Cell giant NTT Docomo to test drone delivery
Cellular giant NTT DOCOMO announces it will test drone-delivery from November in Fukuoka, southwest Japan.
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Undersea quake observation network to speed warnings
Seismologists are putting the finishing touches on a giant undersea earthquake and tsunami observation system.
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Mosul resident says IS stopping residents from fleeing
As the battle for Mosul gets underway in Iraq, Nippon TV speaks with a resident apparently inside the beleaguered city.
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Tokyo Governor Koike meets with IOC President Bach
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike meets IOC President Thomas Bach.
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MIPCOM opens in France
The International Market of Communications Programmes kicks off in Cannes.
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Niihama Taiko Festival woos spectators
Tens of thousands gather to watch the annual Niihama Taiko Festival.
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Minister visits Yahoo! for ideas on work-life balance
Minister of Internal Affairs Sanae Takaichi visits the headquarters of Yahoo! Japan, known for its progressive approach ...
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Lawmakers start TPP discussion
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other lawmakers begin discussing the nation's ratification of the Trans-Pacific Pa...
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Emperor hinted at 2018 abdication in 2010
Imperial household sources reveal that Emperor Akihito at a 2010 meeting hinted at abdicating in 2018.
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