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  • Japan announces 2nd postponement of H-3 rocket launch

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said Friday that it will put o...

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    GENEVA/JAKARTA — The United Nations Satellite Center (UNOSAT) on Monday released satellite images sh...

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    January 9, 2022

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    A system that helps emergency services respond more quickly to traffic accidents is spreading nation...

    December 19, 2021

  • Japan to launch satellites to build observation network, eyeing detection of HGVs

    The government, aiming to construct an observation network of small satellites, plans to launch thre...

    November 22, 2021

  • Automation and AI take root in Japan’s veggie factories

    Vegetables grown in factories with the help of information technology to control temperature, light ...

    November 16, 2021

  • Japanese university research team produces 30% sweeter tomato via gene-editing tech

    A tomato that is about 30% sweeter than usual has been produced using gene-editing technology, a Nag...

    November 16, 2021

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    KIMOTSUKI, Kagoshima (Jiji Press) — The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, on Tuesday succ...

    November 9, 2021

  • Japan to work on centralized traffic control of flying vehicles

    Looking ahead to a future when helicopters and unmanned drones share the skies with flying cars, the...

    October 2, 2021

  • AI piano music transcription improves

    Japanese researchers have developed a method that uses artificial intelligence to accurately transcr...

    September 28, 2021

  • Unified standard for connected technology eyed

    The transport ministry has decided to formulate a unified, international standard for data communica...

    August 23, 2021

  • Shinkai 6500 dives reveal deep-sea mysteries

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    July 29, 2021

  • Riken-led team to model damage from compound disasters

    A team of researchers from Riken and other institutions plans to model the impact of a compound disa...

    July 28, 2021

  • Robot avatars bring homebound workers, cafe patrons together

    People kept largely at home by intractable diseases or disabilities are nonetheless working as serve...

    July 18, 2021

  • technically challenged / AI-powered ‘deepfakes’ manipulate reality in Japan

    “Fake news” has taken flight on the wings of doctored photos and videos, many of which would deceive...

    July 4, 2021

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