Tag: Tokyo
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Japan’s quiet, clean demolition technique generates clean energy
Japan’s quiet, clean demolition technique generates clean energy By Liat Clark, wired.co.uk Technology A Japanese construction company is using giant jacks and electricity-generating cranes to dismantle a high-rise tower in Tokyo, floor by floor. Taisei Corporation is using its Ecological Reproduction System (Tecorep… RT @WiredUK: Japan’s quiet, clean demolition technique generates clean energy http://flip.it/Q7td8 by…
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Japan explores remote, virtual workforce after disasters
After a Disaster, Japan Looks for Alternatives to the Office bloomberg.com Courtesy Sococo Think your boss is stubborn about letting you work from home? Try going to Japan. Telecommuting is simply not built into the business culture there. Just 12 percent of Internet-connected Japanese office workers woul… RT @BloombergTech: After a disaster, Japan looks for…
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Mercer’s 2011 Cost of Living survey highlights
Mercer’s 2011 Cost of Living survey highlights. best cost of living index for 150 cities. lists cities which are least expensive to retire to worldwide. Related articles Cost of countryside living rises – Confused.com (confused.com) How does your cost of living compare to other cities? (christianpf.com) Tax the Rich? Itemized Deductions & Cost of Living…
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Future Perfect: Ethnographic approaches to technology R&D
Jan Chipchase is a Executive Creative Director of Global Insights at frog – a global design and innovation company. Prior to this role she worked for almost a decade as a strategist in Nokia’s Los Angeles design studio and Principal Scientist in the Nokia Research Center, Tokyo. She specializes in taking teams of concept/industrial designers, psychologists, usability experts, sociologists,…
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