Dry cell robot smashes swim record

Dry cell robot smashes swim record

A Panasonic robot breaks the record for longest swim by a robot on a single pair of AA batteries.

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Space agency shows ISS recovery capsule

Space agency shows ISS recovery capsule

Japan's space agency JAXA showcases a capsule which returned from the International Space Station.

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Japan looks to add F-35B stealth fighters

Japan looks to add F-35B stealth fighters

Japan's defense program proposal is to call for adding U.S.-made F-35B stealth fighters to its arsenal and modifying a h...

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Cancer-attacking immune cells made with iPS cells

Cancer-attacking immune cells made with iPS cells

A Kyoto University team reengineers iPS stem cells to become cancer-attacking immune cells.

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CO2-free eco ship would run on fuel cells

CO2-free eco ship would run on fuel cells

Japanese shipping firm NYK shows off a concept for its fuel-cell powered, zero-CO2 Super Eco Ship 2050.

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Keio to conduct world's first iPS spinal stem cell transplant

Keio to conduct world's first iPS spinal stem cell transplant

Keio University's review committee endorses the world's first clinical trial of spinal cord treatment with iPS stem cell...

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Unmanned supply spacecraft en route to earth

Unmanned supply spacecraft en route to earth

People are anxious to learn if Japan's unmanned supply spacecraft can safely return experiment materials from the Intern...

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Keio team applies for nation's first womb transplant

Keio team applies for nation's first womb transplant

Doctors in Japan apply to conduct the nation's first uterus transplant.

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Vintage electronics inspire the future

Vintage electronics inspire the future

A collector of precious vintage electronics in northern Japan wants his collection to inspire today's technologists.

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AI-designed chocolate headed to stores

AI-designed chocolate headed to stores

A Japanese electronics maker unveils chocolates with flavors selected by AI to symbolize events of the past years.

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