Hayabusa-2: Japan spacecraft leaves asteroid to head home
Image copyright Jaxa/AFP Image caption The Ryugu asteroid is 900m (2,950ft) wideJapan's Hayabusa-2 spacecraft has departed from a faraway asteroid and begun its yearlong journey back to Ear…
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Japan typhoon Hagibis: Ten flooded bullet trains scrapped
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The Hokuriku-Shinkansen line trains were parked in a yard in Nagano cityTen Japanese bullet trains partially submerged by floodwater from Typhoon Hagibis la…
Death Stranding: Hideo Kojima explains his new game
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Death Stranding: A reaction to 'Trump and Brexit'Sam Porter Bridges is scared. Connection is the central theme of acclaimed g…
Yasuke: The mysterious African samurai
He would go on to become the first foreign-born man to achieve the status of a samurai warrior, and is the subject of two films being produced by Hollywood. Mr Webb believes that because of…
Stalker 'found Japanese singer through reflection in her eyes'
Image caption Police say the stalker was able to locate his victim by zooming in on the reflection in her eyesA Japanese man accused of stalking and sexually assaulting a young pop star has told poli…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers test snow machine to beat the heat
It wasn't freak weather, but the latest innovation being tested by 2020 Olympics organisers hoping to keep spectators cool and comfortable when the Games take place next summer. Tokyo regul…
Fukushima: Radioactive water may be dumped in Pacific
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The storage tanks for contaminated water are filling up and space will run out in 2022Japan's environment minister says contaminated water from the Fukushim…
Anti-groping stamp lets victims mark assailants
It allows victims to mark their assailants with an invisible ink stamp in the shape of a hand. Japanese firm Shachihata says it developed the stamp to help deter groping on trains in the country…
Japan's bullet train door opens at 280km/h
Image copyright Getty ImagesA Japanese bullet train left one of its doors open while travelling at 280km/h (175mph) on Wednesday. Passengers on the Hayabusa number 46 bullet train ended up stuck…