National Apr 4, 2021
Japan eyes deploying F-35B stealth jets to ASDF base in Miyazaki
Japan's fiscal 2019-2023 midterm defense buildup program has already included a plan to buy 18 F-35B jets and introduce them by fiscal 2023.
National Feb 27, 2021
Father suspected of killing his three children in southwestern Japan
Police in Kyushu said Saturday that a 41-year-old man is suspected of killing his three children and that he may have originally been planning to take his own life.
National / Science & Health Feb 7, 2021
New bird flu outbreaks confirmed in Chiba and Miyazaki prefectures
This is the seventh bird flu outbreak at a farm in Chiba since December last year.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Feb 2, 2021
NPB spring training begins quietly in Japan amid coronavirus surge
Fans have been shut out of parks while all players, managers, coaches and staff had to undergo PCR testing before reporting to their respective camps.
National Dec 20, 2020
Bird flu confirmed in Tokushima and Miyazaki as outbreak spreads in Japan
The H5 strain was detected for the first time at a farm in Tokushima, making it the 12th prefecture to report a bird flu outbreak case this year.
National Dec 7, 2020
Bird flu confirmed in Hiroshima as central Japan outbreak grows
Bird flu has been detected at a chicken farm in Hiroshima Prefecture, the local government said Monday, prompting it to start culling around 134,000 chickens at the site and other affiliated farms. The H5 strain, which is yet to be confirmed as a highly pathogenic ...
National Aug 25, 2020
Tokyo reports 182 new virus cases following one-day drop into double digits
The capital reported 95 new cases on Monday and it has now tallied 19,610 cases of infection since the outbreak began.
National | FOCUS Jun 12, 2020
IoT and AI help Japan's nursing care sector cope with labor crunch and virus
Sensors are monitoring the lifestyle habits of the elderly, while AI-initiated phone calls are checking on seniors daily.
Business May 11, 2020
AI tapped in Japan to locate fertile fishing areas and pass on skills
System database provides not only past catch volumes in certain locations but also the intuition of experienced fishermen.
Business Dec 12, 2019
Japan's farm minister Taku Eto stresses safety of wagyu beef in effort to access Chinese market
Agriculture minister Taku Eto stressed the safety of wagyu beef during a visit with Beijing's top diplomat in Japan to a cutting-edge meat-processing plant with stringent hygiene controls on Wednesday, as Tokyo hopes to resume exports of the Japanese specialty to China at an ...
National Nov 18, 2019
Alert level raised for southern Kyushu's Mount Shinmoe volcano after cluster of 22 earthquakes
The alert level for a volcano in southwestern Japan was raised Monday amid increasing seismic activity in the area, according to the Meteorological Agency. With the level now at 2 on a 5-point scale, people have been warned not to approach the crater of Mount ...