Quiet e-cars to have noise-making devices

Quiet e-cars to have noise-making devices

Japan will require all new quiet electric and hybrid cars to have noise-making devices by 2018.

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Japan's Ohsumi awarded Nobel for cell work

Japan's Ohsumi awarded Nobel for cell work

Japanese professor Yoshinori Ohsumi wins the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for his work on cell recycling.

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Confab preview unveils new tech

Confab preview unveils new tech

Companies unveil new tech at CEATEC, one of Asia's largest technology exhibitions.

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MRJ lands in US for testing

MRJ lands in US for testing

Japan's first domestically made passenger jet arrives in the US for test flights.

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Reborn concrete restores aging infrastructure

Reborn concrete restores aging infrastructure

An engineer in Hiroshima comes up with a way to extend the life of concrete and solve Japan's aging infrastructure probl...

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Japan slaps Apple with ¥12b tax charge

Japan slaps Apple with ¥12b tax charge

Japan slaps Apple's iTunes subsidiary with a ¥12b back-tax charge.

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Tokyo Game Show kicks off

Tokyo Game Show kicks off

One of the world's largest game shows near Tokyo showcases Virtual Reality games.

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Tesla SUV debuts in Japan

Tesla SUV debuts in Japan

Tesla's Model X SUV goes on sale in Japan.

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Japan's first underground tsunami shelter

Japan's first underground tsunami shelter

A city in Japan builds the country's first underground tsunami shelter, but questions remain.

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Japanese iPhone 7 will have unique payment chip

Japanese iPhone 7 will have unique payment chip

Apple says iPhone 7's Japanese release will be compatible with the FeliCa system.

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