A private small rocket named 'Kairos,' which exploded five seconds after takeoff during its March launch, is now set to make another attempt in December from a site in Kushimoto Town, Wakayama Prefecture. (News On Japan)

In anticipation of 'Disaster Prevention Day' on September 1, a massive underground tunnel designed to protect communication cables from disasters was unveiled to the media on August 22. (News On Japan)

As preparations ramp up for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, the symbolic giant wooden roof, known as the "Grand Ring," was visible in its full circular form at the venue on Wednesday. (Kyodo)

In 2023, Japan ran a digital trade deficit of about 5.5 trillion yen or $37 billion, meaning that they imported trillions of yen more in software licenses, cloud, and other services than they exported. (Asianometry)

Typhoons have been charting unusual paths this year, making landfall on the Pacific side of Tohoku, sparking keen interest in a new variety of rice that can withstand such disasters. (News On Japan)

In a world first, gas extracted from methane hydrate, a next-generation energy resource, has been successfully used as fuel. (News On Japan)

A rare simultaneous view of a meteor shower and the Northern Lights was photographed in Hokkaido, northern Japan, as the Perseid meteor shower peaked on Monday night. (NHK)

Japan has issued its first-ever advisory on higher-than-usual risks of a megaquake after an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 jolted on Thursday at the edge of a tremulous seabed zone along the Pacific coast known as the Nankai Trough. A possible Nankai megaquake and tsunami disaster could kill hundreds of thousands of people and cause a trillion-dollar damage to Japan. (WION)

Approximately 30% of people tested showed levels of concern in blood tests for the carcinogenic organic fluorine compounds known as PFAS, according to experts. (News On Japan)

The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium captured the rare moment of a 'Black Manta' giving birth on August 5, an event seldom seen worldwide. While typical mantas have white bellies, this newborn is an entirely black specimen, a rarity. (News On Japan)

Nissan is testing a new paint developed from Chinese materials technology that can lower a car's temperature by reflecting sunlight and applying radiative cooling. (News On Japan)

A Japanese company has unveiled groundbreaking footage capturing a close-up of space junk for the first time, with debris from an H2A rocket launched in 2009. (News On Japan)

A dinosaur fossil found in a stratum dating back approximately 110 million years (Early Cretaceous) in Tamba-Sasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture, has been identified as a new genus and species of the small carnivorous dinosaur family Troodontidae, which is closely related to birds. (News On Japan)

Japan's space business, predicted to grow into a 200 trillion yen industry, is on the cusp of innovation as global competition intensifies. (News On Japan)

Japanese scientists have attached living skin to robot faces to make them “smile”. The University of Tokyo published its findings in late June 2024, along with a video of the material being stretched into an unsettling grin. (South China Morning Post)

In Kiyosato, Hokkaido, cherry salmon are making their way back from the Sea of Okhotsk to rivers to spawn as the breeding season approaches. These fish are showcasing their powerful jumps, attempting to scale a waterfall approximately 2.5 meters high. (News On Japan)

A new variant, KP.3, different from those before, has emerged, and some say we are now in the 11th wave. The new variant is highly contagious, with symptoms primarily including throat pain and fever. (News On Japan)

An eruption of Sakurajima on July 14th that sent plumes of smoke as high as 4,500 meters has been captured on camera. (News On Japan)