Japan satellite to monitor CO2 emissions

Japan satellite to monitor CO2 emissions

Japan launches a new satellite with enhanced capabilities to monitor global warming gas emissions to shed light on clima...

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Toothpick tower contest tests students

Toothpick tower contest tests students

Students in southwest Japan compete to see whose toothpick tower can withstand an earthquake.

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Atomic-level structure of Ebola virus revealed

Atomic-level structure of Ebola virus revealed

A team of researchers in Japan reveals the atomic-level structure of the deadly Ebola virus.

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Seismic shock absorber maker fabricated data

Seismic shock absorber maker fabricated data

A quake dampening equipment maker is found to have fabricated data on devices installed in buildings across Japan, inclu...

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ANA tests unmanned aircraft tug

ANA tests unmanned aircraft tug

All Nippon Airways conducts a trial using an unmanned machine to move aircraft.

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CEATEC offers sneak peek of the future

CEATEC offers sneak peek of the future

Virtual cashiers and submersible drones were just a few of the eye-catching wares on show at CEATEC, Japan's highest-pro...

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Athletes with designer limbs

Athletes with designer limbs

Advances in prosthetic technology spark biological adaptations in 2020 Paralympic hopefuls.

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Sharp debuts large but light smartphone

Sharp debuts large but light smartphone

Sharp has launched a large smartphone said to be 30 percent lighter than current models.

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'Stress smell' discovered

'Stress smell' discovered

Japanese cosmetics giant Shiseido unearths a so-called 'stress smell.'

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Nobel winner Honjo  overjoyed

Nobel winner Honjo overjoyed

Japan's Nobel Prize winner Tasuku Honjo expresses joy over the award at a press conference with his wife Shigeko.

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