Driverless snow cart test gets underway
A self-driving snow cart undergoes testing in central Japan.
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Toyota suspends autonomous driving tests on public roads in the United States following a fatal Uber self-driving test m...
read moreAR disaster experience shows daily life's dangers
Tokyo's fire department debuts a new augmented reality experience showing the perils lurking in daily life.
read moreFinancial regulator penalizes cryptocurrency exchanges
Japan's Financial Services Agency penalizes seven cryptocurrency exchange operators.
read moreNew venture aims to increase fuel cell stations
Leading Japanese car makers team up on a new venture to boost the number of hydrogen fuel stations.
read moreHoshide to lead 2020 ISS mission
Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide will lead a 2020 mission to the International Space Station.
read more2 executives nabbed for maglev bid-rigging
Tokyo prosecutors arrest two current and former executives for bid-rigging contracts in a maglev train project.
read moreFukushima ice wall isn't working well
A pricey wall of frozen soil Japan built at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant is of limited effectiveness in slowing ...
read moreOsaka U. okays first iPS stem cell heart surgery
Osaka University green-lights plans for the world's first heart surgery using iPS stem cells.
read moreSpy satellite boosts Japan's intel
Japan launches an information-gathering satellite to improve its intelligence amid a severe security environment.
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