Japan satellite to monitor CO2 emissions
Japan launches a new satellite with enhanced capabilities to monitor global warming gas emissions to shed light on clima...
read moreToothpick tower contest tests students
Students in southwest Japan compete to see whose toothpick tower can withstand an earthquake.
read moreAtomic-level structure of Ebola virus revealed
A team of researchers in Japan reveals the atomic-level structure of the deadly Ebola virus.
read moreSeismic shock absorber maker fabricated data
A quake dampening equipment maker is found to have fabricated data on devices installed in buildings across Japan, inclu...
read moreANA tests unmanned aircraft tug
All Nippon Airways conducts a trial using an unmanned machine to move aircraft.
read moreCEATEC offers sneak peek of the future
Virtual cashiers and submersible drones were just a few of the eye-catching wares on show at CEATEC, Japan's highest-pro...
read moreAthletes with designer limbs
Advances in prosthetic technology spark biological adaptations in 2020 Paralympic hopefuls.
read moreSharp debuts large but light smartphone
Sharp has launched a large smartphone said to be 30 percent lighter than current models.
read more'Stress smell' discovered
Japanese cosmetics giant Shiseido unearths a so-called 'stress smell.'
read moreNobel winner Honjo overjoyed
Japan's Nobel Prize winner Tasuku Honjo expresses joy over the award at a press conference with his wife Shigeko.
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