Japan to allow urban drone flights
Japan will start allowing urban drone flights under its revised civil aeronautics law.
read moreConvenience store chain opens first avatar-staffed outlet
Japanese convenience store chain Lawson opens its first avatar-staffed outlet.
read moreKishida 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 ...
read moreDrones 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...
read moreWorld 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...
read moreMore ad agencies raided over Olympic bid rigging
Investigations into bid rigging allegations involving test events for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics expand to raids...
read moreDrone delivery to remote island tested
ANA Holdings and others test drone delivery of food and other products to a remote island.
read moreBlack 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...
read moreVolkswagen launches new EV in Japan
German automaker Volkswagen launches a new electric vehicle in Japan.
read moreJAL 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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