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...worried about keeping its seats in July's upper house elections. The opposition Democratic Party of Japan is in even worse shape: with sparse grassroots support, it wasn't even able to field a candidate in the Miyazaki election. This disgruntlement "is very serious for the parties," says Takao Toshikawa, a Tokyo-based political analyst. Abe, who needs a strong LDP showing in July to stay in office, refused to see Higashikokubaru's win as a loss for his party, instead hailing it as "the voice" of the people demanding reform. With his own approval ratings falling below...
PEAKING AT 70 Japan's Takao Arayama, believed to be the oldest person to scale Everest, got to the top when he was 70 years 7 months and 13 days old, edging the previous record holder by three days...
...Right Touch Inventor: Takao Someya Availability: Prototype only To Learn More: www.ntech.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp The key to making artificially intelligent robots lies in giving them plenty of ways to gather information about their environment. Takao Someya, a researcher at the University of Tokyo, has created an electronic film-made up of bendable, shock-resistant transistors embedded in plastic-that can detect pressure and temperature. The sheet, known as a "large-area sensor array," is flexible enough to cover small objects and could give robots a sense of touch. Another potential use: smart carpet or furniture upholstery that can automatically adjust its temperature...
...still hovered in the 40s for much of last year. The poll shows a particularly strong revolt among unaffiliated voters and women, formerly his staunchest fans. "People are bitter because they feel that many of the so-called 'Koizumi reforms' are proving to be an illusion," says political analyst Takao Toshikawa. Despite Koizumi's successful handling of Japan's banking crisis, his initiatives in highway and pension reform have bogged down, while his plans to privatize the nation's postal-savings system remain mired in controversy...
...thus lacked the power base from which to do battle with the Old Guard. Koizumi carefully cultivated the image of the Outsider. He avoided the restaurants where politicians lived it up and cut their backroom deals. "Faction bosses would go out with their underlings, drinking and singing," says Takao Toshikawa, a political analyst in Tokyo. "But they would all look around the restaurant, and someone would say, 'Where's Koizumi?' He never went along. They all thought him strange...