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It might sound like pie in the sky, but Japan's government is banking on a future with flying cars, launching an initiative Wednesday with the private sector to develop futuristic vehicles. ( read original story ...)

Headline indices of the Japan share market inclined on Wednesday, 29 August 2018, buoyed by tracking positive lead from Wall Street overnight as the U. S. and slightly weaker yen against greenback. To... ( read original story ...)

What is clear is that a huge global event can focus the minds of those developing such technology, with Tokyo-based robotics outfit ZMP and local taxi firm Hinomaru Kotsu determined to have a ... ( read original story ...)

The Innovation Network Corp. of Japan is scheduled to undergo a reorganization this autumn and is expected to shift its investment focus to growth fields like artificial intelligence and big data. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japanese contract app developer Framgia is a magnet for programming talent in Vietnam. The startup receives more than 1,000 job applications every month, but only a few dozen candidates ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei breached 23,000 on Tuesday thanks to the United-States-Mexico trade deal, then shed most of the gains on profit-taking but still ended the day at its highest c... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Aug. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Japan's most prestigious jewellery exhibition focused on retailer buying for the upcoming Christmas and Year-End season, the Japan Jewellery Fair, opened its doors ... ( read original story ...)

A source close to Bitmain’S IPO said the company was aware about the potential for ... Additional reporting by Thomas Wilson in TOKYO and Elias Glenn in BEIJING; Editing by Jennifer Hughes and Philip ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei surged to 11-week highs on Tuesday morning after a trade agreement reached between the United States and Mexico lifted investor risk sentiment and triggered bu... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Foreigners at Japan's universities begin looking for work here much later than their Japanese counterparts, according to a new survey, feeling less of a need to get started far in advance of ... ( read original story ...)

The world’s first autonomous taxi to run on public roads started operating in central Tokyo on Monday. The vehicle, developed by Tokyo-based robot maker ZMP and operated by taxi company Hinomaru Kotsu ... ( read original story ...)

Japan share market inclined to near five-week high on Monday, 27 August 2018, on tracking a positive note in Wall Street last Friday after the U. S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reaffirmed a ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei ended at a 10-week high on Monday, taking a positive cue from Wall Street after the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell affirmed that the Fed was stick... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei rose to near five-week highs on Monday morning, tracking a positive note in Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell affirmed the Fed's current rate hike policy. ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's core consumer prices rose 0.8 percent in July from a year earlier, adding to evidence the central bank is making little headway in achieving its elusive 2 percent price target. The central ban... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s 20-year quest for inflation had a rough July. Consumer prices stood at 0.8 per cent year-on-year, unchanged from June and a long way off from the Bank of Japan’s 2 per cent target. To understa... ( read original story ...)