Since the mid-19th century, Japanese fishers have been leveraging this unusual technique to create dazzling images known as gyotaku.
Like a pre-photography proxy for fish Instagram, the prints origin…

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KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 17:06 | Sports, News, All, JapanA microsatellite carrying model robots from the popular Japanese science fiction anime "Mobile Suit Gundam" was successfully launched into sp…

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JAXA expects reusability to slash rocket launch costs to around a hundredth of the current 7 billion yen ($66 million), strengthening Japan's competitiveness in aerospace amid growing demand.
The age…

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For much of the Japanese public, the tragedy underscored a growing sense that the country is under siege, by its own aged, out-of-control motorists.
There is even a grim new genre of dashcam videos, …

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Japan sees epidemic of elderly driver crashes... Japan is facing a new epidemic due to its aging population.
The number of car accidents caused by elderly drivers is skyrocketing in the country, A gr…

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KYODO NEWS - 9 minutes ago - 12:10 | All, Japan, CoronavirusA map created online last month by a South Korean university student charting reported coronavirus cases by Japanese municipality as well a…

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Besides Fila apparel capsules, the 40th anniversary of Gundam is also being celebrated with a life-size, moving statue.
While it won't go on display for the public until later this year in Yokohama, …

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“Congratulations on your new collaboration!”Imagine that you are an American artist who uses sticky notes in your artistic practice.
In many countries, including the U.S. and Japan, copyright provide…

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2015March: NTT DoCoMo announces that it will conduct a three-way 5G technical collaboration with China Mobile Communications Corporation and KT Corporation.
Huawei and Mitsubishi Electric are added t…

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The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games are still on schedule to take place this summer, and Japan's public broadcaster has been planning for years to make sure its an 8K showcase event.
Specific even…

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