A stairway to heaven is so 20th century. Japan wants to build an elevator. Later this month, researchers at Shizuoka University will begin testing for a “space elevator,” which would connect earth and ...

A Japanese company is looking to take elevators to new heights. The Daily Yomiuri reports that Tokyo-based construction company Obayashi Corp. hopes to have a space elevator operational by 2050, ...

The push for a space elevator took a step forward this week when a team of researchers from Shizuoka University in Japan announced that they will launch an experiment to the International Space ...

Getting into space can be a tricky thing. Right now, the hardware that can get you there — a rocket — is complex, pricey, and a bit dangerous. The idea of a space elevator which could haul satellites, ...

You’re on an elevator. An earthquake hits. It’s scary. The power goes out, and now you’re stuck. And you gotta go, bad. Luckily, Japan is putting emergency toilets on elevators to prevent such ...

It sounds like a science fiction plotline—a space elevator. Now, it may be a possibility. Scientists at Japan's Shizuoka University are testing the space elevator, a potential solution to getting ...

Leave it to Japan to come up with the most unconventional solutions to its problems. Due to the amount of power-outages it has been having due to another powerful earthquake that shook the islands ...

Illustration for a Space Elevator concept is taken from the geo-stationary transfer station looking down the length of the elevator structure toward Earth. NASA Two tiny satellites are on their way to ...

Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co., Ltd. (JP:6544) has released an update. Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co., Ltd. has expanded its domestic presence by opening a new service office in Kisarazu, ...

Japan's infrastructure ministry announced Tuesday that the country's elevators may soon have a surprising new feature, the Kyodo news agency reports -- toilets. Yes, it sounds odd, but while the idea ...

An update from Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co., Ltd. ( (JP:6544)) is now available. Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co., Ltd. reported a strong performance for the second quarter of the fiscal ...

Chicago, July 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to Arizton’s latest research report, the Japan elevator and escalator market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.6% from 2022 to 2028. The growing ...