Yakushima is an Island in Kagoshima, Japan with a population of about 11,600 residents as of 2022. The Island can only be accessed using a hydro ferry, slow car ferry, or by air. Electricity in the area is generated mostly using hydro power and it has become a test site for Honda’s hydrogen fuel cell…
Japan: $205 million Electric Aircraft Investment
Japan is taking to the skies with a bold and ambitious plan, investing about $205 million USD (30.6 billion yen) to develop electric powered aircrafts. Japan has been working on electric aircraft technology for some time, and the new investment is aimed at accelerating the development of this technology. According to recent reports, prototype test…
Japan: Spacecraft Launch to the Moon
Japan has joined the list of countries that have launched a spacecraft to the moon. This successful launch is reportedly after multiple foiled attempts in the past due to infrastructural capabilities and bad weather. The spacecraft will attempt to land on the moon in February 2024, after supposedly reaching the Moon’s orbit in 4 months…
China Bans Seafood from Japan
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant commissioned by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) in 1971, and located in Fukushima, Japan. The plant consisted of 6 boiling water reactors (used for generating electrical power) that cumulatively generated about 4.7 Gigawatts, ranking the Fukushima Daiichi as one of the largest nuclear power stations…
Japan: Reduced Fertility Rate
Japan is an island country in East Asia, situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is the eleventh most populous country in the…