
Sony-toy car collaboration
Sony develops a sensor that can track fast-moving objects, a technology the electronics firm hopes to utilize for self-d...
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Tokyo Olympic summer could be hotter than usual
The Japan Meteorological Agency announces that this summer could be hotter than average.
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CORONAVIRUS: Tokyo stocks plunge
The Nikkei 225 loses more than 1,000 points on Tuesday as markets react to the spread of COVID-19.
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CORONAVIRUS: Last days on "Floating Wuhan"
Japan is battling the largest novel coronavirus outbreak outside mainland China. Passengers on what has been dubbed "Flo...
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New CEO ready to turn around Nissan
Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida vows to turn the company around at an extraordinary shareholders meeting.
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Lawson's first cash register-free store
Convenience store giant Lawson will open a store this month with no cash registers, and plans to more in the Tokyo area ...
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CORONAVIRUS: 35 cruise ship passengers to be transferred
35 passengers from the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess infected with coronavirus will be transferred to a hospi...
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Warner Bros. eyeing Harry Potter Studio in Tokyo
Warner Brothers hopes to open a Harry Potter Studio in Tokyo after a famous amusement park closes.
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Cashless payment at Japan's post offices
Cashless payment is accepted for the first time at post offices in Japan, starting with 65 branches. Japan Post plans to...
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Arrest warrants for Ghosn and 3 Americans
Tokyo district prosecutors obtain arrest warrants for former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn and 3 U.S. citizens who ...
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