On July 10, 2026, a research team from Tianjin University published new findings in the journal Science, presenting a millisecond-scale thermal pulse technology that enables the ultrafast synthesis an ...

With the current session of the Diet in its final stretch, ruling-opposition battles are entering the endgame amid a very tight schedule. The session is scheduled to end on Friday but may be extended ...

PrimeBOT, a robotics brand, appeared at the United Nations' AI for Good Global Summit. The summit, organized by the ...

The inaugural LEAP East 2026 was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (8-10 July), gathering more than ...

While bluefin tuna stocks have recovered from overfishing-caused plunges under international fishing management, a surge in the population is causing new problems in Japan. At an international confere ...

Japan's Yui Kamiji shut out Diede de Groot of the Netherlands 6-0, 6-0 in the women's wheelchair singles final at Wimbledon on Saturday, earning her first Wimbledon title. This is Kamiji's 12th Grand ...

An annual festival introducing Japanese culture began in Sao Paulo on Friday, with visitors enjoying Japanese foods, including "takoyaki" and "gyoza," as well as a "wadaiko" drum performance and "shod ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, successfully landed a small test rocket on Saturday, with the goal of reusing rockets in the future. At its Noshiro testing center in Akita Prefecture, ...

Japanese mobile phone carrier SoftBank Corp. and smartphone payment firm PayPay Corp. are considering investing several hundred billion yen in major retailer Seven & i Holdings Co., it has been ...

Japan's internal affairs ministry has begun considering the introduction of artificial intelligence agents to autonomously perform tasks at local governments facing labor shortages. On Thursday, the m ...

Large and strong Typhoon Bavi hit the Sakishima Islands in Okinawa Prefectures on Saturday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to urge caution against strong winds, heavy rain, high waves and ...

Major League Baseball star Shohei Ohtani will miss this year's All-Star Game in Philadelphia on Tuesday due to treatment for his left knee, his team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, announced Friday. The two ...