Technology
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Japan Successfully Launched 5th H3 Rocket Sunday; Rocket Carried Satellite to Further Improve Positioning System
Japan’s fifth H3 large-scale rocket with a satellite positioning system on board was successfully...
February 3, 2025
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Japan Firm Begins Testing Self-Driving Service in Tokyo’s Odaiba District; Passengers Can Reserve Rides Free of Charge Through App
Testing has begun on a self-driving transport service that will pick up passengers and run on pub...
January 26, 2025
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With Tokyo Startup’s New Gloves, Deafblind People Get the Digital World at Their Fingertips
A startup is developing innovative devices to ensure that no deafblind person is left behind in t...
January 25, 2025
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Japan Plans for Private Sector to be Involved in Next Space Station; JAXA Will Not Be Point of Contact for ISS Successor
The science and technology ministry is drafting a policy in which the private sector will partici...
January 21, 2025
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Japanese Space Startup Ispace’s Lunar Lander Launched; Rover to Gather Regolith after Touchdown around Late May
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Japan-based space startup ispace, Inc.’s Resilience lunar lander was...
January 15, 2025
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Flying Taxis Finally on Horizon As Aviation Soars into a New Frontier
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When he was still a boy making long, tedious trips between his school and hi...
January 15, 2025
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Japan Fire Response Teams to Get Remote-Controlled Robots; Equipment Can Travel Rough Roads, Work in Dangerous Areas
The Fire and Disaster Management Agency plans to deploy unmanned firefighting robots and other sp...
January 12, 2025
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Massive Govt Grant to Test Whether Japan Can Become Research Leader; Not Receiving Grant Can Mean Losing Out on Huge Opportunity for Univs
Tohoku University is the first university to be officially approved for the University for Intern...
January 11, 2025
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Japan’s Govt Starts Development of Generative AI for Medical Services; LLM to be Compiled Using Domestic Data
The government has launched the development of a generative AI system designed to assist doctors ...
January 11, 2025
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South Korean Team Develops ‘Iron Man’ Robot That Helps Paraplegics Walk
DAEJEON, South Korea (Reuters) — South Korean researchers have developed a lightweight wearable r...
January 8, 2025
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Restoring Milan’s Duomo, One Statue at a Time
MILAN (AFP-Jiji) — In a workshop in the Milan suburbs, sculptor Giovanni Calderino completes his ...
January 4, 2025
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PayPay Launches Service for Cashless Offerings at Shrine, Temple; Services Aims to Simplify, Speed up Donating
PayPay Corp. has launched a service that allows users to make cashless offerings through its app ...
December 30, 2024
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AI Breathes Fresh Life into New Year’s Customs; Avoiding Car Congestion near Shrines, Adding New Ideas to Cuisine
Artificial intelligence continues to spread rapidly in society, and the technology is being utili...
December 30, 2024
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Govt Plans to Boost Facilities at H3 Rocket Launch Site in Effort to Increase Launch Numbers
In an effort to boost the country’s space business, the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and T...
December 22, 2024
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‘Primitive’ Beers Draw Crowds at Belgian Brewery
BRUSSELS (AFP-Jiji) — Winding between copper vats and oak barrels, a cluster of early-morning vi...
December 18, 2024
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