Nissan tests driverless car on public roads in Japan
Nissan has unveiled a public experiment in Yokohama using an autonomous vehicle that drives through urban areas with no...
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Nissan CEO Uchida to resign
Nissan decided at a board meeting on March 11 that CEO Uchida Makoto will step down from his position. According to sou...
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Combini chain uses crying face stickers to prevent food loss
Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart came up with these crying face stickers begging consumers to “help” them.The...
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Auction for government rice stockpiles underway in Japan
The auction for the first 150,000 tons of the Japanese government's rice stockpiles began on March 10 as part of efforts...
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Japanese firm succeeds in filming from moon surface
Lunar probe Yaoki, developed by a Japanese venture company, was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Februar...
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Incoming Seven & i president seeks to speed up investments
S/ Stephen Dacus, Director, Seven & i Holdings / We have lost some momentum. We must humbly accept the fact that we have...
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One dead after explosion at Toyota affiliate's factory
One person died and two people were injured after an explosion took place at a factory of Toyota Motor’s affiliate on M...
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Tohoku Shinkansen makes emergency stop after train cars decouple
A Tohoku Shinkansen train made an emergency stop on the late morning of March 6 after its connection section detached wh...
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Preparations underway to auction 210,000 tons of govt stockpiled rice
Farm minister Eto Taku said on March 4 that he has told ministry staff to prepare to auction off an additional 60,000 to...
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Japan railway introduces seats for work and study in new bullet train
East Japan Railway introduced a new bullet train model set to begin operation in fiscal 2030 in a Tokyo press conference...
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