Former TEPCO execs ordered to pay $97B to shareholders

The Tokyo District Court on July 13 ordered four former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Co. to pay 13.321 trillion yen ($97 billion) in compensation to 48 shareholders over the Fukushima nuclear disaster. | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 1 year ago

Tepco urges power savings, warns of possible Tokyo blackout

Tokyo Electric Power Co. warned that a blackout could hit the greater Tokyo metropolitan area on March 22 after pleas for electricity conservation failed to save enough power. | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 2 years ago

Research team develops vaccine that kills HIV in monkeys

A new vaccine technology that eliminated the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in test monkeys has raised hopes for an end to the AIDS pandemic, a research team said. | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 2 years ago

Infected college head develops mask that glows if virus present

With his background in science, Yasuhiro Tsukamoto had a hunch he could develop a face mask that glows if the COVID-19 virus is present. | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 2 years ago

Using iPS cells, scientists find promising medicine for ALS

A Kyoto University-led research team said its studies on iPS cells pinpointed a medicine that halted the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in patients for the first time in the world. | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 2 years ago

Toyota to spend 1.5T yen on EV battery development

Toyota Motor Corp. announced on Sept. 7 that it will invest 1.5 trillion yen ($13.6 billion) by 2030 in expanding the production of batteries for its electric and gas-electric hybrid vehicles. | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 2 years ago

After struggling with ADHD, man finds his calling in leaf carvings

A 35-year-old man who lives in the Kanto region has finally found his true calling in life after years of struggling with mental health problems and fighting to hold down a steady job. | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 2 years ago

Two men in 30s die after getting 2nd Moderna vaccine jabs

Two men in their 30s with no underlying health issues or allergies died within days of receiving their second jab of Moderna Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine this month, the health ministry announced Aug. 28. | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 2 years ago

Kawasaki Heavy builds world’s first tanker for liquid hydrogen

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., a pioneer in transporting liquified natural gas (LNG), has now devel | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 2 years ago

New residents near Fukushima nuclear plant can get 2M yen

The government will pay up to 2 million yen ($19,300) to families that move to areas around the crip | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 3 years ago

Self-driving mail robot tested in public in Tokyo (video and article)

A self-driving delivery robot put its rubber to the road on Oct. 7, safely crossing a street in cent | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 3 years ago

Artificial Hibernation in Mice

Scientists announced they induced a state of artificial hibernation in mice, potentially paving the | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 3 years ago

Cherry Blossoms and a Particle Accelerator

Cherry blossoms have long been loved by Japanese and celebrated in poetry as harbingers of spring. I | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 3 years ago

Nasal vaccine for Alzheimer’s cuts atrophied brain matter in mice

Scientists have developed a nasal Alzheimer's disease vaccine that they believe could be key to pre | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 4 years ago

Parts of Tokyo resemble a ghost town as people stay home

To the question, | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 4 years ago

Japan set to ban entry from the U.S. as early as next week

Japan is moving to refuse entry to all foreign nationals travelling on U.S. passports or who have be | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 4 years ago

Island of Suspicion – Paradise Papers: The Asahi Shimbun

New secrets are being reported simultaneously around the world from a cache of documents called the Paradise Papers, 19 months after the shocking revelations contained in the Panama Papers. We headed toward the British territory of Bermuda to uncover the truth behind another tax … | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 4 years ago

Bags of debris from Fukushima disaster swept away in typhoon

TAMURA, Fukushima Prefecture--Bulk bags filled with greenery collected during decontamination effort | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 4 years ago

Toyota shows off its 3-bedroom Lexus brand yacht

Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled its first yacht under the high-end Lexus brand in the United States, a l | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 4 years ago

Fukushima water headache: 1M tons and counting

The crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant reached an undesired milestone on March 18: Storage tanks | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 4 years ago

Artificial blood developed for patients of any blood type

Japanese researchers said they have developed artificial blood that can be transfused into patients | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 4 years ago

Japan,S.Korea jointly tackle problem of social ‘shut-ins’

SEOUL--About 20 young people live in a three-story apartment building in a quiet residential area of | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 4 years ago

Toshiba to gather genetic info from thousands of its Japanese staff

Toshiba Corp. plans to collect genetic data from 10,000 of its Japanese employees to develop a new b | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 4 years ago

Technician keeps computer made in 1959 still humming along

NUMAZU, Shizuoka Prefecture--Long obsolete and not just a museum piece, an early massive computer de | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 4 years ago

Growing number of car-sharing users don’t rent cars for driving (Japan)

Car-sharing service operator Orix Auto Corp. couldn't figure out what certain customers were doing w | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 4 years ago

In Japan, a growing number of car-sharing users don’t rent cars for driving

Car-sharing service operator Orix Auto Corp. couldn't figure out what certain customers were doing w | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 4 years ago

Light and Darkness Brought by Carlos Ghosn

This special page of The Asahi Shimbun Digital website focuses on Carlos Ghosn, the former chairman of Nissan Motor Co. It describes the “light” and “darkness” brought to Nissan and Japan by the management style used by Ghosn to rebuild the automaker. | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 4 years ago

Tokyo Olympics ban posting to social networking

Fans lucky enough to win a lottery for tickets to next year's Tokyo Olympics should be aware of the | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 4 years ago

Must extend nuclear reactor max life past 60 yrs: Japan's largest business group

The head of the nation's largest business group is calling on the government to extend the maximum s | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 5 years ago

Two [political] candidates in vote runoff draw sticks to decide winner

SAGAMIHARA, Kanagawa Prefecture--Yuki Imamiya burst into tears after snatching victory away from a c | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 5 years ago

How do we remember memories we have forgotten?

Japanese scientists improved long-term memory in subjects by activating histamine in the brain, a fi | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 5 years ago

Japan Ig Nobel winner shows simple way for self-colonoscopy

BOSTON--Anyone who's ever been so furious with their boss that they feel like exacting revenge reall | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 5 years ago

Hiroshima lives before the bomb recreated with colorized photos

HIROSHIMA--Students here are recreating the lives of people devastated by the atomic bombing on Aug. | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 5 years ago

Tokyo Medical University didn’t want too many women. So it lowered their grades

Tokyo Medical University officials systemically reduced the entrance exam scores of female applicant | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 5 years ago

A new digital divide: Young people who can’t use keyboards

“How do I double click?” “What is a cell in a spreadsheet?”Mashiko Ishii often hears that her fellow | Continue reading


@asahi.com | 5 years ago