In a world first, Japan is set to send a talking robot-astronaut to the International Space Station to conduct the first conversation between a human and a robot in outer space. Kirobo, the robot......
About 40 former Imperial Army special cadets in Japan prayed for kamikaze pilots who died during World War II at a memorial hall set in a temple in Chiran in Kagoshima Prefecture.The memorial hall......
We bring you some of the best images in the last 24 hours from across the world.Shinmoedake peak erupts, as seen from Takaharu Town Office, Miyazaki prefecture early morning January 27, 2011. Ash......
Japan's oldest man, 110-year-old Kohachi Shigetaka, has died of pneumonia, an official said Monday. Shigetaka died on Sunday at a hospital near his hometown in Hiroshima, prefectural (state)......
The winners of the Natural History Museum's prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were announced at an awards ceremony in London recently. American Photographer Karine Aigner......
SBG Cleantech, the three-way venture between SoftBank, Bharti Enterprises and Foxconn, plans to invest $20 billion over 10 years, even as doubts persist over the viability of solar powerA billion......
IMAGE: The six people, who included a man in his 20s and another man in his 30s, helped on the relay in the southern prefecture of Kagoshima on April 27. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images Six......