Walk-assist gear hits market

Walk-assist gear hits market

A Japanese auto parts maker launches a product that puts a spring into the step of elderly people. The gear has neither ...

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Rare metal mother lode confirmed

Rare metal mother lode confirmed

Researchers at a government research institute confirm a major and potentially game-changing rare metal deposit off the ...

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New growth strategy to allow real-world autonomous car tests

New growth strategy to allow real-world autonomous car tests

Japan's new growth strategy would allow real-world testing of new technologies like fully autonomous cars.

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Good news for ALS patients

Good news for ALS patients

University of Kyoto researchers say bosutinib, a medicine for treating chronic myelogenous leukemia, is also effective f...

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Toshiba hit with double whammy

Toshiba hit with double whammy

Toshiba announces massive losses as Western Digital takes it to court to block it unilaterally spinning off its flash me...

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'Intelligent operating room' improving surgery results

'Intelligent operating room' improving surgery results

A university hospital in western Japan has introduced a so-called 'intelligent operating room' to improve surgery result...

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1-year-old girl gets new lungs from brain-dead donor

1-year-old girl gets new lungs from brain-dead donor

A one-year-old girl in western Japan has become the nation's youngest to get a new pair of lungs from a brain-dead donor...

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7th organ donation by child under 6

7th organ donation by child under 6

A brain-dead boy under six will donate his heart and lungs for transplant to other children.

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Japan produces gas from methane hydrate

Japan produces gas from methane hydrate

Japan produces gas from promising energy source methane hydrate for the first time in four years.

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Luxury sleeper train launches

Luxury sleeper train launches

The Train Suite Shikishima debuts promising incredible luxury with tickets priced up to 950,000 yen.

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