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To baldly grow: Japan scientists regrow hair at record rate

The study used two kinds of cells placed in silicone containers to cultivate "hair follicle germs".

06 Feb 2018 2:07 PM

Robot prepares coffee at a new cafe in Japan

Sawyer debuted at Henna Cafe in Tokyo's downtown business and shopping district of Shibuya.

03 Feb 2018 10:09 AM

New method may lead to hair loss therapy

The regenerated hair exhibited the typical hair cycle of murine hair.

03 Feb 2018 10:02 AM

New blood test accurately detects Alzheimer's in advance

Progress in developing new therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer's disease has been disappointingly slow.

01 Feb 2018 2:19 PM

Japanese birds' 'snake' calls conjure mental images

Researchers played recordings of songbird calls warning of a snake. Find out what happened next.

30 Jan 2018 12:25 PM

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China making spy plane to operate from aircraft carrier and detect stealth jets

Beijing-based military expert Li Jie said the new surveillance plane could also become a command centre in the air.

27 Jan 2018 8:28 PM

Fujitsu to sell off its mobile phone unit

Thanks to the rise of Apple and Samsung, many of these makers had to actually shut shop.

26 Jan 2018 4:17 PM

At least 16 injured in volcanic eruption at ski resort in Japan

Nine civilians were injured by volcanic rocks, while seven people — six soldiers and one civilian skier — were hit by an avalanche.

23 Jan 2018 4:13 PM

Japanese trains bark like dogs so deer don’t get run over

Deer often congregate to lick the train tracks in the evening and late at night – which, sadly, leads to regular collisions.

19 Jan 2018 4:12 PM

Another N Korean ‘ghost ship’ washes up on Japan shore with corpses onboard

According to senior official, it is difficult to identify the bodies as they had begun to decompose.

16 Jan 2018 11:53 AM

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Manhole art attempts to give sewers in Japan a different image

Veteran spotter Shoji Morimoto's passion for covers was fuelled after noticing that the city of Fukui sported two phoenixes on its manholes.

14 Jan 2018 3:41 PM

In embarrassing mishap, wing panel of Japan PM's official jet falls off

ASDF spokesperson said, 'The air force would conduct an investigation to determine why the panel had fallen off Abe's plane.'

12 Jan 2018 12:58 PM

Japan begins chicken cull after bird flu outbreak confirmed

Confirmation of the outbreak, which was reported earlier in the week, marked the country’s first cases of bird flu in poultry this winter.

12 Jan 2018 8:15 AM

US apologises to Japan over recent series of military accidents

Onodera has said he hoped to depart for Hawaii to meet top the US commander in the Pacific, Harry Harris, to discuss the issue.

09 Jan 2018 12:28 PM

New humanoid robot sweats during exercise

The robot has an artificial perspiration system.

02 Jan 2018 6:37 PM

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Poor zinc supply to lung cells behind respiratory diseases

It also suggests that treatment for these diseases cannot be performed merely with zinc supplements.

01 Jan 2018 11:00 AM

Punishment not effective to make humans cooperate: study

Punishment seems to have an overall demoralising effect.

28 Dec 2017 1:38 PM

Nanowire device can detect cancer with urine test

Researchers have developed a novel medical device that can efficiently capture these EVs, and potentially use them to screen for cancer.

27 Dec 2017 2:58 PM

Japan panda cub meets media before public debut

The healthy female cub was born in June, five years after her mother, Shin Shin, lost another cub within days of its birth.

18 Dec 2017 4:03 PM

Countries come together asking Japan to stop whale killing

Apart from EU, 12 countries including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, New Zealand and others too ask for culling to be curbed.

18 Dec 2017 12:59 PM

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