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SONY'S BIG BET ON 3D SENSORS THAT CAN SEE THE WORLD
All told, the market for these 3-D sensors will expand three-fold to 4.5 billion by 2022, according to researcher Yole Developpement, approaching Sony's current revenue from image sensors... READ MORE›
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U.S., SOUTH KOREAN AND JAPANESE WARPLANES CARRY OUT SHOW OF FORCE AGAINST NORTH KOREA
Cashiers work at the Potonggang department store in Pyongyang, North Korea, June 19, 2017... READ MORE›
WHY NORTH KOREA THREATENED GUAM, THE TINY U.S. TERRITORY WITH BIG MILITARY POWER
It was unclear Tuesday whether the Pentagon had elevated the readiness posture of its Guam-based fleet of ships and planes following the threat from North Korea... READ MORE›
POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE HITS ECUADOR; DOZENS KILLED
A major earthquake hit Ecuador's central coast, killing dozens as it buckled homes and knocked out power hundreds of miles away, authorities said... READ MORE›
JAPAN EARTHQUAKE: POWERFUL NEW TREMOR IN KUMAMOTO
Japan is regularly hit by earthquakes but stringent building codes mean that they rarely cause significant damage... READ MORE›
JAPANESE SACRED ISLAND WHERE WOMEN ARE BANNED GETS UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LISTING
Priests from Munakata Taisha, a group of Shinto shrines, are in principle permitted to travel to worship at the island's 17th century shrine, Okitsu... READ MORE›
7.8-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS ECUADOR - VIDEO
At least 77 people were killed when a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador, destroying buildings and a bridge and sending terrified residents dashing from their homes... READ MORE›
RESCUE UNDER WAY AFTER MASSIVE TREMOR
Rescue efforts are under way in south-western Japan after a second powerful earthquake in two days hits the region, reportedly killing at least 15 people... READ MORE›
JAPAN EARTHQUAKE: SEARCH FOR KYUSHU SURVIVORS INTENSIFIES
The search for survivors of two powerful earthquakes that struck the south-western Japanese island of Kyushu has intensified... READ MORE›
OSAKA'S ANCIENT BURIAL MOUNDS EYED FOR WORLD HERITAGE STATUS BUT CLEAR EXPLANATIONS ELUDE
The government's decision in late July to nominate a group of 49 ancient burial sites in southern Osaka Prefecture for UNESCO World Heritage status has rai... READ MORE›
BIRD FLU FORCES CULL OF 22 MILLION POULTRY
Previous cases In 2014, South Korea had culled 14 million birds amid a bird flu outbreak... READ MORE›
DOZENS KILLED AS 7.8-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS ECUADOR
But by 0256 GMT the centre said the tsunami threat from this earthquake has now mostly passed ... READ MORE›
SACRED MEN-ONLY ISLAND SET TO BE GRANTED UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE STATUS
A UNESCO advisory body has recommended adding to the World Heritage list the island of Okinoshima, an ancient religious site in Fukuoka Prefecture where wo... READ MORE›
MORE POWERFUL MAGNITUDE-7.3 QUAKE ROCKS KUMAMOTO, KILLS DOZENS
Another strong earthquake rocked Kumamoto Prefecture early Saturday, killing dozens and injuring hundreds more, bringing the combined death toll since Thursday to at least 41... READ MORE›
JAPAN HIT BY SECOND POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE
He called off a visit to Kumamoto on Saturday after the new earthquakes struck... READ MORE›
KUMAMOTO RESIDENTS PICK UP THE PIECES FOLLOWING KYUSHU'S STRONGEST QUAKE
It was just like the Great Hanshin Earthquake or the Great East Japan Earthquake... READ MORE›
QA DO QUAKES SIGNAL AN EPIDEMIC SCIENTISTS SAY NO
Earthquakes of magnitudes exceeding 7.0 struck Japan and Ecuador just hours apart on Saturday... READ MORE›
DEATH TOLL RISES AS SECOND MASSIVE QUAKE HITS JAPAN
The earthquake hit Kumamoto prefecture for a second time following a 6.4 earthquake on April 14, 2016, that killed nine people... READ MORE›
US FLIES STEALTH JETS AND BOMBERS OVER KOREAN PENINSULA AMID TENSIONS WITH PYONGYANG
South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo told lawmakers on Monday that it is not proper to reintroduce US nuclear weapons... READ MORE›
2 DAYS AFTER NORTH KOREA MISSILE TEST A SHOW OF US AIRPOWER
The United States and South Korea completed their annual joint military exercises by flying warplanes two days after a North Korean missile test over Japan... READ MORE›
AMERICAN POWS USED FOR LIVE EXPERIMENTS IN JAPAN, ACCORDING TO NEW MUSEUM
But one small section provides details of a darker chapter in the university's history, according to Kyodo News... READ MORE›
OBAMA IS ONLY LATEST VISITOR TO BYPASS NAGASAKI
Still, she said, the Nagasaki survivors should at least be invited to the ceremony in Hiroshima... READ MORE›
ANOTHER SON RISES IN JAPAN SEEKING TO IMPROVE THE WORLD
He's also the youngest brother of Masayoshi Son, chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp... READ MORE›
MORE THAN 40 ARE CONFIRMED DEAD IN JAPAN EARTHQUAKES
Aftershocks shook the area throughout Saturday, more than 100 of them strong enough to damage buildings, the Meteorological Agency reported... READ MORE›
IN PICTURES: AFTER THE KUMAMOTO QUAKES
Here is a selection of photos documenting the extensive damage, the rescue efforts and the difficult situation facing thousands of local residents who have had to leave their homes... READ MORE›
BATTLESHIP ISLAND A SYMBOL OF JAPAN'S PROGRESS OR REMINDER OF ITS DARK HISTORY?
Japan seeks Unesco recognition for Hashima island, known as Battleship island, but the bid makes no mention of its history as a site of slave labour... READ MORE›
POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE STRIKES JAPAN FOR SECOND DAY
About 900 people were treated for injuries caused by the earthquakes on Saturday, NHK reported... READ MORE›
EARTHQUAKE STRIKES ISLAND IN JAPAN KILLING AT LEAST 9
The earthquake knocked an out-of-service Shinkansen bullet train off its rails, JR Kyushu Railway reported... READ MORE›
DESPITE ASSURANCES, QUAKES PROMPT CALLS TO SWITCH OFF JAPAN'S NUCLEAR REACTORS
Calls in and outside of Japan are growing to shut down the nations' only two operating reactors at the Sendai plant in Kagoshima Prefecture... READ MORE›
U.S. OSPREYS WIN JAPANESE HEARTS AND MINDS WITH QUAKE RELIEF FLIGHTS
Japan ordered five Ospreys last year, making it the first foreign force to buy it... READ MORE›
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: THE KUMAMOTO EARTHQUAKES
Here are some questions and answers on seismic activity in Japan What type of earthquakes struck Kumamoto?... READ MORE›