Japanese coat hugs you and whispers in your ear - video

Video Wed 10 Apr, AT 15:00

Engineering students unveil a high-tech coat for lonely men that simulates a woman's squeeze

Nikkei hits five-year high

One-Minute Read Fri 5 Apr, AT 10:37

Bank of Japan 'deadly serious about their plans to reflate economy'

Grounded Dreamliners just the latest bad news for Boeing

Brief Wed 16 Jan, AT 08:49

As ANA and Japan Airlines ground their 787 fleets, half world's Dreamliners are now out of action

Cat tail for humans wags if you're happy - video

Video Thu 3 Jan, AT 12:14

A fluffy tail that monitors your heart rate offers a new way to express feelings, says inventor

World condemns North Korea after successful missile test

First Reaction Wed 12 Dec, AT 08:45

Long-range missile puts satellite into orbit, but tests could be part of nuclear programme

Hitachi makes £20bn nuke investment

One-Minute Read Wed 31 Oct, AT 12:21

Japanese engineering giant's investment in the British nuclear sector will create up to 14,000 new jobs

Nobel Prize for Medicine goes to John Gurdon for ‘pluripotent cells'

One-Minute Read Mon 8 Oct, AT 13:33

Sir John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka share prize for work in reprogramming stem cells

Bagan, Burma, Myanmar

Burma gives Japan a place on edge of its commercial capital

Business Digest Wed 3 Oct, AT 09:00

Japan offers Burma $18bn in aid, investment and debt forgiveness for special economic zone

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