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Justin Bachman
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
May 14, 2022
Era of lost connectivity on in-flight Wi-Fi may be nearing an end
A spate of new in-flight connection deals in recent weeks, including the first aircraft contracts signed by SpaceX¡¯s Starlink satellite unit, aim to make high-speed Wi-Fi less glitch-free.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 24, 2021
Massive Webb telescope may see close to the beginning of time
When it begins its work in mid-2022, the telescope will help scientists study some of the earliest light in the universe and peer more closely at planets in other galaxies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 1, 2021
Honda sees its future in air taxis, rockets and moon robots
With its ¡®2030 Vision,¡± the automaker is betting big on how people will work, travel and spend leisure time in the future.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 18, 2021
Frozen Texans rely on wits and dogs to find warmth and water
The winter blitz and power outages that have crippled Texas are testing the boundaries of rugged individualism across the Lone Star state.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 29, 2018
NASA unveils program aimed at preventing an asteroid apocalypse
Among Earth¡¯s natural disasters, the one humans probably ponder least is asteroids, huge objects zipping through our solar system at ludicrous speeds.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 15, 2018
High-speed rail now gives flight routes in Asia and Europe a run for their money
Across Asia and Europe, high-speed rail is providing a competitive alternative to air travel on the same routes, in terms of price and the all-important barometer of time.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
New ¡®Katsu Curry Index¡¯ aims to show how weak the yen really is
A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Mexican man arrested over attempt to smuggle some 200 lizards into Japan
Mexican alligator lizards seized by Tokyo Customs from a Mexican man who attempted to smuggle them into Japan on Saturday through Haneda Airport
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

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