A stairway to heaven is so 20th century. Japan wants to build an elevator. Later this month, researchers at Shizuoka University will begin testing for a “space elevator,” which would connect earth and ...

The elevator at Tokyo's Roppongi subway station, which is out of service, is seen on Jan. 24, 2023. (Mainichi/Shinji Kurokawa) TOKYO -- An elevator at Roppongi subway station in Tokyo, the deepest in ...

A pair of tiny satellites that will help test technology for a space elevator is on its way to the International Space Station. At 1:52 p.m. EDT on September 22, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ...

A 4-year-old boy was crushed to death by an apartment parking garage automobile elevator in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Monday night. According to investigators, it is believed that the boy, the ...

I’ve been sent a link to this video of an automated bike-parking elevator in Japan by at least 10 people, so I figured I should share it… More info from the Japan Probe blog: “Customers who come to ...

More than any other country in the world, Japan is a case study in the triumphs of human engineering. Every Japanese manufacturer prides itself on energy efficiency and zero-landfill waste policies.