Japan to allow urban drone flights

Japan to allow urban drone flights

Japan will start allowing urban drone flights under its revised civil aeronautics law.

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Convenience store chain opens first avatar-staffed outlet

Convenience store chain opens first avatar-staffed outlet

Japanese convenience store chain Lawson opens its first avatar-staffed outlet.

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Kishida seeks to raise defense budget to 2 percent of GDP

Kishida seeks to raise defense budget to 2 percent of GDP

Prime Minister Kishida Fumio tells his Cabinet ministers to raise Japan's defense budget to 2 percent of gross domestic ...

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Drones to help with search and rescue in disaster zones

Drones to help with search and rescue in disaster zones

Drones are being developed to help with search and rescue activities at hard-to-reach disaster sites, including places w...

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World Cup causes flurry of pizza sales in Japan

World Cup causes flurry of pizza sales in Japan

Japan’s match against Germany in the FIFA World Cup of soccer causes a surge of pizza deliveries, resulting in 224 locat...

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More ad agencies raided over Olympic bid rigging

More ad agencies raided over Olympic bid rigging

Investigations into bid rigging allegations involving test events for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics expand to raids...

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Drone delivery to remote island tested

Drone delivery to remote island tested

ANA Holdings and others test drone delivery of food and other products to a remote island.

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Black Friday sales in Japan include daily use items for 2022

Black Friday sales in Japan include daily use items for 2022

Shoppers in Tokyo lined up at various stores around the city to take part in large “Black Friday” sales that were takin...

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Volkswagen launches new EV in Japan

Volkswagen launches new EV in Japan

German automaker Volkswagen launches a new electric vehicle in Japan.

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JAL operates sustainable carbon-neutral flight

JAL operates sustainable carbon-neutral flight

Japan Airlines operates a sustainable carbon-neutral flight between Tokyo's Haneda Airport and Okinawa's Naha Airport.

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