Communication
In 1991, a Swiss computer programmer introduced the World Wide Web as a global network to share information internationally.
Who was it?
a. William Gates b. Elon Musk c. Tim Berners-Lee
Starting in the 1980's, Toto Ltd. started to produce this high-tech toilet seat.
Washlet
On January 22, 1970, the first (747) Jumbo Jet entered service for Pan Am airlines.
What company constructed the aircraft?
Boeing
Inoue Daisuke unfortunately didn't earn any money from his 1971 invention which in English means "empty orchestra".
Karaoke
What does MRI mean?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Which company introduced the first hand-held mobile phone?
a. Apple b. Samsung c. Motorola d. Nokia
c. Motorola
In December 1955, Toshiba sold this appliance for 3,200yen and it simplified the food preparation process.
Automatic electric rice cooker
What year did the first "bullet train" start carrying passengers from Osaka to Tokyo?
1964
Perhaps this is Steve Jobs' greatest achievement; launched in 2007, this tool made internet access easier and mobile.
Apple iPhone
What does CT scan (or CAT scan) mean?
Computed tomography scan
In 1964, the Xerox Company introduced a machine that made possible transmitting documents by using existing telephone lines.
The facsimile (fax) machine
Since 2010, this appliance allows you to fry food without using oil.
Air fryer
Although Toyota is famous for the Prius hybrid car, what German carmaker created the first hybrid car 100 years earlier?
Porsche
Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim launched this website in 2005 as a place to upload and share videos online for free.
You Tube
The development of this type of drug since the 1960s has greatly reduced deaths resulting from infections.
Antibiotics
Satellite car navigation technology evolved from the "GPS project" launched by the US military in 1973.
What does GPS mean?
Global Positioning System
Nobuo Fujimoto of Osaka invented the first one in 1954.
Now they are a common appliance in many homes and in many spas to help people relax after a hot bath.
The massage chair.
In countries with a large Jewish population, this type of elevator is designed to automatically stop at every floor of a building.
A Sabbath elevator
First developed by Ericsson Mobile in 1989, this technology allows wireless connection between electronic devices that are close to each other.
Bluetooth
Endoscopy is a procedure that allows doctors to look inside the body by inserting a small _________ attached to a flexible tube.
Camera
This recent technology allows people in different locations to have face-to-face meetings without having to leave their homes or offices.
Video conferencing
First introduced in the US in 1947 as "the Radarange," the Sharp Corporation started to produce these in Japan from 1961. What are they commonly called today?
Microwave ovens
Since March 2001, Japanese drivers are able to use ETC cards to travel on most highways and pay for the cost by credit card.
What does ETC stand for?
Electronic Toll Collection
This technology has destroyed the video rental industry.
Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu are key players.
Streaming services
This kind of medical treatment helps to prolong the lives of people who suffer kidney failure.
Kidney dialysis