Japan to unveil world’s first 3D printing photo booth
Otome 3D compnay will open the world’s first 3D printing photo booth in Japan. The world’s first 3D printing photo booth, creating life-like miniature photos, is set to be unveiled at the Eye of Gyre...
View ArticleTsunami hits Japan after Massive 7.3 Earthquake
A massive earthquake hit the northeast of Japan triggering a tsunami on March 11, 2011. A one-meter tsunami wave has hit Japan following a strong earthquake measuring 7.3 that struck off the northeast...
View ArticleChina-Japan exchange diplomatic blows after Chinese airspace violation
Japan launched 8 fighter jets in response to an airspace “violation” by a Chinese plane that strayed into territory above disputed islands in East China Sea. Japan slammed the move as “deplorable” and...
View ArticleToyota to pay $1.1bn to settle safety lawsuit, as it seeks to regain goodwill
Toyota, the third largest carmaker in the US market, has settled a US lawsuit that blames the company for defects in the speed control system in its vehicles. The class action has been the biggest...
View ArticleJapan mulls plan to send US drone over disputed islands
A US Air Force Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle Japan is considering plans to deploy US spy drones over the East China Sea to monitor a group of islands disputed by both Tokyo and Beijing. Japan’s...
View ArticleClinton warns China on its territorial dispute with Japan over islands
Outgoing US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned China over its territorial dipute with Japan on East China Sea islands. American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has issued an indirect...
View ArticleFish with radiation over 2,500 times safe levels found near Fukushima plant
A fish containing over 2,500 times Japan’s legal limit for radiation in seafood has been caught in the vicinity of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, the facility’s operator reported. A ‘murasoi’...
View ArticleJapanese giants Panasonic, Sharp post $11 billion losses
A Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic showroom in Tokyo. Embattled Japanese consumer electronics giants Panasonic and Sharp have posted more than USD11 billion in combined losses over the...
View ArticleJapan summons China ambassador in island row
Aerial shot taken on September 15, 2010 shows the disputed islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China in the East China Sea. Japan’s Foreign Ministry has summoned China’s ambassador in...
View ArticleLiving in tiny cages already reality in Tokyo
Tight squeeze: A Tokyo local shows a Japanese news crew around her tiny ‘coffin apartment’ In one of the most densely populated Asian cities, Tokyo, real estate prices are so undemocratic that a part...
View ArticleJapan warns North Korea over provocations
The United States has deployed chemical weapons and a battalion equipped to deal with nuclear and chemical attacks in South Korea. Japan has warned North Korea against its ‘provocative statements’...
View ArticleNorth Korea threatens strike on Tokyo
Pyongyang warned that Tokyo would be its primary target if war broke out on the Korean Peninsula, if Japan maintains its “hostile posture.” It also threatened a nuclear strike against the island...
View ArticleUS committed to protecting Japan amid Korean tensions
US Secretary of State John Kerry says Washington is “fully committed” to protecting Tokyo days after it received nuclear threats from North Korea. The latest comments by Kerry come after North Korea...
View ArticleJapanese discovery of Monsanto GMO wheat threatens US exports
The discovery of a Monsanto-created, genetically modified strain of wheat in the US that was never approved by the United States Department of Agriculture has imperiled US exports of a staple world...
View ArticleNewly discovered star throws light on evolution of Sun
Brazilian astronomers made a sensational discovery. On the far side of the galaxy they found a star with characteristics resembling those of the Sun. This star is located 240 light-years away from the...
View ArticleJapan warns China’s ‘risky behavior’ may trigger ‘incident’
Chinese demonstrators carry Chinese national flags and shout slogans during a protest against Japan’s “nationalizing” of the Diaoyu islands, also known as Senkaku in Japan, in Wenzhou, east China’s...
View ArticleFukushima ex-manager who foiled nuclear disaster dies of cancer
Masao Yoshida The former Fukushima supervisor of damage control works at the tsunami-devastated nuclear power plant has died of cancer. His decision not to follow a corporate order prevented...
View ArticleChina-Japan exchange diplomatic blows after Chinese airspace violation
Japan launched 8 fighter jets in response to an airspace “violation” by a Chinese plane that strayed into territory above disputed islands in East China Sea. Japan slammed the move as “deplorable” and...
View ArticleToyota to pay $1.1bn to settle safety lawsuit, as it seeks to regain goodwill
Toyota, the third largest carmaker in the US market, has settled a US lawsuit that blames the company for defects in the speed control system in its vehicles. The class action has been the biggest...
View ArticleJapan mulls plan to send US drone over disputed islands
A US Air Force Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle Japan is considering plans to deploy US spy drones over the East China Sea to monitor a group of islands disputed by both Tokyo and Beijing. Japan’s...
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