AI-designed chocolate headed to stores

AI-designed chocolate headed to stores

A Japanese electronics maker unveils chocolates with flavors selected by AI to symbolize events of the past years.

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Department stores unveil New Year's lucky bags

Department stores unveil New Year's lucky bags

Major department stores in Tokyo announce lucky bags for the Heisei Era's last New Year's sale.

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Smart agriculture system aims to ease labor woes

Smart agriculture system aims to ease labor woes

Farmers test a new autonomous tractor that's part of a move to 'smart agriculture.'

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2 persimmons fetch $4800

2 persimmons fetch $4800

A pair of luxury persimmons fetches a whopping $4800 at the first auction of the season.

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Onagawa No.1 reactor to be decommissioned

Onagawa No.1 reactor to be decommissioned

Tohoku Electric announces its aging Onagawa No.1 reactor is to be decommissioned.

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Eco-points system to be revived

Eco-points system to be revived

Japan is looking at reviving a residential 'eco-points' system to counter the effects of an October 2019 consumption tax...

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Cashless culture growing in Japan

Cashless culture growing in Japan

Cash-loving Japan has been slow to accept alternative payments, but new government incentives and an impending sales tax...

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Seismic shock absorber maker fabricated data

Seismic shock absorber maker fabricated data

A quake dampening equipment maker is found to have fabricated data on devices installed in buildings across Japan, inclu...

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Touch-to-go kiosk trial

Touch-to-go kiosk trial

East Japan Railway tests a cashless, touch-to-go kiosk in Tokyo.

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Toyosu market viewing corridor opens

Toyosu market viewing corridor opens

People in Tokyo get their first look at tuna auctions at the new Toyosu wholesale market.

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