Most female rhinoceros beetles mate only once in lifetime: study
World 17:20 17/03/2026TOKYO -- A group of researchers including Wataru Kojima, an associate professor of animal ecology at Yamaguchi University's Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, has found that most female Japanese rhinoceros beetles mate only once in their lifetime, which is rare for an insect.
4 die after cargo ship, fishing boat collision off Aomori
World 17:20 17/03/2026AOMORI -- Four people died after a collision between a cargo ship and a fishing boat off the northeastern Japan prefecture of Aomori in the early hours of Tuesday.
Japan starts releasing oil reserves
World 17:46 16/03/2026TOKYO -- The Japanese government started releasing its oil reserves Monday to tackle the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran in response to U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.
2 dead after 2 ships capsize off Henoko in Okinawa
World 17:32 16/03/2026NAHA, OKINAWA PREF. -- Two ships capsized on Monday off the Henoko district of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, leaving two people dead and two others injured.
Japan oks bills for full coverage of childbirth costs
World 17:37 13/03/2026TOKYO -- The Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting Friday bills aimed at introducing a system under which public health insurance will fully cover childbirth costs.
Japan eyes mass drone use for coastal defense
World 17:35 13/03/2026TOKYO -- Amid an increasingly severe security environment, Japan's Defense Ministry plans to establish a coastal defense system using thousands of drones, while there are still many issues to overcome.
Nissan to launch robotaxi service with Uber
World 17:25 13/03/2026TOKYO -- Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday it will launch a self-driving taxi service in Tokyo in partnership with U.S. ride-hailing service provider Uber Technologies Inc.
Japan to release oil reserves Monday at earliest
World 17:19 12/03/2026TOKYO -- Japan will release its oil reserves as early as Monday amid soaring crude oil prices, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Wednesday.
Patient dies, 2 critical after injections at hospital near Tokyo
World 17:19 12/03/2026SAITAMA -- A male leukemia patient between 10 and 19 died and two other young male patients are unconscious after spinal injections of anticancer drugs at a hospital in the city of Saitama, near Tokyo, hospital officials have said.
JR East to monitor Yamanote line pantographs with AI
World 17:51 11/03/2026TOKYO -- East Japan Railway Co. has said it will launch a trial in April of a system that uses artificial intelligence to monitor pantographs on trains running on its busy Yamanote Line in Tokyo to detect defects in train cars at an early stage.
Japan's Asahi Breweries to fully resume shipments in April
World 17:51 11/03/2026TOKYO -- Japanese alcoholic drink maker Asahi Breweries Ltd. plans to resume shipments of all its products starting April 7 after a halt due to a computer system failure caused by a cyberattack on its parent.
Japan aims to eliminate areas lacking transportation
World 17:25 10/03/2026TOKYO -- The Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting Tuesday a bill designed to eliminate areas underserved by transportation services such as buses and taxis.
