In the latest test, the drone was able to fly over residential areas, reducing the flight distance by 22% and the flight time by 40%, and without personnel to monitor ground safety. (Japanese original ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to face 11 million worker shortfall by 2040, study finds
Japan may face a shortage of more than 11 million workers by 2040, a study has found, underscoring the economic challenges the nation faces as its population ages rapidly. The working age ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese surfer nears 90 and talks of catching waves at 100
Sano turns 90 later this year, and after being recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest male to surf, he's ready for other tests. "Maybe I'll try bouldering," he said, suggesting he might do ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to lift entry ban for business trips, students, interns
Japan plans to allow short-term business travelers, foreign students and technical intern trainees to enter the country under certain conditions but will continue to bar tourists as an anti-COVID ... ( read original story ...)
Head of Japanese team that went to Türkiye’s quake-hit region: ‘It was our turn to help’
Leader of rescue team says Türkiye helped Japan following 2011 earthquake, tsunami, now it was time to return favor ... ( read original story ...)
New Tokyo museum showcases ‘extinct’ media gadgets
A private museum showcasing outdated media equipment and tools has opened in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. Otemachi Extinct Media Museum, which began welcoming visitors in January, is the second ... ( read original story ...)
Why were we caught unprepared by the Kahramanmaraş earthquake?
the Kahramanmaraş earthquake would not have turned into a disaster. There are many examples of this across the world: Japan, China, Chile, and the U.S. all learned their lessons from the great ... ( read original story ...)
10 Worthy Japanese Habits We Should All Embrace Now
The Japanese put effort into every job I will always remember our Uber driver in Tokyo picking us up wearing a business suit and white gloves. His SUV was immaculate. Then there was the sushi chef at ... ( read original story ...)
CM Naveen Patnaik to visit Japan seeking investment for Odisha
As per the chief minister’s schedule, he is expected to attend a business meeting and some other programmes in Tokyo on April 5. In Tokyo, he would stay for two days and from there he will leave for ... ( read original story ...)
EDITORIAL: Power utilities put profits ahead of customers by forming cartels
Major electric power companies have been found to have struck shady deals to avoid encroaching on each others' turf and price competition. ( read original story ...)
Japan accused of failing to block Russia’s timber exports
The activists claim that, despite sanctions imposed by Tokyo, Japanese business continue to buy sawn lumber (processed wood) from Russia's Far East. Sam Lawson, Earthsight director and the report's ... ( read original story ...)
Innovation hub looks to more opportunities from Japan
"We will take cooperation with Japan as a long-term strategy for the development of the SND and we look forward to sharing with our Japanese friends the opportunities of openness, industrialization, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to restrict chipmaking equipment exports as it aligns with US China curbs
Japan said on Friday it will restrict exports of 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, aligning its technology trade controls with a U.S. push to curb China's ability to make advanced ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Gas and MHI to Collaborate in CO2 Value Chain Development for CCUS
TOKYO, Mar 31, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (Osaka Gas) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) have entered into an agreement to conduct a feasibility study on a project to develop ... ( read original story ...)
Inflation pain to continue for Japan consumers in new fiscal year
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will see another wave of price hikes at the start of the new business year from Saturday as higher ... Six major train operators in the Kansai region centering on Osaka, western ... ( read original story ...)
Japan lawmaker apologizes for calling weekly constitutional meetings ‘monkey’ business
Hiroyuki Konishi, a House of Councillors member for the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), made the comment on March 29 but apologized the following day after coming under ... ( read original story ...)