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The Japanese government is betting on a Tokyo-based startup called ispace to help it land on and explore the moon.

A very rare sea turtle was caught in a salmon net by a Japanese fisherman before being released back into the waters of northern Hokkaido.

Diggers have broken through the Chuo Shinkansens main tunnel of the futuristic maglev line for the first time since excavation began in March last year.

When we think of luminescent creatures, we often envision fireflies emitting a fantastical, soft glow, or the stunning bioluminescence of deep-sea creatures like jellyfish and firefly squids. However, a new discovery has emerged after an 80-year hiatus - the glowing snail.

A tsunami advisory was temporarily issued for a wide area along Japans Pacific coast on Monday morning, despite no earthquakes with a seismic intensity of 1 or higher being observed.

An international group of scientists say they have observed antimatter falling downwards under the Earths gravity.

A scientific survey conducted by a Japanese government research team on Nishinoshima Island, a volcanic island in the Ogasawara Archipelago, reveals bird numbers have decreased while the habitat for insects has expanded.

Japan has a plastic problem. Thanks in part to an overabundance of packaging, the country is the second largest producer of plastic waste per capita.

Tokyo-based start-up Tsubame Industries has developed a 4.5-meter-tall, four-wheeled robot that looks like ‘Mobile Suit Gundam’ from the wildly popular Japanese animation series, and it can be yours for $3 million

A scientific survey conducted by a Japanese government research team on Nishinoshima Island, a volcanic island in the Ogasawara Archipelago, reveals bird numbers have decreased while the habitat for insects has expanded.