Sensors and scanners moving IoT forward
An expo in Tokyo has sensor and scanning innovations pushing the IoT forward and making things ever more connected.
read moreSake brewing gets into full swing
A sake brewery in northern Japan gets down to business making this season's run of the age-old fermented beverage.
read moreTokyo police employee fakes own kidnapping
A woman employed at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department feigns being kidnapped on a visit to her hometown in centra...
read moreEpic illumination at historic site
Nijo Castle is illuminated and opened to the public in the fall for the first time to commemorate a watershed historical...
read moreCosplay boom meets history
Cosplay fans are using historic buildings as backdrops in northern Japan.
read moreSapporo streetcar ready for snow
The snow plowing streetcar "Sasara" in Sapporo gets ready for winter.
read moreCourt fines Dentsu for illegal work practices
A Tokyo court orders leading advertising agency Dentsu to pay the maximum fine for illegal work practices implicated in ...
read moreJapanese identity helpful as writer: Ishiguro
Nobel prize winner in literature Kazuo Ishiguro speaks of his Japanese identity.
read moreTokyo Olympics triathlon site tainted with E. coli
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics triathlon venue is found tainted with E. coli bacteria.
read moreCrown Prince and Princess tour Nijo Castle
Japan's Crown Prince and Princess tour Kyoto's world heritage Nijo Castle.
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