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‘Electric Aircraft’ to Begin Test Flights from Kitakyushu Airport, Aiming for Practical Use in Cargo Transport Route
KITAKYUSHU — Test flights for an electric aircraft will begin at Kitakyushu Airport on April 17, ...
April 13, 2026
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Japan’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Hit New Low, Govt Credits Production Decline, Boost in Renewable Energy
Domestic greenhouse gas emissions in fiscal 2024 totaled the equivalent of 1.046 billion tons of ...
April 15, 2026
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Plushie Mascot Helps Lighten the Mood on Orion Spacecraft
HOUSTON — The Orion spacecraft, which flew to the far side of the moon as part of NASA’s Artemis ...
April 15, 2026
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New Robotics Center to Conduct Experiments Around the Clock; New Facility Aims to Accelerate Research Efforts
The Institute of Science Tokyo has launched a new facility at which robots conduct experiments in...
April 16, 2026
Science
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Plushie Mascot Helps Lighten the Mood on Orion Spacecraft
HOUSTON — The Orion spacecraft, which flew to the far side of the moon as part of NASA’s Artemis ...
April 15, 2026
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Govt Aims to Establish Bear Population Control by FY30, Hopes to Achieve ‘Coexistence’ with Bears
The government created its first roadmap for bear population control following a series of attack...
April 6, 2026
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Japan Study: Well-Fed Bears Still Venture into Human Settlements
Bears enter human settlements even when they are well nourished, according to a research team. Th...
April 5, 2026
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Tokyo Observatory Holds 1st Public Stargazing Event; 25 Years Since Facility’s Use
A public stargazing event was recently held for the first time at the rooftop observatory of the ...
April 5, 2026
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2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo ‘Flying Car’ Opens Simulation Theater in Osaka for Limited Run
A theater offering a simulated flight experience aboard a next-generation mode of transportation ...
March 24, 2026
Technology
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New Robotics Center to Conduct Experiments Around the Clock; New Facility Aims to Accelerate Research Efforts
The Institute of Science Tokyo has launched a new facility at which robots conduct experiments in...
April 16, 2026
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‘Electric Aircraft’ to Begin Test Flights from Kitakyushu Airport, Aiming for Practical Use in Cargo Transport Route
KITAKYUSHU — Test flights for an electric aircraft will begin at Kitakyushu Airport on April 17, ...
April 13, 2026
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Plan Floated for Hydrogen-Fueled Shipping Route in Japan
The Japan Hydrogen Association, an organization of more than 500 Japanese companies and local gov...
April 5, 2026
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Japanese Firm to Train Robot Equipped with AI to Reproduce Japanese Runners’ Movements
GMO Internet Group, Inc. said Thursday it will launch a trial project to have a humanoid robot le...
April 3, 2026
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Takaichi, Macron Visit Space Startup in Tokyo; Japan, French Leaders Agree on Importance of Removing Space Debris
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday visited space industry startup Astroscale Holdings Inc....
April 2, 2026
Environment
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Japan’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Hit New Low, Govt Credits Production Decline, Boost in Renewable Energy
Domestic greenhouse gas emissions in fiscal 2024 totaled the equivalent of 1.046 billion tons of ...
April 15, 2026
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Rules for Antarctic Tours to Be Tightened, Requiring Tour Operators Take Responsibility for Cleanup After Accidents
The Environment Ministry plans to strengthen the rules covering Japanese tourist boats in the Ant...
April 4, 2026
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Tsushima Leopard Cat Population Shows Signs of Recovery, Japan’s Environment Ministry Finds
The population of the Tsushima leopard cat, considered at risk of extinction, is showing a recove...
April 4, 2026
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Punch The Monkey Getting Used to Life Without Stuffed ‘Mother’
CHIBA — Punch the baby Japanese macaque has been spending more time without his surrogate “mother...
March 30, 2026
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Mt. Meakan in Japan’s Hokkaido Erupts, Plume Reaches 100 Meters
Mt. Meakan in Hokkaido has erupted, the Sapporo District Meteorological Observatory announced on ...
March 8, 2026
Climate Change
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Tokyo Govt to Encourage Offshore Wind Power by Surveying Seabed near Izu Islands
The Tokyo metropolitan government will conduct a seabed survey necessary for the laying of power ...
March 26, 2026
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Big Leap in Quest to Get to Bottom of Climate Ice Mystery
KON CHUKURBASHI, Tajikistan (AFP-Jiji) — Stanislav Kutuzov felt the drillhead he was controlling ...
November 29, 2025
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Mass Oyster Die-Offs Confirmed in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea; High Water Temperature Cited as Primary Cause
Mass die-offs of farmed oysters have been confirmed in the Seto Inland Sea, causing oyster suppli...
November 23, 2025
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Iceland Sees Existential Threat in Atlantic Current’s Collapse
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) — Iceland has designated the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean cu...
November 20, 2025
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Tehran Taps Run Dry as Water Crisis Deepens across Iran
DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran is grappling with its worst water crisis in decades, with officials warnin...
November 20, 2025
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