Toshiba to spin off operations

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...

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Police to allow self-driving car tests on public roads

Police to allow self-driving car tests on public roads

Japan's national police agency to allow self-driving car tests on public roads.

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Electronics retailer giant to embrace Bitcoin

Electronics retailer giant to embrace Bitcoin

Shoppers at this electronics chain will be able to use virtual currency.

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Govt boosts hi-tech safety cars with new designation

Govt 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...

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Toshiba gets approval for chip unit sale

Toshiba gets approval for chip unit sale

Toshiba moves to sell its profitable memory chip unit amid huge losses.

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Island stranded by tsunami gets new bridge

Island 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.

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Red-faced drinkers more likely to break bones

Red-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...

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New video from Fukushima Daiichi

New video from Fukushima Daiichi

New video from inside a crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor shows possible melted fuel.

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'Hybrid ice' could revolutionize fisheries

'Hybrid ice' could revolutionize fisheries

A new 'hybrid ice' flash-freeze method might just shake up the fisheries industry.

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Govt seeks unified automatic brake standards

Govt 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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