Inventions and Discoveries of Japan
Brief Overview of Japanese Inventions
As Japan is well-known for its high-tech products and industry, Japan has been one of the few nations which invented many innovative technologies. Followings are the list of world changing inventions from Japan.
Nihonium
Chemical element with atomic number 113
iPS Cells
The master cell that generates any cell in the body
Vitamin A and Vitamin B1
One of the biggest discovery of nutrition
Antibody (Immunoglobulin)
One of the biggest discovery in medical science
Antiserum (Antisera)
One of the biggest discovery in medical science
Statin
lipid-lowering medications reducing cardiovascular disease and mortality
Carbon Nanotube
Next generation material of all the new technologies
Carbon Fiber (PAN)
Epoch-making material used to airplane, fishing rod, etc.
Neodymium Magnet
The strongest magnet on earth used for all digital devices
Methamphetamine (Meth, Ice)
The drug which widespread to the world
Photocatalysis
Artificial photosynthesis which changed modern life
Hybrid Vehicle
Main stream of the next generation ecological car
Fuel Cell Vehicle
The most advanced and efficient ecological car
Mass Production Electric Vehicle
The world's first modern highway-capable mass production electric car
Battery-less Electric Vehicle
Future technology of the Electric Vehicle
Car Navigation System
Most of the new cars have this innovative technology
Car Airbag System
The last stronghold against the danger of car accident
Planetary Gear-based 10-speed AT
World's first Planetary Gear-based 10-speed AT for FF Vehicles
Jet Ski (Water Scooter)
Essential machine for marine sport amusement
High-Speed Rail (Bullet Train)
It leads the revival of railway technology
High Speed Surface Transport (HSST)
Maglev train system which uses electromagnetic levitation technology
SCMaglev
Magnetic levitation railway system which reaches over 600km/h
Hover Board
The first ever hover board invented by LEXUS
Auto Turnstile
It is essencial for all the modern transportation
Stabilizer (Ship)
Essential part of contemporary vessels
The Fastest Elevator
The elevator with the speed of 73.8 km/h
Spiral Escalator
Advanced and flexible escalator technology
LED (Light-emitting diode)
Mother of all new lighting technology
White LED
White LED is essential for the LED lighting
Optical Fiber (Optical Fibre)
Base of current high speed network technology
Battery (Dry Cell)
Heart of all the electronics for decades
Battery (lithium Ion)
Heart of all the smartphones, tablets, laptops and so on
CD (Compact Disk)
The most common digital optical disc data storage
DVD (Degital Video Disk)
Next generation digital optical disc storage
BD (Blu-ray Disk)
The ultimate development of digital optical disc storage
LCD (Liquid-Crystal Display)
Almost all the modern TVs and Monitors are LCD
OLED TV
Sony XEL-1 is the world's first OLED TV
Free-From LCD Display
Latest invention which let a display to be free-formed
CRT TV (Cathode Ray Tube TV)
Origin of all the TV technology
Digital Camera
It leads the digital innovation in camera market
Digital SLR Camera
Epoch-Making development in professional photography
Digital Video Camera
Beginning of digital movie technology
Digital HD(4k) Video Camera
All the TVs and movies you are watching is HD
Camera Auto Focus System
The essential for all cameras including smartphones
Laptop Computer
This Big change creates personal and portal devices
CPU
Brain of all computers and smart devices
Memory Card (Flash Memory)
The most used digital data storage for any devices
Home Game Console
game play experience into your home
Portable Game Console
Beginning of new play style
Portable Music Player
It brought music in your hand
Electronic Rice Cooker
The biggest invention in rice eating culture
Inverter Air Conditioner
Standard of air conditioners in the world
Quartz Wristwatch
The world's most widely used timekeeping technology
Radio Controlled Clock
Automatically set clocks for accurate time
Washlet (Electric Toilet Technology)
The biggest invention for modern toilet technology
Smart Card (Integrated Circuit Card)
Highly secured chipped card
Jet Blow Hand Dryer
New type of hand dryer that blows jets of air to pushing the water off
Mobile Phone Camera
The world's first mobile phone built-in camera
Mobile Phone Network
The world's first commercial automated cellular network
3D Printer (direct laser lithography)
Epoch-making invention regarding manufacture
Calculator
Mother of modern computer technology
Touchable Hologram
Key technology to realize the future display and console
Telephone Answering System(Voice Mail)
Necessary function for every telephones
Solar Sail Spececraft
IKAROS of Japan, the world's first practical solar sail spacecraft
Asteroid Landing Spacecraft
HAYABUSA is the world's first sample-return spacecraft from an asteroid to the earth
Robot Astronaut
KIROBO was the first robot astronaut in the world
Two-Legged (Bipedal) Running Robot
ASIMO is the world's first and the most advanced two legged robot
Motorcycle Driving Robot
The robot who drives motorcycle like human
Unicycle and Bicycle Robot
The robot who rides unicycle and bicycle
Robotic Massage Chair
The intelligent massage robot scans the body and massages
Stealth Ferrite
Material to absorb RADAR, used mainly to military
Electron Microscope
Essential equipment of modern medical care
Gastric Camera (Gastroscope)
It leads the big improvement in modern medical care
Capsole Endoscopy
It broke-through the limit of endoscopy
General Anesthesia
The most important treatment in modern operation
The Thinnest Condom
OKAMOTO 0.01 mm is the thinnest condom in the world
Cutter Knife (Utility Knife)
Easier and safer tool for cutting
Mechanical Pencil (Propelling pencil)
Essential tool of modern writing
Frixion Ball (Erasable Pen)
This out-of-the-box invention changed the pen history
Correction Tape
New stationary alternative to correction fluid
Staple-less Stapler
Stapleless Stapler is the world changing green innovation
Othello (Reversi)
One of the popular board games
Sudoku
Combinatorial number-placement puzzle
KARAOKE
New amusement that became widespread in the world
Emoji
Standard of expressions in smartphones and internet
Exit Sign
International Standard of Exit Sign
Turntable
Element of Chinese and Asian food culture
Fake Food (Imitation Food)
For displaying lifelike replicas of real foods
Artificial Spider Silk
Next generation strong fiber material
Pearl Farming
The invention of Pearl Farming completely changed the value of the pearls
Tactile Paving (Truncated Domes)
Became widespread as the assist of blind people
QR Code
The trademark for a type of matrix barcode
Yagi Antenna (Yagi Aerial)
Invention get ahead of the times in RADAR and TV tech
Aircraft Carrier
The world's first commissioned aircraft carrier "Hosho"
Futures Contract (Finance)
One of the most common trade of financial market
