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From Jika-Tabi to Hyper V: Nisshin Rubber's #1000 and Japan's Campaign Against Workplace Falls
Japan's labor ministry counts the same-level fall as the country's most common workplace injury every year, and one answer to it came from an Okayama maker that started with jika-tabi: the Hyper V ...
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Why the Lead Rotates: The Complete Kuru Toga Guide, Standard to Dive
Mitsubishi Pencil's Kuru Toga turns the lead a little with every stroke so that, the maker says, the point wears to a cone rather than at a slant. The lineup that grew from the 2008 original runs f...
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VESSEL Electric Screwdrivers From Japan: 220USB-S1 vs P1 vs 220USBC, 400ER3 Ratchet, Bits
VESSEL's electric ball-grip drivers run a screw in with a small motor and leave the final turn to the hand: the 220USB-S1 for speed (1200 rpm no-load), the 220USB-P1 for its three modes, the 220USB...
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Makita Saws From Japan: LS610D Slide Miter Saw, 165/125 mm Circular Saws, Samehada Blades
WAFÚÚ ships Japan-market Makita saws and Makita tipped saw blades from Japan, from the 165 mm LS610D slide miter saw to 125 mm dust-collecting circular saws and Samehada blades. Makita's own figure...
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The Pool-Deck Stopwatch From a Nation of School Pools: SEIKO Swimming Master SVAS009
The SEIKO Swimming Master SVAS009 is Seiko's swimming and rowing stopwatch: split, lap and total on three rows, 300 laps in memory, and a stroke-rate mode that reads three strokes. Seiko rates it 1...
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노래하는 도쿄 전철: Toyco Sound Train·버스와 야마노테선 E235
도쿄 스미다구의 완구 제조사 Toyco(トイコー)는 일본의 역 안내 방송, 발차 멜로디, 신칸센 차임, 버스 하차 버튼의 "쓰기 도마리마스"가 나오는 사운드 열차와 버스를 만들어요. 야마노테선을 원한다면 Sound Train E235 30역 버전이 30개 역 안내 방송을 모두 들려주고, 이름이 붙은 발차 멜로디 2곡도 담고 있어요. 단, 모든 모델의 ...
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