Flight using biofuel made of euglena
A private jet flies from Kagoshima in southwestern Japan to Tokyo's Haneda airport on biofuel made of euglena, a type of...
read moreShirtless man arrested for using steel pipe against police in Yokohama
A shirtless man is arrested in Yokohama after using a steel pipe to try to fend off police officers.
read moreChugai Pharmaceutical applies for approval of antibody cocktail therapy to treat COVID-19 in Japan
Chugai Pharmaceutical has applied for approval to manufacture and sell an antibody cocktail therapy to treat COVID-19 in...
read moreNTT Docomo shows off 5G tech
NTT Docomo shows off technologies the telecom firm has developed using 5G mobile networks.
read moreCherries fetch up to 30,000 yen apiece
Prized cherries grown in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, fetch up to 30,000 yen apiece in the season's first auction.
read moreOkinawa hit by heavy downpours
Okinawa Prefecture is hit by heavy downpours that have resulted in landslides, flooding and power outages.
read moreTruck runs into schoolchildren east of Tokyo, killing 2
A truck runs into children walking home from elementary school in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, killing two and injur...
read moreJapan's emperor gives online speech at U.N. water conference
Japan's Emperor Naruhito gives an online speech at the U.N. Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters.
read moreEmperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend art award ceremony
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend the Japan Art Academy's award ceremony in Tokyo.
read more3D hazard map for Arakawa River vicinity in Tokyo
The Japanese government releases a three-dimensional hazard map that predicts what might happen if the Arakawa River, wh...
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