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Japan has a new robot cafe where customers can enjoy coffee brewed and served by a robot barista. The robot named Sawyer debuted this week at Henna Cafe in Tokyo's downtown business and shopping district of Shibuya. The shop's name in Japanese means ... ( read original story ...)

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has approved the deployment of Russian warplanes on a disputed island near Japan, accelerating the area's militarization at a time when Moscow's ties with Tokyo are strained over the roll-out of a U.S ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO – Eleven people were killed and another three were injured in a fire that started late Wednesday night at a residential facility for people living on welfare in Sapporo, the police said. The incident highlighted the poor fire prevention and ... ( read original story ...)

In the 2017 deal with Sapporo, the distilling arm relinquished the rights to ... distillery and tasting room to a new location in San Francisco, according to a news release. ( read original story ...)

These are external links and will open in a new window Eleven people have been killed after a fire at a Japanese residential facility for people in financial difficulty. TV footage on the country's public broadcaster NHK showed the house engulfed in flames ... ( read original story ...)

(Photo: Yokohama Tire) Yokohama Tire’s off-road racing program continues to expand. The tire maker announced that its GEOLANDAR M/T G003 (size 33X12.50R15) is the spec tire of the 2018 TrophyLite R4 Series. First race of the season is the Best in the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - A fire engulfed a home for elderly welfare recipients in northern Japan, killing 11 people ... and was about 50 years old, Kyodo News reported. The building lacked sprinklers, which were not compulsory for the type of facility, Kyodo said. ( read original story ...)

A total of 11 people were killed by a fire and explosions at a facility for senior homeless people in Sapporo, northern Japan, late Wednesday night, police said. The victims were among 16 residents of the three-storey facility run by a local organisation ... ( read original story ...)

... northern Japan. The fire broke out before midnight Thursday in Sapporo, the main city on the island of Hokkaido. (Yuya Shino/Kyodo News via AP) Kyodo News service says the building was a former inn that had been rented by the operator of the facility. ( read original story ...)

HOKKAIDO (TR) – Hokkaido Prefectural Police have sent five male youths belonging to a bosozoku biker gang to prosecutors for allegedly riding dangerously in Sapporo last year, reports Nippon News Network (Jan. 31). In October, a 19-year-old member of the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - Fujifilm Holdings and Xerox Corp. say the Japanese company will take over Xerox in a restructuring intended to slash costs. The companies said Wednesday that Fuji Xerox, their 56-year-old joint venture, will combine with Xerox. Fujifilm Holdings ... ( read original story ...)

In late December, Tokyo Olympic organizers said the games would cost 1.35 trillion yen, which is about $12.4 billion at the present exchange rate of 109 yen to the dollar. But at a news conference last Friday, Koike said the city would spend an added 810 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Line Corp plans to launch a cryptocurrency exchange, a move that comes as regulators investigate such exchanges in the country after hackers stole $530 million in digital money from Coincheck in one of the world’s biggest ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that management systems at cryptocurrency exchanges needed to be strengthened after hackers stole $530 million of digital money from Tokyo-based Coincheck. Aso, who doubles as financial ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – The nation’s first drone museum opened in the city of Osaka in December featuring a wide variety of drones on display and for sale, with visitors able to try them out. “There are not many places in Japan where people can see and touch drones ... ( read original story ...)

An American professor at Emory University and an Australian scientist have been awarded the Japan Prize for research in immunology. The winners were announced Tuesday at a news conference in Tokyo. The Japan Prize Foundation said the work of Emory ... ( read original story ...)