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Trial planned to ship fresh fish with saltwater ice

TOKYO, Japan - A box of fish chilled by ice, made with seawater-like saltwater and in the consistency of snow to keep seafood fresh longer, is shown in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2014, by supermarket chain Daiei Inc. ahead of the start of a trial from Jan. 1, 2015, using the method to transport fresh fish from Otaru on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido to one of its stores in Chiba Prefecture east of the Japanese capital.

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Box launches services in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Aaron Levie, co-founder and chief executive officer of U.S. cloud storage company Box Inc., announces in Tokyo on May 20, 2014, that his company has launched services in Japan mainly for corporate customers, including data sharing through mobile devices.

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JT to launch 6 new brands in Jan.

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) said Dec. 1 it will take the unprecedented step of simultaneously launching six new cigarette brands (shown) on Jan. 7, in a bid to boost its domestic market share. The new brands are Mild Seven One Menthol Box, Bitter Valley, Fuji Renaissance, Fuji Renaissance 100's, Hi-Lite Menthol and BB Slugger.

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Convenience store inside post office opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Takeshi Niinami (R), president of Lawson Inc., operator of Lawson convenience stores, and Japan Post President Masaharu Ikuta (2nd from R) drop mail into a post box at Postal Lawson, Japan's first convenience store outlet inside a post office, during an opening ceremony at Yoyogi Post Office in Tokyo's Shibuya district on Aug. 5.

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Nisshinbo launches tissue boxes with Peanuts character designs

Nisshinbo Paper Products Inc. shows its tissue boxes featuring characters from Peanuts, the popular cartoon by Charles Schulz. The products, called "Cotton Feel Snoopy Box," went on sale on Oct. 1, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"HAL" robot suit to be introduced at Tokyo's Haneda airport

A man wearing a "HAL" robot suit carries a box at Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 2, 2015. Japan Airport Terminal Co. said the same day it will introduce three HAL robot suits at Haneda's domestic terminals in September. The suit, developed by Cyberdyne Inc., a robotics spin-off of the University of Tsukuba, helps workers lift heavy items. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Arrival of COVID-19 vaccine

A box containing coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. of the United States arrives at the National Hospital Organization's Nagoya Medical Center in Nagoya, central Japan, on Feb. 18, 2021.

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Arrival of COVID-19 vaccine

A box containing coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. of the United States arrives at the National Hospital Organization's Nagoya Medical Center in Nagoya, central Japan, on Feb. 18, 2021.

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Arrival of COVID-19 vaccine

A box containing coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. of the United States is put into an ultracold freezer at the National Hospital Organization's Nagoya Medical Center in Nagoya, central Japan, on Feb. 18, 2021.

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Panasonic to develop laundry-folding robot

Tetsuro Honma (L), president of Panasonic Corp.'s home appliance division Appliances Co., poses for a photo in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 7, 2015, after announcing the company's plan to develop a laundry-folding robot, dubbed "Laundroid," jointly with Daiwa House Industry Co. and robotics venture business Seven Dreamers Laboratories Inc. The black box in the center is a Laundroid prototype. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"HAL" robot suit to be introduced at Tokyo's Haneda airport

A man wearing a "HAL" robot suit carries a box at Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 2, 2015. Japan Airport Terminal Co. said the same day it will introduce three HAL robot suits at Haneda's domestic terminals in September. The suit, developed by Cyberdyne Inc., a robotics spin-off of the University of Tsukuba, helps workers lift heavy items. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Testing of drone delivery in Yamanashi Pref.

A drone flies in the Yamanashi Prefecture village of Kosuge on May 22, 2021, carrying a box of food set to be delivered to a mountainous area nearby. Industrial drone developer Aeronext Inc. is conducting a trial twice a week in June in the village where it takes 40 minutes by car to the nearest supermarket, aiming to have a working delivery service eventually.

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Testing of drone delivery in Yamanashi Pref.

Preparation is under way to conduct a test flight of a delivery drone in the Yamanashi Prefecture village of Kosuge on May 22, 2021, to carry a box of food to a mountainous area nearby. Industrial drone developer Aeronext Inc. is conducting a trial twice a week in June in the village where it takes 40 minutes by car to the nearest supermarket, aiming to have a working delivery service eventually.

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Trial planned to ship fresh fish with saltwater ice

TOKYO, Japan - A box of fish chilled by ice, made with seawater-like saltwater and in the consistency of snow to keep seafood fresh longer, is shown in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2014, by supermarket chain Daiei Inc. ahead of the start of a trial from Jan. 1, 2015, using the method to transport fresh fish from Otaru on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido to one of its stores in Chiba Prefecture east of the Japanese capital. (Kyodo)

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Sony's PlayStation 5 goes on sale

An employee at an electronics retail store in Kawasaki near Tokyo carries a box containing a PlayStation 5 on Nov. 12, 2020, after Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.'s next-generation video console went on sale earlier in the day.

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Drone delivery to isolated community after Typhoon Hagibis

A drone delivers a box containing daily necessities in Okutama, western Tokyo, on Oct. 28, 2019, to a community that has been isolated since a road collapsed due to Typhoon Hagibis earlier in the month. The Tokyo metropolitan government delivered food, toothbrushes and other necessities in cooperation with ANA Holdings Inc. and other entities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Drone delivery to isolated community after Typhoon Hagibis

A man loads a box containing daily necessities on a drone in Okutama, western Tokyo, on Oct. 28, 2019, to deliver it to a community that has been isolated since a road collapsed due to Typhoon Hagibis earlier in the month. The Tokyo metropolitan government delivered food, toothbrushes and other necessities in cooperation with ANA Holdings Inc. and other entities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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iPhone X on sale in Japan

A man holding an iPhone X box poses for photos in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2017, when the new model of Apple Inc.'s signature smartphone hit the market in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JT to launch 6 new brands in Jan.

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) said Dec. 1 it will take the unprecedented step of simultaneously launching six new cigarette brands (shown) on Jan. 7, in a bid to boost its domestic market share. The new brands are Mild Seven One Menthol Box, Bitter Valley, Fuji Renaissance, Fuji Renaissance 100's, Hi-Lite Menthol and BB Slugger.

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Convenience store inside post office opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Tsuyoshi Shinnami (R), president of Lawson Inc., operator of Lawson convenience stores, and Japan Post President Masaharu Ikuta (2nd from R) drop mail into a post box at Postal Lawson, Japan's first convenience store outlet inside a post office, during an opening ceremony at Yoyogi Post Office in Tokyo's Shibuya district on Aug. 5. (Kyodo)

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Microsoft's new video game console

TOKYO, Japan - The photo shows a new video game sole to be sold by software giant Microsoft Corp. from the fall of 2001. Tentatively called the X-Box, the console will feature a DVD drive and be capable of accessing the Internet. It will compete head to head with Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s PlayStation2 -- the game platform recently launched with great fanfare in Japan.

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Microsoft to sell new video game console next fall

TOKYO, March 10 Kyodo - Rick Thompson, vice president in charge of hardware at Microsoft Corp., speaking in a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on March 10, announces the U.S. software giant's plan to enter the lucrative home video game market in the fall of next year by launching its own game console tentatively called the ''X-Box.'' The console, which will feature a DVD drive and allow Internet access, will compete directly with Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s PlayStation 2 -- the game platform recently launched in Japan.