I came to the conclusion that the best way to choose what to keep and what to throw away is to take each item in one’s hand and ask: “Does this spark joy?”
Nobody got time for this, man. If you haven’t used something in a couple of years or more, discard it or give it to charity. If you’re really attached to it, keep it but be honest. It’s simpler than to ask yourself some weird questions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT4B_e40pWo
This restaurant has no waiters and no dish cleaners. It is an automated sushi restaurant located in Tokyo.
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The link source redirects you to a Flickr album where you can see Japanese manhole covers. They are amazingly designed.
Unbeatable rock-paper-scissors robot
Unbeatable rock-paper-scissors robot
Some Japanese scientists have a lot of free time.
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Meet Tatsuo Horiuchi, the 73 year old Excel artist. This guy made all the art here on Excel:
“Graphics software is expensive but Excel comes pre-installed in most computers,” explained Horiuchi. “And it has more functions and is easier to use than [Microsoft] Paint.”
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An interesting Japanese hairstyle: Ripe Tomato.
Japan will make its own airplane
Japan will make its own airplane
If all goes well this year, Mr. Kawai, now 65 and president of the Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation, will preside over Japan’s biggest aviation comeback since the war. In late 2013, the company plans the first flight of its Mitsubishi Regional Jet, a sleek, 90-seat commercial plane that is Japan’s bid to break into the industry’s big leagues after almost 70 years.
“For decades, we were confined to supplying parts for other passenger jets. But we’re finally heading into new territory,” Mr. Kawai said in a recent interview at Mitsubishi Aircraft’s Tokyo office.
Competition such as this can only be healthy. I’m sure the Japanese will do a great job building planes. I think we should rejoice.