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…

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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 bikes whose design…

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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 Line at ab…

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An exhibition of artworks made of kimono cloth opened in Mito city, north of Tokyo, on Tuesday.

"Nunoe" is a Japanese handcraft similar to patchwork in which scraps of kimono and obi fabric are stitc…

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Japan's transport ministry has decided to ban vehicles still fitted with Takata airbags from running on public roads.

Since 2004, there have been about 200 cases worldwide of unusual ruptures of Taka…

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Researchers have come up with a novel way to protect buildings from earthquake damage.

A group consisting of a disaster-prevention research institute and private companies has developed a device that…

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For the very first time, a Japanese TV drama is featuring a popular actor from Thailand!
It's a story about a young Thai man who runs away accompanied by a Japanese high school girl.

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Kisaku Suzuki, creator of the world’s first sushi robot, once ran a company that made candy-wrapping machines. And he was angry.

Why had the Japanese government embarked on a policy to limit rice pro…

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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…

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Tokyo flea markets are awesome places for bargain-hunting. And there’s no shortage of them—you’ll find something happening in one of the city’s parks or parking lots just about every Saturday and Sun…

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