Pedrosa win marred by tragedy at Misano

Pedrosa win marred by tragedy at Misano

Dani Pedrosa achieved victory in today’s San Marino MotoGP race but the event was dominated by the tragic death of Japanese rider Shoya Tomizawa, who passed away after an accident during the Moto2 race.

Tamagawa University’s  LED-based Plant Factory

Tamagawa University’s LED-based Plant Factory

Dr. Hiroyuki Watanabe, professor of Graduate School of Agriculture, focus on photoreaction in plants and light-controlled plant cultivation system using monochromatic light of LEDs.

Japan’s Ramen Robot

Japan’s Ramen Robot

The industrial Japanese robot maker Aisei opened Fa-men, a noodle shop in Nagoya where two robot arms work as hi-tech chefs that feed and entertain customers.

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‘The Cove’ hits big screen in Japan

The Oscar-winning dolphin hunting documentary was screened on Saturday.

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Prada Japan Case

Rina Bovrisse’s, former senior retail manager at Prada Japan, attends the second hearing of Prada Japan Case.

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Election Candidate Dr. NakaMats

The man claiming the world record for number of inventions is running for the Upper House.

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Japan courts Chinese tourists

Japan relaxes visa requirements for Chinese tourists to boost the economy.

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Disaster Simulation

1,400 Members of the Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department mobilized for a disaster management drill.

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PhotoNext 2010

The event covers all areas of photo and imaging and hosts nearly 300 exhibit booths in Tokyo Big Sight.

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Space Shuttle Mission

STS-131 crew spoke about the longest mission yet for Discovery.

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1st Sword Craftsmen Exhibition of the NBSK

Sword masters show their skills such as sword polishing, sword fittings and mounting to visitors.

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Lorenzo consolidates his position in Assen win

Lorenzo takes his fourth first-place of the season in the Netherlands.

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Nintendo’s game character Super-Mario

Born in 1985, Super Mario is thought to be the best selling video game ever.

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3D and Virtual Reality

Nearly 1’680 companies to showcase 3D cameras and monitors, robots and other products related to 3D and virtual reality.

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Lifting Whaling Ban

The International Whaling Commission annual meeting opened in Morocco on June 21, dimming Japan’s hopes of whaling again.

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Jorge Lorenzo wins British Grand Prix ‎

Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo extended his championship lead to 37 points.

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Umbrella exhibition at Matsuya ‘departo’

About 3,000 umbrellas, raincoats and rain boots for ‘hyakusankai’ exhibit.

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World Cup: Netherlands 1, Japan 0

A victory over Denmark on Thursday would put Japan in the final 16.

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The world’s fastest kicking machine

Castrol Ichi-Go’s demonstration with Adidas’ Predator X shoe in Tokyo.

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Dalai Lama arrives in Japan for speaking tour

Tibetan exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to meet his supporters.

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