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Chinese cluster now world's top innovation hotspot: UN
AFP, Published on 01/09/2025
» GENEVA - Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou has overtaken Tokyo-Yokohama to become the world's top cluster for innovation, the United Nations said Monday.
Huge quake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunami warnings
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» TOKYO - Tsunamis hit parts of Russia's Far East and Japan on Wednesday after a huge magnitude 8.8 earthquake, with warnings in place around the Pacific of waves of over three metres (10 feet) in places.
'Purpose-driven' Springboks braced for England showdown
AFP, Published on 20/10/2023
» PARIS - For most rugby players the glory of getting your hands on the Webb Ellis cup would be motivation enough to lay your body on the line in a World Cup semi-final.
'It hurts my heart': Japan's Kanto massacre, 100 years on
AFP, Published on 31/08/2023
» TOKYO - This week Japan marks 100 years since the Great Kanto Earthquake that killed 105,000 people. Less well known is the subsequent massacre of thousands of ethnic Koreans that haunts the community to this day.
Plastic pirouettes: Japan's recycled bottle ballet
AFP, Published on 20/01/2023
» YOKOHAMA (JAPAN) - The dancers' futuristic headgear glints under the lights at a top ballet show, but just two months ago their plastic costumes were sticky bottles tossed into a Tokyo recycling bin.
'Guerrilla' sales, crowdsourcing: Japan's game console crunch
AFP, Published on 05/07/2022
» TOKYO - It's still dark when the line starts forming outside an electronics store in Tokyo, as desperate gamers try to snag the latest PlayStation or Xbox despite chronic shortages in Japan.
Asteroid samples contain clues to origin of life, say Japan scientists
AFP, Published on 10/06/2022
» TOKYO: Asteroid dust collected by a Japanese space probe contains organic material that shows some of the building blocks of life on Earth may have been formed in space, scientists said Friday.
Prettier in pink: Remaking Japan's cherry blossom season
AFP, Published on 23/04/2022
» YUKI, Japan: Japan's famed cherry blossom season blankets the country in the delicate white flowers of the prized and popular "somei-yoshino" tree, delighting residents and visitors alike. But some want change.
Golovkin's blockbuster Canelo trilogy at stake in Murata showdown
AFP, Published on 06/04/2022
» TOKYO: Middleweight great Gennady Golovkin returns to the ring for the first time in 16 months on Saturday, where victory against Japan's Ryota Murata could set up a long-awaited third fight against Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez.
Bumpy road as ageing Japan bets on self-driving cars
AFP, Published on 16/09/2021
» TOKYO: With an ageing population in need of transport, Japan is betting on autonomous cars, but an accident involving a self-driving showcase at the Paralympics illustrates the challenges ahead.