
ASDF's YS-11 plane retires
The Air Self-Defense Force’s YS-11, the first passenger jet model made in Japan following World War II, makes its last f...
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Hayabusa2 capsule on display at museum
A capsule of Japan’s Hayabusa2 space explorer is put on display at a museum near Tokyo. The container returned to Earth ...
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Astronaut Hoshide looks forward to Tokyo Olympics
Japanese astronaut Hoshide Akihiko said in an interview with Nippon TV that he looks forward to the Tokyo Olympics while...
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Japanese medical device manufacturer finds way to extract 7 doses from Pfizer vaccine vial
A Japanese medical device manufacturer develops a new syringe that can extract seven doses out of Pfizer COVID vaccine ...
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Honda sells Level 3 autonomous cars
Honda becomes the first automaker in the world to sell commercial cars with Level 3 autonomous technology.
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Only 60% of Tokyo local governments ready to vaccinate elderly from late April
Nippon TV’s survey shows that only about 60 percent of local governments in and around Tokyo are ready to start administ...
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First post-vaccination death reported in Japan
As tens of thousands of medical workers in Japan have received coronavirus vaccination shots, the government reports one...
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Japanese astronaut Hoshide excited to fly aboard SpaceX ship
Japanese astronaut Hoshide Akihiko says he is excited to fly aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon that will be launched after A...
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Hitachi develops finger vein recognition system
Hitachi develops a new biometric system that can recognize users by finger veins.
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Over 1,000 COVID vaccine doses wasted after freezer failure
More than 1,000 doses of COVID vaccine doses are wasted due to a freezer failure.
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