Japan election results: Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to be removed soon? Question rises after ruling coalition loses Sunday's voteJapanese voters angry at inflation turned to other parties, notably the "Japanese first" Sanseito, which made strong gains with its "anti-g...
21 Jul, 2025, 03.48 AM IST
World's first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to spaceJapanese researchers have launched LignoSat, the world's first wooden satellite, into space. Constructed from honoki wood, LignoSat will or...
05 Nov, 2024, 08.30 AM IST
Japan Prince Hisahito turns 18, first male imperial family member to reach adulthood in 39 yearsPrince Hisahito, nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second-in-line to Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne, turned 18, becoming the first male imperial...
08 Sep, 2024, 01.07 PM IST
Study says poor sleep quality can negatively impact physical healthThe comprehensive study involved 100 adults aged 30-59, utilising electroencephalogram (EEG) measurements to assess sleep quality over five...
28 Dec, 2023, 07.48 PM IST
Alert and smart: New Mazda cars will park themselves if driver suffers health problemCars already know how to park themselves, warn drowsy drivers, steer back into the right lanes.
05 Nov, 2021, 07.05 PM IST
IIT Hyderabad to collaborate with Japanese Institutions for research in Earthquake EngineeringFor earthquake engineering, the institute is collaborating with National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience, whic...
05 Dec, 2019, 04.20 PM IST
- Japanese firm to launch love satellites
Tokyo, Sep 3 (IANS) A Japanese start-up linked to the University of Tsukuba is set to launch small satellites with commemorative titanium p...
03 Sep, 2018, 07.27 PM IST
Revealed: Here's why we fall asleep when boredDo you experience an inescapable desire to sleep in boring situations?
30 Sep, 2017, 07.14 PM IST
Indo-Japan ties hit bullet speed, send message to Pakistan, ChinaThe two countries chose to title the joint statement issued after the summit ‘Toward a Free, Open and Prosperous Indo-Pacific’.
15 Sep, 2017, 09.34 AM IST
Low cost 3D human organ models in the offingResearchers in Japan have successfully developed a new technology that can cut the cost of producing 3D printed human organ models by a thi...
11 Jan, 2016, 04.18 PM IST
Chinese, Japanese and Korean Universities ahead of IISc in QS rankingsWhile the IISc is placed 147th in the world, it is ranked 34th in Asia in the latest rankings brought out by UK based Quacquarelli Symonds ...
21 Sep, 2015, 11.28 AM IST
New method turns algae compound into jet fuelThe study was part of a project by Japanese researchers that attempts to make use of oil-producing algae in wastewater treatment.
17 Jun, 2015, 03.46 PM IST
Scientists use lasers to turn quartz glass into metalIf the laser pulse is strong enough, the electrons in the material can move freely. For a brief moment, the quartz glass behaves like metal.
27 Aug, 2014, 02.26 PM IST
JAXA and Mitsubishi to launch observatory to monitor global precipitation on Feb 28The satellite to be used for the Global Precipitation Measurement mission, jointly developed by JAXA and NASA, will be launched aboard an H...
27 Dec, 2013, 01.43 PM IST
- Tokyo varsity beckons Indians to study in Japan
The University of Tokyo has opened its first-of-its-kind office in technology hub Bangalore to facilitate and encourage Indians to study in...
27 Feb, 2012, 08.40 PM IST
- Republic Day: Muthuraman, Subbiah, Priya Paul among Padma awardees.
Tata Steel Vice-Chairman B Muthuraman, Subbiah Murugappa Vellayan of the Murugappa group and Chairperson of Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels, ...
25 Jan, 2012, 09.23 PM IST
Unravelling the big bang mysteryCall it the rebellion of archangel particles. If the winners of this year’s physics Nobel are to be believed, you could also compare it to ...
15 Oct, 2008, 12.00 AM IST