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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1765861258504Compact weather radar.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Furuno Electric’s compact weather radar. Handout</div><div>MANILA — Japan unveiled new technologies designed to help mitigate disasters and help communities recover faster after a calamity. </div>During an online briefing with journalists on December 11, Japan’s Cabinet Office presented the compact weather radar, and the ‘Instant House’ which is a rapid deployment shelter for victims of disasters.Takahito Misumi, Director of Global Communications at the Cabinet Secretariat of Japan, said the new technologies were tailored to meet the growing challenges posed by Asia’s accelerating climate crisis and disaster risk.The compact weather radar system, developed by Furuno Electric Co. is meant to address the increasing severity of localized heavy rainfall. Japanese officials said the compact radar fills in the gaps from bigger weather radar systems. Measuring just one meter in diameter, the compact radar provides high-resolution, real-time detection, effectively filling &quot;blind spots&quot; missed by conventional, larger radar installations.Soshi Kawakita of Furuno Electric said the radar is easy to install on existing buildings as it weighs just 65 kilograms. It can be used in multiple-radar networks to monitor rainstorms with high accuracy. The system’s portability makes it ideal for critical infrastructure like airports, offshore vessels, and remote areas, Japanese officials said. Six units are already integrated into Singapore’s advanced rainfall monitoring and precise and rainfall prediction system.“These are operated as part of the flood forecasting and monitoring system and are integrated with water level sensors, CCTV cameras, and rain gauges installed across the island to monitor flood risk in real time,” Japan’s Cabinet Office said in a briefing paper.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1765861551965Instant house edit.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>The Instant House rapid deployment shelter. Handout</div>Japanese officials also showcased the Instant House, an inflatable, foam-reinforced emergency shelter designed for rapid, decentralized assembly.Nagoya Institute of Technology’s Professor Keisuke Kitagawa said the Instant House can be erected in approximately one hour using only an air blower and insulation spray. It does not require specialized construction teams or heavy machinery. Japanese officials said the shelters have been utilized globally, from Turkey and Morocco to Southeast Asia. Kitagawa said they are now developing lighter, flat-packed, and drone-deliverable models to facilitate faster access to remote and hard-hit areas.Japan also noted that its Spectee cloud-based AI crisis management service has already partnered with the government. Spectee analyses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze social media posts, weather and traffic data, and other sources, providing accurate, real-time information on the situation and location during disasters.

Japan unveiled new technologies designed to help mitigate disasters and help communities recover faster after a calamity.

Japan unveiled new technologies designed to help mitigate disasters and help communities recover faster after a calamity.

Japan pitches compact radar for monitoring localized heavy rainfall

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Japan pitches compact radar for monitoring localized heavy rainfall

Arthur Fuentes,

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Published Dec 16, 2025 01:12 PM PHT

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