Retailers, restaurants cut prices of rice-based items
Convenience stores and restaurant chains in Japan are cutting prices of rice-based products to reflect a decline in…
Japan develops its first neutral-atom quantum computer
Japanese researchers are making headway in the field of quantum computing, or systems that are much faster at…
Overseas visitors to Japan rise in July for first time since March
Overseas visitors to Japan topped 3.44 million in July, climbing 0.1 percent from the previous year, to mark…
Researchers link Long COVID to another virus
Researchers in Japan have released findings showing that COVID-19 after effects, including fatigue, occur when a coronavirus infection…
Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe completes flyby of Torifune asteroid
Japan’s space probe Hayabusa2 has completed a flyby observation of an asteroid as it heads for its next…
EU committee recommends revoking marketing authorization for drug Tavneos
A committee of an EU agency has recommended that the marketing authorization of the medicine Tavneos be revoked…
Japan to launch H3 rocket Wednesday after failed attempt in December
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is scheduled to launch an H3 rocket on Wednesday. The rocket is expected…
Takaichi says govt. will ask for extra budget to help fight higher energy prices
Japan’s Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has said the government plans to ask for a fiscal 2026 supplementary budget…
PayPay set to list on Nasdaq
Japan-based mobile payment app PayPay is preparing to list its shares on the US Nasdaq to reinforce its…
NHK survey: Nearly half of Japanese firms expect ‘tough’ business with China
An NHK survey of major Japanese companies has found that nearly half of them expect the prospects for…
Japanese Walking fitness trends takes world by storm
“Japanese Walking” is taking over the world. Created by a Japanese expert, the fitness routine has social media…
JAXA: H3, satellite likely reentered atmosphere within 4 hours of failed launch
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, says that the second stage of the eighth H3 rocket, and…