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 ...
read moreRare metal mother lode confirmed
Researchers at a government research institute confirm a major and potentially game-changing rare metal deposit off the ...
read moreNew 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.
read moreGood news for ALS patients
University of Kyoto researchers say bosutinib, a medicine for treating chronic myelogenous leukemia, is also effective f...
read moreToshiba hit with double whammy
Toshiba announces massive losses as Western Digital takes it to court to block it unilaterally spinning off its flash me...
read more'Intelligent operating room' improving surgery results
A university hospital in western Japan has introduced a so-called 'intelligent operating room' to improve surgery result...
read more1-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...
read more7th organ donation by child under 6
A brain-dead boy under six will donate his heart and lungs for transplant to other children.
read moreJapan produces gas from methane hydrate
Japan produces gas from promising energy source methane hydrate for the first time in four years.
read moreLuxury sleeper train launches
The Train Suite Shikishima debuts promising incredible luxury with tickets priced up to 950,000 yen.
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