Japan muses fusion trade-off
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TOKYO: Japan is determined to host a multi-billion-dollar experimental nuclear reactor amid an intense contest with France and is ready to discuss ways to appease the losing side, an official said Thursday.
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PARIS -- Physicists have dreamt about it for decades: harnessing the fusion process that powers the sun to make clean, safe, and limitless energy. A multinational pact signed yesterday may bring that dream a step closer to reality.
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This week's talks between Japan and North  Korea show efforts to hold more six-party talks on the North's  nuclear plans are gathering pace and most countries want a  meeting before the year ends, South Korea said on Wednesday.
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Japan is pretty serious about robotics. If the droids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea.
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The European Union offers Japan a package of incentives to persuade it to give up its bid to host the world's biggest nuclear fusion reactor.
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Latest launches put Japan back into Asia's space race
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One of Japan's biggest consumer-technology showcases, the Ceatec trade show presents a wide range of new and developing products.
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By Anita Clark, The Wisconsin State Journal  Mar. 10--Three computer whizzes from UW-Madison are headed to Tokyo this weekend to pit their brains -- and endurance -- against competitors from around the world.
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The US and Japan have signed a new agreement on missile defense programs. It&#39;s considered a key step in carrying out new defense guidelines that ease Tokyo&#39;s pacifist stance, which is outlined in its constitution.
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envisioning a bigger role in global military cooperation and a better response to missile attacks. neighbours such as China -- where memories of Japan&#39;s past militarism run deep.
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Japan and the United States are no longer categorically ruling out a French bid to host a revolutionary nuclear fusion project, an official with the European Union&#39;s executive arm says.
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Toyota and Sony , two of Japan's biggest technology names, are getting together in robotics, both sides said yesterday, to develop an innovative, intelligent, single-seat vehicle.
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Japan announces key changes in its defence stance, including a bigger role in global military cooperation.
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Talks on where to build the world's first nuclear fusion reactor ended without a deal on Tuesday but the European Union said Japan and the United States no longer firmly opposed its bid to put the plant in France.
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KORIYAMA, Japan  - Overlooking a mountain lake a few hours drive from Tokyo, dozens of tall wind turbines spin in the breeze creating carbon-free power for the world's fifth-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases.
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When it comes to storage technology, there are a number of vendors pushing back the frontiers in what is possible. This week Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), one of the giants in this extremely competitive space
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Japan has some of the most congested, confusing and cramped streets in the world. It also boasts some of the latest technology in zapping computerized data to millions of cars, delivering what may be the world's smartest way to drive.