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Japan rolls out 'humble and lovable' delivery robots
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» FUJISAWA (JAPAN) - "Excuse me, coming through," a four-wheeled robot chirps as it dodges pedestrians on a street outside Tokyo, part of an experiment businesses hope will tackle labour shortages and rural isolation.
New-look European golf tour to host first tournament in Japan
AFP, Published on 24/11/2021
» TOKYO - The new-look European Tour will make its first foray into the lucrative Japan golf market in 2022 after adding the ISPS Handa Championship to next year's recently announced schedule.
Original Apple computer built by Jobs and Wozniak sells for B13m
AFP, Published on 10/11/2021
» LOS ANGELES: An original Apple computer, hand-built by company founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak 45 years ago, sold for US$400,000 (13 million baht) at auction in the United States on Tuesday.
Original Apple computer built by Jobs and Wozniak to be auctioned
AFP, Published on 09/11/2021
» LOS ANGELES: An original Apple computer, hand-built by company founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak 45 years ago, goes under the hammer in the United States on Tuesday.
Tokyo's Nikkei plunges more than 2% on China debt crisis fears
AFP, Published on 21/09/2021
» TOKYO: Tokyo's key Nikkei 225 index plunged more than two percent at the open on Tuesday, extending Wall Street falls on contagion fears from the expected collapse of debt-plagued Chinese property giant Evergrande.
Troubled Tokyo Olympics set to open under Covid cloud
AFP, Published on 23/07/2021
» TOKYO: The most troubled Olympics in modern history finally get under way in Tokyo on Friday, struggling to emerge from the clutches of Covid-19 after a one-year postponement following a build-up marred by scandal and controversy.
Major firms urge Japan to bolster 2030 renewables goal
AFP, Published on 18/01/2021
» TOKYO: Major firms including Sony, Panasonic and Nissan on Monday urged the Japanese government to make its 2030 renewable energy target twice as ambitious.
Tesla cuts battery cost on road to $25K model
AFP, Published on 23/09/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla on Tuesday said it is slashing battery costs to speed a global shift to renewable energy, and could have a $25,000 self-driving model available in three years or so.
China tries to flip the pandemic script, starring a 'reborn' Wuhan
AFP, Published on 06/09/2020
» WUHAN, China: China is recasting Wuhan as a heroic coronavirus victim and trying to throw doubt on the pandemic's origin story as it aims to seize the narrative at a time of growing global distrust of Beijing.
Top 14's salary cap reduction underlines changing of the guard
AFP, Published on 15/07/2020
» PARIS - The French Top 14 has attracted some of the world's biggest names such as ex-All Blacks Dan Carter, Ma'a Nonu and Tana Umaga, former England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson or more recently South Africa's Rugby World Cup winners Handre Pollard and Eben Etzebeth, thanks to sumptuous wages.