Japanese astronaut preparing for the trip of his life
Norishige Kanai will take a spherical assistant drone to the International Space Station.
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Tokyo Motor Show showcases electric vehicles
Japan's auto makers tout their new electric vehicle concept cars as the Tokyo Motor Show opens to the press.
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Toyota's 'JPN TAXI' targets disabled riders, tourists
Toyota launches new JPN TAXI aimed at disabled riders and tourists.
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Sensors and scanners moving IoT forward
An expo in Tokyo has sensor and scanning innovations pushing the IoT forward and making things ever more connected.
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Kobe steel CEO apologizes for data falsification
Kobe steel CEO Hiroya Kawasaki apologizes for falsifying data and says that data for core steel products were also alter...
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Epic illumination at historic site
Nijo Castle is illuminated and opened to the public in the fall for the first time to commemorate a watershed historical...
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Impact of Japan's GPS
The fourth satellite for the Japanese version of a global positioning system was launched this week. The new GPS will no...
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AI drone could revolutionize rice farming
A new AI drone is set to revolutionize rice farming in Japan.
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Three Nobel wins, and an assist
Dr. Rainer Weiss and colleagues take home the Nobel Prize in physics and acknowledge the contribution of Japanese scient...
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