Hitachi, 2 others plan joint chip production

December 28, 2005

Hitachi Ltd and two other Japanese electronics firms said Wednesday they will found a company in January to prepare for joint production of next-generation computer chips. Hitachi, Toshiba Corp and Renesas Technology Corp said the preparatory comp...

Suspended Miyagi nuclear plant to resume partial operations

December 28, 2005

An nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture will resume partial operations as early as January after its three reactors shut down automatically after a large earthquake in August, officials at Tohoku Electric Power Co said Wednesday. The comments...

Gov't seeks public support for biosafety level 4 lab

December 28, 2005

The government has decided to make more efforts to promote the opening of a biosafety level 4 laboratory to increase Japanese research on dangerous and exotic agents amid growing fears about global pandemics, government officials said Wednesday. T...