Fireball in Japan identified as meteorite
Researchers have identified a fireball seen streaking across the night sky over wide areas of Japan in early July as a m...
read moreJapan's asteroid explorer to return in December
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency says its asteroid explorer will return to Earth from its mission this December. H...
read more8 patients with coronavirus antibodies found immune to COVID-19
The results of Japan's large-scale antibody test show all eight patients who had antibodies against the novel coronaviru...
read moreJapan's Self-Defense Force deploys Osprey
Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force deploys 17 Ospreys at a base southeast of Tokyo.
read moreTuna quality assessment app
Sushi restaurant chain operator Kura Sushi introduces an app that uses artificial intelligence to assess the quality of ...
read moreNew Shinkansen bullet train model debuts
A new model of the Shinkansen bullet train goes into service between Tokyo and Hakata. The N700S is the first fully remo...
read moreResearch base on Mt. Fuji in danger of closure
A former weather station atop Mt. Fuji that has been used as a research base in recent years is in danger of closure as ...
read moreCoronavirus tracking app launched in Japan
Japan launches a smartphone app that notifies users when they may have come into contact with someone infected with the ...
read moreWorld's first clinical trial administering ES cells into baby's liver
The National Center of Child Heath and Development in Japan has successfully conducted the world's first clinical trial ...
read moreTokyo's Edogawa Ward begins drive-through coronavirus tests
Tokyo's Edogawa Ward begins drive-through PCR tests to check for the novel coronavirus to speed up screening in the capi...
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