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A handful of Ontario university students are touring parts of Japan to better understand the devastating effects of the country's 2011 nuclear disaster and the problems that persist. Five graduate students from McMaster University's radiation sciences ... ( read original story ...)

North Korea has accused Japan of building a cyberspace attack force in its military for attacking the computer systems of rival countries, under the pretext of self-defense. The Japanese Defense Ministry is planning to boost the size and capability of its ... ( read original story ...)

MORIYA, JAPAN—Thousands upon thousands of cans are filled with beer, capped and washed, wrapped into six-packs and boxed at dizzying speeds — 1,500 a minute, to be exact — on humming conveyor belts that zip and wind in a sprawling factory near Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

Japan and the US are poised to try to shoot down any North Korean ... Pak Chol Hyon is a graphic designer for the state publishing house and spoke to North Korea's state news agency, KCNA, about his latest creations — two posters saying "Strongly condemn ... ( read original story ...)

The wreckage of the USS Indianapolis has been located more than 70 years after it was sunk by Japanese torpedoes during World War II. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen announced Saturday that the research team from his company, Vulcan, searched 600 square ... ( read original story ...)

Japan on Saturday launched the third satellite in its effort to build a homegrown geolocation system aimed at improving the accuracy of car navigation systems and smartphone maps to mere centimetres. An H-IIA rocket blasted off at about 2:30 pm (0530 GMT ... ( read original story ...)

In other words, the ancient history of a local international failure might contribute to Osaka winning international success today. Who’d have thought it? View from Osaka is a monthly column that examines the latest news from a Kansai perspective. ( read original story ...)

“We are delighted to offer our Sapporo guests the comfort and amenities of the A330 aircraft as they enjoy the Hawaiian hospitality that defines our in-flight experience,” Takaya Shishido, country director of Japan at Hawaiian Airlines, said in a ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Airlines in recent schedule update revised planned operational aircraft for its Singapore – Sapporo New Chitose winter service. Operating as daily service from 04DEC17 to 06JAN18 (SIN departure, excluding selected dates in the first week of ... ( read original story ...)

Reports put the sale price at $85 million, but neither Anchor nor Sapporo confirmed that amount. The deal is expected to close Aug. 31. Related Articles Bay Area wine, spirits and beer events: Aug. 13 and beyond California’s Award-Winning Beers Bay Area ... ( read original story ...)

Inouye International Airport and Sapporo's New Chitose Airport starting February 2018. 'We are delighted to offer our Sapporo guests the comfort and amenities of the A330 aircraft as they enjoy the Hawaiian hospitality that defines our in-flight experience ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING – China’s Mobike will start a bicycle-sharing service in Sapporo in late August, becoming the first major player in the rapidly expanding Chinese industry to set foot in Japan. Mobike has quickly expanded since it started in Shanghai in 2016. ( read original story ...)

World famous Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, known as "the queen of polka dots", will open a museum exhibiting her works in Tokyo in October, an official said. Kusama, 88, is known for her use of vivid colour in her works that often depict polka dots and ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya, Japan - In the evolution of tetrapods, the position of the hindlimb has diversified along with the vertebral formula, which is the number of small bones forming the vertebra. Tetrapods, as the name implies, are species that have four feet. However ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka police have arrested a 50-year-old man in the alleged beating death of his wife with a wooden sword at their residence in Izumisano City (TBS News) OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested a 50-year-old man for allegedly killing his wife ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - America's top military official reiterated Friday his country's pledge to defend Japan against a North Korean missile attack, as western Japan carried out a test of an emergency alert system. "I think we made it clear to North Korea and anyone else ... ( read original story ...)