TOKYO – Japanese police arrested the president of precision instrument maker Mitutoyo Corp. over the alleged export to Malaysia of equipment that can be used in making nuclear weapons, officials said ...

Satellite II) is scheduled to lift off from the Tanegashima Space Centre in southern Japan atop a Japanese H-IIA launcher on 14 December 2002 at 1.31 a.m. GMT. ADEOS-II is the follow-on to ADEOS-I and ...

Ilustration of the Hitomi x-ray astronomy satellite, launched by JAXA Feb. 17 with instruments from NASA and other space agencies. Credit: JAXA/Akihiro Ikeshita WASHINGTON — NASA is considering ...

The celebratory sound of taiko (drum) has become integral to many festivals and performances across Japan. For centuries, taiko artisans and ensembles have helped preserve and advance these ...

This article is part of a two-part series. To learn about a biwa master and her music lessons, see here. Traditional Japanese instruments, also known as wagakki, are an intrinsic part of Japan’s rich ...

Amid cold conditions at Marusan Hashimoto Co.'s studio, silk threads are stretched between hooks on pillars and excess glue wiped off with a cloth in a process for making strings for Japanese ...