Asteroid probe 6 months away from its destination
Japan's space agency says its asteroid probe Hayabusa2 is on course to reach its target between Earth and Mars in about 6 months. JAXA told reporters on Thursday that the probe is flying at…
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More falling parts from US aircrafts!
A window-like object about 1-meter square has fallen on an elementary school near a US airbase in Japan's southern prefecture of Okinawa. Officials of Futenma Daini Elementary Sch…
Court orders reactor shutdown
A Japanese high court has ordered the operator of Ikata nuclear plant in southwestern Japan to shut down one of its reactors. The decision is the first of its kind by a high court in the country.
Tests to raise train speeds in Seikan tunnel
The Japanese government and Hokkaido Railway Company plan to shorten the travel time between Tokyo and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station in Hokkaido. Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet trains curre…
Transport ministry to study self-navigating ships
Japan's transport ministry will set up a panel this month to consider how self-navigating ships can be put into practical use. The ministry says that in the past 5 years, human error w…
Olympic Mascot Finalists！
Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have unveiled 3 final sets of candidates for the Games' mascots. The organizing committee announced the finalists from more than 2,000 …
US and their broken planes, again!
A 15-centimeter object that apparently fell from a US military aircraft has been found on the roof of a nursery in Okinawa, southern Japan. Staff at Midorigaoka nursery in Ginowan City say …
New Rules for Go-carts
Japan's transport ministry has decided to mandate seatbelts and other safety features on go-karts that run on public roads. Go-kart tours are popular mostly among foreign tourists…
Nissan will kick off self-driving Leaf EV taxi service test in March
Nissan is the latest automaker to make its autonomous vehicle testing intentions clear – it’ll begin a pilot of self-driving Nissan Leaf electric vehicles that can be hailed using a smartphone a…
Boom partners with Japan Airlines on supersonic commercial flight
Boom Supersonic wants to revitalize and improve the world of supersonic passenger flight, and it now has a new partner on board in its mission – Japan Airlines (JAL), one of the world’s leading passe…