Now playing Next no comment Clean-up of shores covered with pumice stones due to underwater volcanic eruption underway Okinawa Prefecture in southwestern Japan has begun removing large volumes of pumice stones that have drifted into a port in Kunigami Village. 29/10/2021
Now playing Next Japan Japan's Princess Mako loses royal status by marrying a commoner The Imperial House Law allows only male succession. Female members of the royal family must renounce their royal status when they marry a commoner. 26/10/2021
Now playing Next Japan Japan's hydrogen power play IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN In this episode of Green Japan we focus on the power of hydrogen as an alternative energy to fossil fuels 25/10/2021
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Now playing Next Japan Japan's new leader dissolves parliament, paving way for new elections At the announcement, all 465 lower house lawmakers stood up, shouted “banzai” three times and left. 14/10/2021
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Now playing Next Travel News This ‘smart’ facemask can translate what you say into 8 languages A Japanese robotics company has invented a face mask that can translate across languages. We also take a look at other interesting pandemic innovations. 30/09/2021
Now playing Next Japan Japan's Fumio Kishida set to become new prime minister after vote Kishida promised action on COVID-19 resurgence and to counter China in the region. 29/09/2021
Now playing Next world news Wary of China, leaders of India, Australia, Japan and the US meet Concern is growing about China's behaviour in the Indo-Pacific region, in particular its repeated flying of warplanes close to Taiwan. 25/09/2021
Now playing Next Work Robots are here to 'liberate' us from boring work, claims Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son, one of Japan's wealthiest people, said a future generation of practical "smart robots" would "replace" the entire human working population. 15/09/2021
Now playing Next Japan Japanese PM poised to resign after bowing out of party vote Yoshihide Suga came under fire for his handling of the pandemic and for holding the Olympics despite the public’s health concerns. 03/09/2021
Now playing Next Health news Japan reports more contamination in Moderna vaccines from Spain Japan has detected black particles in more vials of the Moderna coronavirus vaccines imported from Spain. 01/09/2021
Now playing Next Health news Two die in Japan after receiving suspended Moderna COVID vaccines The Japanese government had suspended the Moderna vaccine earlier this week over concerns of contaminants in 1.63 million vaccine doses. 29/08/2021
Now playing Next Health news Tokyo Paralympics putting Japan’s accessibility issues in spotlight Activists have welcomed the progress made on accessibility and inclusion issues but warn that there is still a long way to go in changing attitudes towards disabled people in Japan. 27/08/2021
Now playing Next Japan Japan suspends use of 1.63m Moderna vaccines over contamination fears Officials have asked Moderna to conduct an emergency investigation and told medical institutions to stop using the vaccine produced in Spain. 26/08/2021
Now playing Next no comment Fireworks mark start of Tokyo2020 Paralympic Games Fireworks light up the sky above Tokyo's National Stadium as the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games kick off, with people gathering outside the stadium, hoping to taste the atmosphere despite being locked out. 24/08/2021
Now playing Next world news Japanese FM discusses de-escalation with Iranian officials The Iranian president met Sunday with Japan's foreign minister in the capital of Tehran and the two discussed de-escalation of tensions in the region, Iranian news agencies reported. 22/08/2021
Now playing Next no comment Robot cafe offers new spin on disability inclusion in Tokio At a Tokyo cafe, robots are intended to be more than just a gimmick, offering job opportunities for those who cannot work outside their homes. The robots are remotely controlled by disabled people, who can also communicate with customers via the robot. 20/08/2021