TOKYO, Jan 25 (News On Japan) –
A brand new initiative using state-of-the-art communication expertise, combining 5G and IOWN, to attach industrial units has been launched by NTT East Japan.

Compared to Wi-Fi and different applied sciences, 5G affords larger capability and helps quite a few simultaneous connections, enabling smoother operation of a number of robots.

The elimination of bodily cables for connecting units additionally facilitates smoother wiring layouts, resulting in an anticipated enhance in productiveness.

This system, developed in collaboration with Mitsubishi Electric, employs superior optical expertise, utilizing the next-generation “IOWN” community, recognized for its secure low-latency communication.

In the long run, this expertise is predicted to be applied in coaching for robotic operation and different areas, contributing to the cultivation of expert technicians in fields the place labor shortages are a rising concern.

By harnessing the pace and capability of 5G and the effectivity of IOWN, NTT East Japan is on the forefront of reshaping industrial productiveness.

Source: ANN

TOKYO, Jan 25 (News On Japan) –
The worth of Ehomaki sushi rolls, historically eaten through the Setsubun competition in February, has risen by roughly 4% in comparison with final 12 months.

A survey carried out by Teikoku Databank, which investigated the costs of Ehomaki offered at main comfort shops, supermarkets, and department shops throughout Japan (totaling 104 corporations), revealed that the typical worth for the standard thick roll is now 948 yen. This is a rise of 39 yen or 4.3% from final 12 months’s common of 909 yen.

The worth hike is attributed to the elevated price of uncooked supplies. Seasoned gourd strips (kampyo), generally utilized in Ehomaki and predominantly sourced from China, have seen a worth surge of over 30% attributable to poor harvests. Additionally, nori (seaweed) has been affected by a file low yield.

However, there’s a silver lining for seafood lovers. Prices for components like tuna and salmon roe have dropped by as much as 20% in comparison with final 12 months. Consequently, luxurious seafood Ehomaki are experiencing a extra modest worth improve, averaging 1,729 yen this 12 months in comparison with 1,689 yen final 12 months, a rise of 40 yen or 2.4%.

This 12 months’s worth tendencies in Ehomaki mirror broader market dynamics, together with world agricultural fluctuations and modifications in seafood market costs. These shifts underscore the fragile stability between sustaining conventional culinary customs and adapting to financial realities. As customers put together for Setsubun, these worth modifications would possibly affect their decisions, probably resulting in a larger variety in Ehomaki fillings and costs.

Source: ANN

TOKYO, Jan 25 (News On Japan) –
The National Cancer Center Japan has printed the first-ever compilation of 10-year survival charges for pediatric and adolescent and younger grownup (AYA) sufferers, aged from late teenagers to their 30s, based mostly on information from people recognized with most cancers at most cancers base hospitals nationwide.

The middle analyzed information from over 360,000 folks recognized with most cancers in 2011 at most cancers base hospitals throughout the nation.

For the primary time, the middle calculated the 10-year survival charges from the beginning of therapy for sufferers aged 0 to 14 years and people aged 15 to 39 years, generally known as the AYA technology. Using internationally acknowledged strategies to calculate 10-year survival charges, the outcomes for pediatric cancers had been as follows: lymphoma at 91.5%, leukemia at 86.6%, and mind tumors at 71.7%. For cancers within the AYA technology, the charges had been cervical and uterine cancers at 87.7%, breast most cancers at 84.0%, and mind and spinal tumors at 78.2%.

When evaluating the 5-year and 10-year survival charges, there was little lower in survival charges for pediatric cancers, whereas for the AYA technology, the charges different by kind of most cancers, with breast most cancers, for instance, displaying a drop of greater than 6 factors after 10 years. The 10-year survival fee for all ages, together with adults, was 53.5%, which is sort of the identical because the outcomes printed final 12 months.

Dr. Taiyu Ishii of the National Cancer Center Japan acknowledged, “Until now, data on survival rates for pediatric and AYA generation cancers has been limited. The prognosis after treatment for pediatric cancers has been supported by data, but for the AYA generation, the necessary support varies depending on the type of cancer. We hope that this data will be used as a foundation for considering support measures.”

For extra detailed outcomes on the 10-year survival charges for several types of most cancers, together with by stage and age group, please go to the “Cancer Information Service” web site operated by the National Cancer Center Japan.

Source: NHK