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Irish veterinarian cracks open Japan racing circles

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Deep Brillante (back) winning the Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse on May 27, 2012. The thoroughbred was raised at Paca Paca Farm, owned by Irish-born veterinarian Harry Sweeney, in Hidaka, Hokkaido.

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Irish veterinarian cracks open Japan racing circles

SAPPORO, Japan - Harry Sweeney, owner of Paca Paca Farm, checks on Love And Bubbles, mare of the Japanese Derby winner Deep Brillante, at his farm in Hidaka, Hokkaido on Nov. 28, 2012.

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Irish veterinarian cracks open Japan racing circles

SAPPORO, Japan - Harry Sweeney, owner of Paca Paca Farm, relaxes at his office in Hidaka, Hokkaido on Nov. 27, 2012.

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Irish veterinarian cracks open Japan racing circles

SAPPORO, Japan - Harry Sweeney, owner of Paca Paca Farm, kisses Love And Bubbles, mare of the Japanese Derby winner Deep Brillante, at his farm in Hidaka, Hokkaido on Nov. 28, 2012.

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University begins testing robots to deliver specimens

SAITAMA, Japan - Saitama Medical University tests robots to deliver specimens for clinical examinations at the university's International Medical Center in Hidaka, Saitama Prefecture, on July 4, 2012, aiming at freeing nurses and clinical laboratory technicians from such physical duties by teaming up with Panasonic Healthcare Co.

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University begins testing robots to deliver specimens

SAITAMA, Japan - Saitama Medical University tests robots to deliver specimens for clinical examinations at the university's International Medical Center in Hidaka, Saitama Prefecture, on July 4, 2012, aiming at freeing nurses and clinical laboratory technicians from such physical duties by teaming up with Panasonic Healthcare Co.

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Physicist Tonomura dies at 70

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 2006 shows Japanese physicist Akira Tonomura. A fellow at electronics giant Hitachi Ltd. tipped as a future Nobel Prize winner for years, Tonomura died of pancreatic cancer early on May 2, 2012, at a hospital in Hidaka, Saitama Prefecture. He was 70. Tonomura was known for developing electron holography for observing microscopic structures in matter using the wave nature of electrons and confirming the so-called Aharonov-Bohm effect, the existence of which had long been disputed among physicists.