Semiconductor firm Rapidus to cooperate with Belgian research institute
New Japanese firm Rapidus concludes a technical cooperation contract with Belgian research institute Imec in its bid to ...
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Japan to allow urban drone flights
Japan will start allowing urban drone flights under its revised civil aeronautics law.
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Convenience store chain opens first avatar-staffed outlet
Japanese convenience store chain Lawson opens its first avatar-staffed outlet.
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Kishida seeks to raise defense budget to 2 percent of GDP
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio tells his Cabinet ministers to raise Japan's defense budget to 2 percent of gross domestic ...
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Drones to help with search and rescue in disaster zones
Drones are being developed to help with search and rescue activities at hard-to-reach disaster sites, including places w...
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World Cup causes flurry of pizza sales in Japan
Japan’s match against Germany in the FIFA World Cup of soccer causes a surge of pizza deliveries, resulting in 224 locat...
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More ad agencies raided over Olympic bid rigging
Investigations into bid rigging allegations involving test events for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics expand to raids...
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Drone delivery to remote island tested
ANA Holdings and others test drone delivery of food and other products to a remote island.
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Black Friday sales in Japan include daily use items for 2022
Shoppers in Tokyo lined up at various stores around the city to take part in large “Black Friday” sales that were takin...
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Volkswagen launches new EV in Japan
German automaker Volkswagen launches a new electric vehicle in Japan.
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