Table tennis robot takes on Olympic medalist at Tokyo fair
A robot that plays table tennis put Olympian Miwa Harimoto through her paces at a demonstration event organized by the semiconductor industry in Tokyo.
Japanese brewery to make space sake, aims for moon next
Sake brewery Asahi Shuzo Co. has announced out-of-this-world plans to brew rice wine on the International Space Station next ...
Translator forms lasting bond with inmate through power of books
Professional translator Kazumi Mukai was taken aback after learning the identity of a person who wrote a letter to her in ...
Hiroshima seeks tighter security at annual atomic bomb ceremony
HIROSHIMA--Authorities here tightened security this year at annual memorial services for the victims of the 1945 atomic ...
3rd high court finds same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
FUKUOKA—The Fukuoka High Court on Dec. 13 ruled that provisions of the Civil Code and the Family Register Law that do not ...
Rogue dolphin spotted feasting on fish in set net off Fukui
FUKUI--A rogue dolphin blamed for attacks that left more than 50 people injured off Fukui Prefecture over the past three ...
ICC’s existence threatened by U.S. sanctions, court head says
The economic sanctions being mulled by the United States against the International Criminal Court threatens the very ...
Lacking support, asylum seekers in Japan end up living on streets
After fleeing brutality in their homeland and bouncing around from country to country, an African couple thought they could ...
The lowdown on the high-pitched tone adopted by Japanese women
No matter the occasion, Japanese women tend to adopt a high-pitched voice in public or when speaking on the telephone. The ...
Scientists use power of social media for study of auroras
Using photographs taken by the public, scientists found startling information about auroras observed around Japan in May and ...
Wild monkeys of Nagano relax in luxurious hot springs
Visitors to the popular monkey park here have been delighted by the sight of wild Japanese macaques soaking in hot springs to ...
Agency says Miho Nakayama died in ‘accident’ while bathing
Police have ruled out foul play in the death of actress-singer Miho Nakayama, who was found dead in a bathtub at her home in ...