Japan startup SkyDrive showcases high-speed 'flying car' demo in Yamaguchi

Japanese startup SkyDrive Inc. conducted high-speed demonstration flights of its "flying car" on Monday at a test site in ...

SkyDrive Successfully Completes eVTOL Demonstration Flight Simulating Scenic Tours over the Seto Inland Sea

SkyDrive Inc. ("SkyDrive"), a leading compact eVTOL (*1) aircraft developer based in Japan, announced today the completion of a demonstration flight of its "SKYDRIVE" eVTOL aircraft (SkyDrive Model SD ...
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New whaling mother ship completed in Yamaguchi

SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture--The Kangei Maru, a new whaling mother ship that will succeed the decommissioned Nisshin Maru, has been built here. A signing ceremony for its delivery was held March ...
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Release of a Tourism PR Video for Japan’s Yamaguchi Prefecture Featuring Former Professional Table-Tennis Player, Kasumi Ishikawa!

YAMAGUCHI, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This video showcases Yamaguchi’s stunning landscapes created by its rich natural environment, the special experiences that you can experience there that will make ...
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Japan Trivia: From Ginza to Yoyogi Park, Yamaguchi Pref. shares place names with Tokyo

When walking around the heart of the former city of Tokuyama (now part of the city of Shunan) in western Japan's Yamaguchi Prefecture, home to a major petrochemical complex, one can spot Tokyo place ...
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Japan’s Idemitsu Kosan to shut down Yamaguchi refinery

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. has decided to permanently shutter majority-owned Seibu Oil Co. Ltd.’s 120,000-b/d Yamaguchi refining complex that spreads across Ube City and Sanyo-Onoda City, Yamaguchi ...