Astronaut Onishi becomes 3rd Japanese commander of Intl Space Station

Astronaut Onishi becomes 3rd Japanese commander of Intl Space Station

Astronaut Onishi Takuya has taken charge as the third Japanese commander of the International Space Station.A commercial...

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Ishiba attends Osaka Expo opening ceremony, sees human washing machine

Ishiba attends Osaka Expo opening ceremony, sees human washing machine

Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru attended the opening ceremony for the Osaka Expo on April 12 along with Emperor Naruhito a...

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Osaka Expo opens with participation of 158 countries and regions

Osaka Expo opens with participation of 158 countries and regions

The World Expo opened in Osaka on April 13.S/ NNN Reporter at China Pavilion / A key highlight, sand from the dark side ...

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AI launched to grade tuna fat

AI launched to grade tuna fat

Electronics maker Fujitsu, Japanese startup Sonofai and others launched an AI system that can grade tuna.The system can ...

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Microsoft to enhance AI processing capability at data centers in Japan

Microsoft to enhance AI processing capability at data centers in Japan

S/ Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO / Right here in Japan, we have two regions, both in the east and the west, and I'm reall...

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Mitsubishi Motors to outsource EV production to Foxconn

Mitsubishi Motors to outsource EV production to Foxconn

Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors is planning to outsource the production of its electric vehicles to Taiwanese compa...

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Japanese woman fatally stabbed while livestreaming

Japanese woman fatally stabbed while livestreaming

A 22-year-old woman was fatally stabbed on March 11 while livestreaming outdoors in Tokyo’s Takadanobaba neighborhood po...

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Japanese firm succeeds in filming from moon surface

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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Toyota Motor unveils transport testing ground Woven City

Toyota Motor unveils transport testing ground Woven City

Woven City, a demonstration city for advanced technology being developed by Toyota Motor, was opened to the press on Feb...

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Japan calls for maximizing nuclear power use in new energy policy

Japan calls for maximizing nuclear power use in new energy policy

The government approved on February 18 a new Strategic Energy Plan in which it calls for maximizing the utilization of n...

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