Aichi volunteers carve wooden tribute to first Toyota Corolla
A group of volunteers in Aichi Prefecture has made a life-sized replica of the first-generation Toyota Corolla using thinned wood sourced from Toyota Motor Corp.'s namesake city. Even with volunteer support from automobile-related companies, it took Mori no Present three years and 246 Japanese cypress ...
Vehicle accident deaths lead to 'Pokemon Go' being disabled while traveling at speed
The popular smartphone game "Pokemon Go" will now be disabled so that all passengers and the driver will not be able to play when the vehicle is traveling above a certain speed, the application's operator said Tuesday following a request from a local government ...
Japanese goldfish experts explore use of bubble eyes in medicine
Known as a center of the goldfish industry, the city of Yatomi, Aichi Prefecture, is exploring a medical spinoff from the bubble eye goldfish. Experts believe the fluid in sacs beneath the eyes could be a cell growth stimulant with valuable uses in medical research. The ...
The Japanese Olympic Committee said Wednesday it has received a report from the Aichi prefectural and Nagoya municipal governments confirming their agreement to seek to co-host the 2026 Asian Games. With the submission of the document under the names of Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura and ...
JOC gives nod to Aichi, Nagoya as candidate hosts for 2026 Asian Games
The Japanese Olympic Committee on Tuesday approved Aichi Prefecture and its capital Nagoya as joint candidate hosts for the 2026 Asian Games. The JOC executive board met in Tokyo and decided the two local governments will have to submit an official document attesting that they ...
Renet Japan Group Inc., a major dealer in second-hand goods based in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, is stepping up efforts to collect and recycle mobile phones and computers so it can forge Olympic medals out of recycled goods. Similar moves in the private and public sectors ...
Aichi university, Toyota in joint project for robot-aided seniors complex
Fujita Health University in Toyoake, Aichi Prefecture, is partnering with Toyota Motor Corp. to open a Robotic Smart Home — a base for nursing robots at the Toyoake apartment complex — next spring. As the nation approaches a "superaging" society when the baby boomer generation ...
Aichi woman, 69, arrested for allegedly placing packages of expired food on store shelves
A 69-year-old woman in Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, was arrested Tuesday for allegedly placing on store shelves margarine whose use-by dates had expired three years ago. Tsuyako Kishi reportedly put four margarine packages on the shelf of a supermarket in Kiyosu on May 23. The best-before ...
Dental clinic for patients with disabilities opens at Aichi health center
A dental clinic for people with mental and physical disabilities opened inside a health care center in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, in April. It aims to serve patients who find it difficult to visit regular dentists. The clinic will be open once a week. It is ...
Aichi Prefecture city rolls out new pay phones in disaster-prevention move
The city of Tahara in Aichi Prefecture is bringing back public pay phones in response to widespread mobile phone disruptions following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Residents in Tahara, which is located on the Atsumi Peninsula and vulnerable to tsunami, asked Nippon Telegraph and Telephone ...
Aichi Prefecture will bid to host the 2026 Asian Games, with Nagoya expected to be the main venue, Gov. Hideaki Omura said Monday. If Aichi lands the 20th edition of the event known as Asiad, it will be the third time Japan will play host. ...
Brazilian woman found strangled in Aichi apartment set ablaze
Police said Thursday two women — one a Brazilian national — were found strangled in an apartment in Aichi Prefecture that was set on fire. The woman was identified as Kimberly Akemy Amarilha Maruyama, 27, a part-time worker at a leisure facility. She had lived ...
