Japan celebrates 150th anniversary of railway services

Japan celebrates 150th anniversary of railway services

Japan celebrates the 150th anniversary of the start of railway services in the country.

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Earphones play back, augment sound

Earphones play back, augment sound

Bone conduction earphones developed by Japanese electronics maker Kyocera can play back and augment sound.

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One dead, three seriously injured after tourist bus crash near Mount Fuji

One dead, three seriously injured after tourist bus crash near Mount Fuji

One passenger dies and three are critically injured after a bus overturns near Mount Fuji.

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"Ukraine must not be another A-bombed city": Japan PM Kishida

"Ukraine must not be another A-bombed city": Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio tells G7 leaders that Ukraine cannot be another land destroyed by nuclear weapons.

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Tokyo starts accepting same-sex partnership applications

Tokyo starts accepting same-sex partnership applications

Tokyo starts accepting same-sex partnership applications.

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Nissan exits Russia, sells business for 1 euro

Nissan exits Russia, sells business for 1 euro

Nissan withdraws from Russia, and sell its business for just one euro.

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Japan's Epsilon rocket launch fails

Japan's Epsilon rocket launch fails

Japan's launch of the Epsilon-6 rocket fails, with officials transmitting a destruction command signal to the spacecraft...

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20 percent vaccine discount on Tokyo Disney one-day passports

20 percent vaccine discount on Tokyo Disney one-day passports

Oriental Land, the operator of the Tokyo Disney Resort, announces a 20 percent discount on one-day passports for people ...

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Eruption occurs on Nishinoshima Island

Eruption occurs on Nishinoshima Island

An eruption has occured on Nishinoshima Island in the Pacific Ocean for the first time in about 14 months.

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Baby sumo ritual held at Kyoto shrine

Baby sumo ritual held at Kyoto shrine

A baby sumo ritual is held at a shrine in Kyoto for the first time in three years.

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