Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, turned 21 on Thursday.
The Princess has been performing official duties as an adult member of the Imperial family since coming of age last year.
NHK has learned that Japanese machinery maker IHI has developed technology to use ammonia as a fuel for thermal power generation, potentially cutting carbon dioxide emissions by more than half.
IHI has been working to develop technology for the "co-firing" of natural gas and ammonia. Ammonia does not emit carbon dioxide when burnt.
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Japan's Emperor and Empress, turned 19 on Tuesday.
The princess enrolled in Gakushuin University in April.
Japan's Empress Emerita Michiko turned 86 on Tuesday.
She and her husband, Emperor Emeritus Akihito, have been living at a temporary residence in Tokyo since late March. They have refrained from going out or accepting guests amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Terrifying security camera footage has captured the moment a pickup truck inexplicably turned into oncoming traffic along a four-lane motorway in Hungary.
Japan's Prince Hisahito turns 14 on Sunday. He is the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the throne after his father, Crown Prince Akishino.
Prince Hisahito became a second grader at a junior high school in Tokyo in April. While the school was closed due to the coronavirus until early June, he went to class on-line.
Ever wondered what it might be like to race Mario Kart in real-life? While we don’t think it’s a good idea to actually drive a car around and fling stuff at people, Nintendo might have the solution in the next best thing – Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit.
This is a new game that the company has announced that was developed in partnership with Velan Studios. It basically relies on augmented reality and a physical Mario Kart toy racing car that you can setup pretty much anywhere you want, essentially turning any location, such as your living room, into a race course.
In the past few months, we’ve seen how various camera makes such as Fujifilm, Canon, and Olympus release software for computers that easily turns their cameras into webcams without the need for third-party software or capture cards. Sony was missing from that list, but not anymore.
Sony has since released the Imaging Edge Webcam software that will turn compatible Sony cameras into webcams quickly and easily. All you need to do is download the software from Sony’s website, connect it to your computers, and you’re good to go! For now, the software only supports Windows 10, and we’re not sure if there are plans to eventually support macOS as well, but we wouldn’t be surprised if the version of macOS were to arrive later.
When cooking steak at home, lean meat is a recommended choice.
Parts labeled as "beef round" ("momo") or "rump" ("rampu") are lean meat fit for steak. While the round is simple and light, the rump covering the hip to the rump is richer and softer.