Sharp says air purification technology can reduce airborne coronavirus
The firm said its technology, which emits positive hydrogen ions and negative oxygen ions, cuts the concentration of the virus in the air by about 90 percent.
Air conditioner giant Daikin gets lift from coronavirus and climate change in Japan
Surging interest in ventilation and how air conditioners can curb the coronavirus is doing wonders for the company's stock price.
Air conditioners may raise COVID-19 risks, says disease expert
The use of air conditioners can lead to tiny droplets that contain the novel coronavirus being carried on the flow of air.
Japanese companies hiking pay and holding classes in race to get tooled up on AI
There's a sense of panic within Japan Inc. and the government — the world's No. 3 economy, doesn't have enough experts in artificial intelligence, and it's time to do something about it. SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son last month bemoaned the state of play, ...
Home appliance shipments in Japan hit 22-year high in 2018 due to heat wave
Domestic shipments of large household electric appliances hit their highest level in 22 years in fiscal 2018, with the heat wave last summer contributing to an uptick in sales of air conditioners, according to an industry body. The shipments in the year that ended March ...
Last summer's heat wave in Japan helped push appliance shipments to 22-year high
Driven by strong sales of air conditioners, appliance shipments in terms of value reached their highest level in 22 years in 2018, an industry body said Monday. The value, ¥2.45 trillion and up 4.1 percent from a year before, was also boosted by brisk sales ...
Shipments of air conditioners in Japan hit a record high in July amid heat wave
Shipments of air conditioners in Japan hit a record high in July, an industry body said Wednesday, due to brisk demand as an unprecedented heat wave swept over the country. The volume of shipments last month rose 10.9 percent from the previous year to 1,763,000 ...
Mitsubishi Electric and Panasonic eye greater shares of Thai air conditioner market
Electronics giants Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Panasonic Corp. are ramping up sales for greater slices of the pie in the Thai air conditioner market, aiming to cash in on growing demand for energy saving products equipped with an inverter function. The Mitsubishi unit, commanding a ...
Some schools in Japan get air conditioning while others are left to nature's whim
Government data shows air conditioning is becoming standard in most Japanese public schools, but a handful of cities and prefectures are resisting the trend for questionable reasons.
Near air base, referendum finds majority backs air conditioners for schools
Their green-minded mayor opposes the idea, but a majority of residents in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, have voted in favor of putting air conditioners in schoolrooms.
The annual Cool Biz energy-saving campaign kicked off Thursday, allowing employees to dress more casually to stay cool and help reduce corporate air conditioner use. As the Environment Ministry-led campaign enters its 10th year, an increasing number companies and government entities are allowing employees to ...
Warming up for the winter chill
In 2000 we moved into an apartment in Tokyo run by the semi-public housing corporation UR. It was new and had a natural-gas heating system. Unlike other gas systems we'd used in the past, however, this one heated water that was then circulated to ...
