Japanese astronauts to become first non-Americans to land on moon possibly in 2028
Two Japanese astronauts are expected to land on the moon as early as in 2028 as part of the US-led Artemis lunar explora...
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2027 launch of Tokyo-Nagoya maglev train service in limbo
Central Japan Railway plans to give up on aiming to launch in 2027 a magnetic levitation railway service between Tokyo a...
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Japanese start-up unveils radio wave-based wireless power charging technology
Japanese start-up company Aeterlink unveils a wireless power transfer technology.
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Kairos rocket explodes shortly after maiden launch
Kairos, the commercial rocket developed by Space One, launches from a private launch pad in western Japan, but explodes ...
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Kyoto University Hospital completes worlds first double organ transplant with live donors
Kyoto University Hospital announces it has successfully transplanted parts of the lungs and liver at the same time into ...
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GSDF helicopter accident caused by loss of engine power
The crash of a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter off the coast of Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture is believ...
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AI technology allows preschoolers to converse with anime character
With the help of generative AI technology, preschool children can converse with anime character Shimajiro.
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New semiconductor manufacturing plant opens in southwestern Japan
The opening ceremony for a large-scale semi-conductor manufacturing plant by Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturing giant...
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New projection mapping show starts in Tokyo
A new world-record-holding nighttime projection mapping show will begin at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building, w...
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National Police Agency helps nab international ransomware group LockBit
The National Police Agency announces that in cooperation with Europol, members of the international ransomware group Loc...
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