Panasonic launches voice-activated TV
The consumer electronics giant debuts its new voice-controlled television.
read moreMurata debuts 'cheerleader' bots
Murata Manufacturing's new robots don't sing, but they do dance and balance on balls.
read moreAbe treats world leaders to a Japanese feast
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe treats world leaders to a tasty Japanese feast on the sidelines of the UN General Asse...
read moreFarewell to Japan’s shortest rail tunnel
Railroad fans bid farewell to Japan’s shortest train tunnel after nearly 70 years of service.
read moreTwo-year-old in world’s first lung segment transplant
A two-year-old boy in Japan receives the world’s first lung segment transplant in a surgery that offers a ray of hope to...
read moreKids show the love through rice art
Children write the Japanese letter for “love” in a rice paddy.
read moreTyphoon Phoenix threatens southwestern Japan
Typhoon Phoenix is expected to bring powerful winds and rains to southwestern Japan.
read moreKumamoto’s Aso region becomes Geopark
Japan’s volcanic Aso region becomes the latest UNESCO Geopark.
read moreAbe meets US women execs
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lunches with American women executives to hear about female empowerment.
read more
