Sensors and scanners moving IoT forward

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.

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Sake brewing gets into full swing

Sake 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.

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Tokyo police employee fakes own kidnapping

Tokyo 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...

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 Epic illumination at historic site

Epic 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...

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Cosplay boom meets history

Cosplay boom meets history

Cosplay fans are using historic buildings as backdrops in northern Japan.

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Sapporo streetcar ready for snow

Sapporo streetcar ready for snow

The snow plowing streetcar "Sasara" in Sapporo gets ready for winter.

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Court fines Dentsu for illegal work practices

Court 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 ...

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Japanese identity helpful as writer: Ishiguro

Japanese identity helpful as writer: Ishiguro

Nobel prize winner in literature Kazuo Ishiguro speaks of his Japanese identity.

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Tokyo Olympics triathlon site tainted with E. coli

Tokyo Olympics triathlon site tainted with E. coli

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics triathlon venue is found tainted with E. coli bacteria.

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Crown Prince and Princess tour Nijo Castle

Crown Prince and Princess tour Nijo Castle

Japan's Crown Prince and Princess tour Kyoto's world heritage Nijo Castle.

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