Japan-Europe joint Mercury spacecraft plan unveiled
The Japanese and European space agencies have unveiled their joint probe to be launched to Mercury. Many mysteries remain about Mercury. Ionized gases and high temperatures linked to its nearnes…
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Tokyo expands language help for emergency calls
The Tokyo Fire Department has begun offering multilingual call-handling to improve efficiency of service when emergency calls are made by foreigners in the Japanese capital. 24-hour in…
Okayama hospital combines healthy parts of donor’s lungs to make one for transplant
In a world first, Okayama University Hospital has succeeded in combining parts of a brain-dead donor’s lungs to make one lung and transplanted it into a woman in her 50s. The lower parts of…
World’s first Starbucks coffee shop with tatami rooms to open in Kyoto
Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto has many tourist attractions to offer, from its historic sites to scenic landscapes, and is now adding a new one to its list — the world’s first Starbucks coffee shop…
Shogi board maker busy amid Fujii sensation
A shogi board maker is being flooded with orders amid a boom in the traditional board game inspired by teenage prodigy Souta Fujii. 14-year old Fujii set an all-time record for the lon…
Japan to mull sending man to moon
Japan's space agency has proposed to a government panel a plan to send Japanese astronauts to the moon after 2025. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency or JAXA presented the idea to the s…
Square watermelons shipped in western Japan
Farmers in Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, have started shipping square watermelons across the country. Such watermelons were first developed by farmers in the district of Fudeoka in the city …
WWII Zero fighter takes to the skies over Japan
Salvaged from the Papua New Guinean jungle, a restored World War II Japanese Zero fighter has taken to the skies over the land that gave birth to the once-feared warplane. The aircraft — em…
Ninja birthplace cities jointly promote tourism
Two cities in central Japan regarded as the birthplace of ninjas, or feudal era secret agents, have launched a council to attract more tourists from home and abroad. The cultural assets related …
Kurobe Dam releasing water for sightseers
Sightseers are flocking to Japan's highest dam to watch the spectacle of water gushing from it. An electric power company releases water from Kurobe Dam, in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan…