Using drones to study bears
A group is using drones to study the activities of brown bears on Japan's northernmost main island, Hokkaido. The group consists of members of a Hokkaido-based NPO and IT firms in Toky…
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Kite Flying Event
Kite fanciers in central Japan are hard at work crafting giant kites in preparation for traditional aerial battles across a local river. The June event dates back more than 300 years. Members of…
Free bus tours around Narita Airport
Foreigners staying near Narita Airport outside Tokyo will be offered sightseeing bus tours starting next month. The tours are organized by the operator of Narita Airport, local municipalities an…
Tokyo outlines plans for English Village
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has unveiled an outline of a facility designed to boost young people's communication skills in the English language. The Tokyo government is planning to op…
Govt. to set monthly maximum overtime hours
Japanese business and labor leaders are close to a final agreement on limiting worker's overtime hours. The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and the country's largest labor org…
Japanese scholars issue ethical guidelines on AI
NHK has learned that a group of Japanese researchers has for the first time drawn up ethical guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence. The Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence, …
Anti-bullying App to be Tried in Japanese School
An elementary school in western Japan says it plans to use a software application to prevent online bullying. The app was developed by a US IT firm. It allows victims of cyberbullying or bystand…
Naked Festival
Well, almost. And it's all men :-p Crowds of men wearing nothing but loincloths joined a nighttime festival in western Japan, vying to catch wooden sticks said to bring good luck.…
Snowball Fight in Uonuma
About 1,200 people have taken part in a snowball fight in Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, on the Japan Sea coast. Sunday's event was the 29th contest held in the city. This year 240 teams …
Theft by tourists
Theft and other organized crime by tourists has brought a new problem to shops and trade shoes in Tokyo. Tokyo police have arrested 3 Chinese people who they suspect are members of the "Pin…