insects with reversed sex genitalia
A group of four scientists, including two from Japan, won the spoof Ig Nobel biology prize on Thursday for their discovery of insects with genitalia that reverse the traditional sex roles.
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Processed Food for Low Prices！
Supermarkets and convenience stores are cutting prices on processed food products and daily necessities, as concern over the future course of the economy and sluggish growth in disposable income leav…
Tokyo monorail services suspended
Monorail services linking Tokyo's Haneda Airport and the city's downtown area were temporarily suspended on Tuesday afternoon. The line's operator, Tokyo Monorail, says a 6-c…
Woman’s experience being lost in Tokyo station spawned mapmaking business
The idea for Navit Co. was born out of its president’s own experience of getting stuck in the labyrinth of a Tokyo subway station. The station map maker is now looking to expand its services nationwi…
End of the road for 'classic' bikes
Major Japanese motorcycle manufacturers have stopped making some of their "classic" models. Honda, Yamaha and Kawasaki say tougher emissions regulations have forced them to abandon bik…
Train catches fire in Tokyo
A train caught fire in central Tokyo on Sunday. No one was reported injured. Police and firefighters say the fire first started at a 3-story boxing gym standing along the tracks of Odawara …
Japan could be cleaning up in e-sports ring
Spectators packed a Seattle arena and 5 million more went online to watch a video game tournament this summer in which winners each earned $2.2 million, about as much as tennis pro Rafael Nadal won a…
Sea Shepherd won't chase Japan whalers this year
Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd has announced it will not send ships to the Antarctic Ocean this year to intercept Japanese whaling operations. The group issued a statement on its website o…
Mie University graduate school to include ninja studies in entrance exam
A graduate school of Mie University has decided to introduce ninja studies as one of the subjects for its entrance exam starting in February next year. Successful applicants for the graduate sch…
turn disposable diaper waste into fuel
Three men whose companies are involved in the manufacture and sales of disposable diapers — the use of which is expected to increase with the aging population — have started an association in Nagoya …