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...
read moreDrive recorder footage from derailed LRT released
Drive recorder footage from a next-generation LRT in eastern Japan that derailed earlier this month is released by city ...
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 moreWild boar appears in city south of Tokyo
A wild boar appeared on the morning of November 24 in an urban area of Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo.
read moreJapan fans disappointed at World Cup loss to Costa Rica
Japanese fans express disappointment after their national team lost to Costa Rica in the World Cup soccer competition in...
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 moreReleased Japanese filmmaker to put spotlight on people of Myanmar
Japanese filmmaker Kubota Toru who was released in mid-November after being detained in Myanmar in July pledges to put a...
read moreJapanese venture company ispace to send unmanned vehicle to the moon
Japanese venture company ispace announces it will be sending an unmanned space vehicle to the surface of the moon.
read moreDentsu raided over bid rigging for Tokyo Olympic test events
Japanese authorities raid the head office of advertising giant Dentsu and other entities over suspected bid rigging for ...
read moreChinese vessels enter Japan's territorial waters
Two China Coast Guard vessels, including one likely carrying a 76-millimeter cannon, enter Japan's territorial waters ar...
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