Japan eyes sending micro lunar probe on solid-fuel rocket in 2020s
KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 15:20 | Japan, AllJapan's space agency is aiming to send a micro explorer to orbit the Moon, possibly in the first half of the 2020s, using a solid-fuel…
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Filmmaker Obayashi, whose work featured Japan hometown, dies at 82
Obayashi, who earned global recognition for his work including at the Berlin International Film Festival, revealed that he had stage-four lung cancer in August 2016, prior to shooting his film …
Japan to extend calls to avoid nightclubs, bars to all prefectures
KYODO NEWS - 40 minutes ago - 14:35 | All, Coronavirus, JapanJapan will allow governors of all 47 prefectures to "strongly request" that their residents refrain from visiting nigh…
Drive-through services expand in Japan as coronavirus spreads
Japan has yet to introduce nationwide drive-through testing for the virus that causes COVID-19, but the cities of Niigata and Nagoya adopted the method in March. The western prefecture…
Commercial whaling resumes in northeastern Japan after 32-yr hiatus
KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 18:40 | All, JapanThree Japanese ships set sail early Tuesday morning for the first commercial whaling expedition in 32 years off the country's northeastern …
FOCUS: 5G expected to drive new businesses, spark tech advances
Combined with internet of things technology, 5G is also expected to make such devices as smartwatches and home appliances highly integrated, creating opportunities for new fee-based services.…
Rakuten begins low-cost mobile phone service in Japan
KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 07:50 | All, JapanRakuten Inc.'s mobile phone unit on Wednesday launched its full-scale mobile phone service with drastically reduced charges in Japan, …
How to be alone but not lonely in a distant coronavirus world
)[Courtesy of Masaki Nishida]"If you feel lonely, talk to friends and family on the phone or any tech-enabled form of communication. The media, filled with self-proclaimed coronav…
Hotline service to begin for foreigners in Japan for coronavirus inquiries
KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 22:14 | All, Coronavirus, JapanThe Japan Medical Association said Wednesday that a medical support nonprofit organization will set up a multilingual hotline to he…
Major Japan cities go quiet after state of emergency declared
KYODO NEWS - 13 minutes ago - 15:09 | All, Japan, CoronavirusTokyo and some other major cities in Japan appeared unusually quiet Wednesday with many stores shut and fewer people in the stre…