Toshiba to spin off operations
Toshiba announces plans to spin off four of its core business divisions from the parent company to help it regain its fi...
read morePolice to allow self-driving car tests on public roads
Japan's national police agency to allow self-driving car tests on public roads.
read moreElectronics retailer giant to embrace Bitcoin
Shoppers at this electronics chain will be able to use virtual currency.
read moreGovt boosts hi-tech safety cars with new designation
As accidents involving elderly drivers rise, Japan boosts sales of cars loaded with hi-tech safety features by naming th...
read moreToshiba gets approval for chip unit sale
Toshiba moves to sell its profitable memory chip unit amid huge losses.
read moreIsland stranded by tsunami gets new bridge
Workers in Kesennuma, northeast Japan put in place the main span of a key bridge destroyed by the 2011 tsunami.
read moreRed-faced drinkers more likely to break bones
People who turn red when they drink alcohol are more likely to develop osteoporosis and fracture their femurs, a new stu...
read moreNew video from Fukushima Daiichi
New video from inside a crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor shows possible melted fuel.
read more'Hybrid ice' could revolutionize fisheries
A new 'hybrid ice' flash-freeze method might just shake up the fisheries industry.
read moreGovt seeks unified automatic brake standards
Japan is moving to create unified standards for automatic brakes to halt a rise in accidents involving elderly drivers.
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