[{"n": "1seg", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/1seg/", "s": "Mobile TV service using one segment of ISDB-T."}, {"n": "3LCD", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/3lcd/", "s": "Three-LCD-panel technology for color projection, developed by Epson."}, {"n": "Aburasoba", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/aburasoba/", "s": "A dry ramen dish with soy sauce and lard."}, {"n": "Actroid", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/actroid/", "s": "Pioneering android with lifelike appearance and interactive abilities."}, {"n": "Agar", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/agar/", "s": "A seaweed-derived jelly used in food and microbiology."}, {"n": "AIBO", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/aibo/", "s": "Sony's robotic dog series, first mass-market entertainment robot."}, {"n": "Airsoft", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/airsoft/", "s": "A shooting sport using replica guns that fire plastic pellets."}, {"n": "Airsoft gun", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/airsoft-gun/", "s": "Low-power air guns used for sport and training."}, {"n": "Akai MPC", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/akai-mpc/", "s": "A series of sampling and sequencing music workstations."}, {"n": "Akaike information criterion", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/akaike-information-criterion/", "s": "AIC estimates relative information loss for model selection."}, {"n": "Japanese landing craft carrier Akitsu Maru", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/japanese-landing-craft-carrier-akitsu-maru/", "s": "Japanese landing craft carrier sunk in 1944 with heavy loss of life."}, {"n": "Amappo", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/amappo/", "s": "Ainu poisoned crossbow trap for bear and deer."}, {"n": "Amiibo", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/amiibo/", "s": "Nintendo's toys-to-life platform using NFC figurines and cards."}, {"n": "Analog high-definition television", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/analog-high-definition-television/", "s": "Analog HDTV systems preceded digital, with varying resolutions and standards."}, {"n": "Android (robot)", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/android-robot/", "s": "Humanoid robot or artificial being, often flesh-like."}, {"n": "Anime", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/anime/", "s": "Japanese animation medium with global cultural impact."}, {"n": "Archival Disc", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/archival-disc/", "s": "A long-term optical storage medium co-developed by Sony and Panasonic."}, {"n": "Asahiflex", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/asahiflex/", "s": "First Japanese 35 mm SLR, introduced quick-return mirror."}, {"n": "ASIMO", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/asimo/", "s": "Honda's humanoid robot that walked, talked, and inspired."}, {"n": "Astron (wristwatch)", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/astron-wristwatch/", "s": "First quartz wristwatch, unveiled in Tokyo on December 25, 1969."}, {"n": "ATRAC", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/atrac/", "s": "Proprietary audio codec family developed by Sony for MiniDisc and beyond."}, {"n": "AuthaGraph projection", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/authagraph-projection/", "s": "An approximately equal-area world map projection invented in 2009."}, {"n": "Automated Meteorological Data Acquisition System", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/automated-meteorological-data-acquisition-system/", "s": "Japan's high-resolution surface observation network since 1974."}, {"n": "Automatic quartz", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/automatic-quartz/", "s": "Self-winding quartz movements that generate their own electricity."}, {"n": "Baloxavir marboxil", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/baloxavir-marboxil/", "s": "Antiviral for influenza, first-in-class cap-dependent endonuclease inhibitor."}, {"n": "Walkman", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/walkman/", "s": "Sony's portable audio brand that changed personal music listening."}, {"n": "Ramen", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/ramen/", "s": "Japanese noodle soup dish with Chinese origins and global reach."}, {"n": "Surface-conduction electron-emitter display", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/surface-conduction-electron-emitter-display/", "s": "Flat panel display using nanoscopic electron emitters."}, {"n": "Multiple Sub-Nyquist Sampling Encoding", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/multiple-sub-nyquist-sampling-encoding/", "s": "Japanese analog HDTV system using four-field dot-interlacing compression."}, {"n": "LED-backlit LCD", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/led-backlit-lcd/", "s": "LCD panel illuminated by LEDs instead of CCFL lamps."}, {"n": "Instant noodles", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/instant-noodles/", "s": "Precooked dried noodles ready in minutes with boiling water."}, {"n": "ISDB", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/isdb/", "s": "Japanese digital broadcasting standard for TV and radio."}, {"n": "Humanoid robot", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/humanoid-robot/", "s": "Robots built to resemble the human form and function."}, {"n": "Digital television", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/digital-television/", "s": "Digital encoding of television signals for improved quality and efficiency."}, {"n": "Jumbotron", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/jumbotron/", "s": "Large-screen video display for stadiums and public venues."}, {"n": "Japanese noodles", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/japanese-noodles/", "s": "Noodles are a foundational element of Japanese cuisine."}, {"n": "Ramen shop", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/ramen-shop/", "s": "Japanese restaurant specializing in ramen noodle dishes."}, {"n": "NTSC-J", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/ntsc-j/", "s": "Japanese analogue TV standard and video game region."}, {"n": "Gakutensoku", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/gakutensoku/", "s": "East Asia's first robot, built as a friend to humanity."}, {"n": "Honda P series", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/honda-p-series/", "s": "Honda's early humanoid robot prototypes for bipedal walking."}, {"n": "KHR-1", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/khr-1/", "s": "A low-cost bipedal humanoid robot introduced in 2004 by Kondo Kagaku."}, {"n": "Honda E series", "u": "/e/japanese-inventions/honda-e-series/", "s": "Honda's secret experimental humanoid robots from 1986 to 1993."}]