We Are Tomodachi Spring 2017

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91. Sensors set in fields collect data on temperature, humidity, sunlight, soil moisture, CO2 levels, and other environmental factors. This data is stored in the cloud and can be checked from personal computers, tablets, and smartphones. The system also includes a feature allowing users to navigate through the measures to be taken when conditions change suddenly while crops are growing. It is a step toward the realization of IoT agriculture based on scientific findings. 2. An IoT agricultural machine: A combine harvester is equipped with a “yield sensor” that measures weight and a “taste sensor” that measures the water content rate and protein content rate, which greatly influence how rice tastes, during harvesting with rice still in its husk. By analyzing this data, growers can adjust the amounts of fertilizer and other inputs in the following years.A man fitted with an electric prosthetic arm shakes hands with a visitor at an exhibit in the United States. An open website for developers has become a forum for lively exchanges of ideas on how to improve the prosthetic device.Photo: exiii Inc.Jun MuraiProfessor and Dean, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University.Born in 1955 in Tokyo. Has contributed greatly to the development of the Internet in Japan, founding the JUNET computer network linking universities in Japan via telephone lines in 1984 and launching the WIDE Project for research on the Internet in 1988, among other activities. Known as the “the father of the Internet in Japan” and “Internet Samurai” for his achievements in the field. Appointed Chairman of the IoT Acceleration Consortium in 2015. Has served as a member of the Japanese government’s IT Strategy Headquarters since 2000.12