The Asian Reporter Pacific Northwest News q Volume 29 Number 16 q August 19, 2019 q www.asianreporter.com Japan’s NEC shows “flying car” hovering steadily for minute COPTER CAR. Japanese electronics maker NEC Corp. recently showed its “flying car” — a large drone-like machine with four propellers — which hovered steadily for about a minute during a test flight at the company’s facil- ity in Abiko, near Tokyo. The test flight, which reached 10 feet high, was held in a gigantic cage as a safety precaution. Often called EVtol, for “electric vertical takeoff and landing” aircraft, a flying car is defined as an aircraft that’s electric, or hybrid electric, with driverless capabilities, that can land and take off vertically. NEC officials say their flying car was designed for unmanned flights for deliveries but utilized the company’s technology in other operations, such as space travel and cybersecurity. See story on page 16. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) Have a safe and prosperous Year of the Pig!! February 5, 2019 to January 24, 2020 The Asian Reporter 922 N. Killingsworth St. Portland, OR 97217 USA SPiLt ink Gallery Acrylic Colour Pencil Graphite Oil Pen & Ink Watercolour Pets w Holidays w Special Occasions w Just for Fun www.spiltinkgallery.com (503) 442-6427 Become an online reader! Visit and click on the “Online Paper (PDF)” link to download our last two issues.