Japanese universities set to raise foreign student tuition
TOKYO -- Japanese national universities are expected to raise tuition for foreign students after the government lifts the cap on such charges next month.
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High-tech Japan lab seeks breakthrough in contact lenses
SENDAI, Japan -- Japanese contact lens maker Menicon will harness powerful new technology that can peer into the molecular level as it seeks next-generation materials and ways to recycle plastic waste.
Japan to take part in AsterX space defense drill with NATO members
PARIS/TOKYO -- Japan will join NATO members and other partners for an annual space defense exercise in France starting Monday, preparing for real-world threats like attacks on communications satellites.
Space superpower Russia falls down to earth
TOKYO -- Russia, once a leader in the space business, has become a mere shadow of its former self.
Bento food tourism lures visitors to Japan
TOKYO -- Bento, a Japanese compact meal packed in a box, is gaining global popularity. Bento-making classes are attracting tourists visiting Japan from abroad, who are even attending them as the main purpose of their visit. They are attracted by bento's rich and appealing ingredients which are not readily accessible in their home countries.
AUKUS weighs Japan's participation in defense tech development
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. has begun talks with the U.K. and Australia on inviting Japan to collaborate on defense technology under the AUKUS security partnership, American officials told Nikkei Asia, aiming to make an announcement during the Japanese leader's visit to the White House next month.
Japan sees rise of 'ramen girls'
TOKYO -- Ramen, Japan's ubiquitous noodle soup, has become one of the country's most internationally recognized dishes. In Japan, though, ramen is a dish with largely masculine connotations -- traditionally it is men who get misty-eyed about their favorite ramen restaurants, not women. Now that is changing as a new culture of "girl ramen" takes hold.
NEC and Sumitomo put AI to work down on the farm
TOKYO -- NEC and trading house Sumitomo Corp. are teaming up on an agricultural support service that uses artificial intelligence to analyze data to help improve yields while saving resources, aiming to support stable production amid frequent extreme weather events from climate change.