Fire at Shizuoka shipyard leaves one dead, nine sent to hospital
SHIZUOKA – One person died in a fire that broke out at a shipyard in…
Facial recognition technology coming into wider use in Japan
Services using facial recognition technology are expanding in Japan, allowing, for example, touchless or ticketless…
Japan moves to scrap Cool Japan Fund while pushing content grants
Japan is moving toward abolishing its loss-making Cool Japan Fund, while seeking to expand a…
Japan to launch probe for Mars moons in October
Japan’s ambitious mission to collect and bring back samples from one of Mars’s moons will…
India and Japan agree to bolster defense ties
New Delhi – India and Japan on Thursday agreed to bolster security ties including maritime…
Russian strikes kill 16 in Ukraine, Zelenskyy says lack of Patriots costs lives
KYIV – Russian strikes killed 16 people and injured more than 40 in Kyiv and…
Paths to tighter political donations rules in Japan remain unclear
Paths to strengthen regulations on political donations from corporations and organizations in Japan remain unclear,…
Facial recognition technology coming into wider use in Japan
Services using facial recognition technology are expanding in Japan, allowing, for example, touchless or ticketless…
Local doctor in earthquake-hit Kumamoto brings medical care to evacuees
The chief doctor of a medical clinic in the city of Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, which…