Flying vehicle test flight

Flying vehicle test flight

A test flight for a flying vehicle is conducted with two people on board in Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, on March 2, 2024. The southwestern Japan city is considering putting the vehicle, eyed as an ambulance, to practical use by fiscal 2027, to cater to local medical needs amid a shortage of doctors.

Flying vehicle test flight

Flying vehicle test flight

A test flight for a flying vehicle is conducted with two people on board in Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, on March 2, 2024. The southwestern Japan city is considering putting the vehicle, eyed as an ambulance, to practical use by fiscal 2027, to cater to local medical needs amid a shortage of doctors.

Flying vehicle test flight

Flying vehicle test flight

A test flight for a flying vehicle is conducted with two people on board in Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, on March 2, 2024. The southwestern Japan city is considering putting the vehicle, eyed as an ambulance, to practical use by fiscal 2027, to cater to local medical needs amid a shortage of doctors.

Flying vehicle test flight

Flying vehicle test flight

A test flight for a flying vehicle is conducted with two people on board in Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, on March 2, 2024. The southwestern Japan city is considering putting the vehicle, eyed as an ambulance, to practical use by fiscal 2027, to cater to local medical needs amid a shortage of doctors.

Local gov'ts focus on 'cloud computing' amid budgetary constraints

Local gov'ts focus on 'cloud computing' amid budgetary constraints

NOBEOKA, Japan - Two employees of the Nobeoka municipal government in Miyazaki Prefecture check Internet-based software for cloud computing, which enables them to use applications without installing them on their computers, on April 15, 2010.

Typhoon causes damage in Kyushu and Chugoku regions

Typhoon causes damage in Kyushu and Chugoku regions

NOBEOKA, Japan - A building collapsed in a probable tornado as a powerful typhoon moved northward on Sept. 18 in the Sea of Japan, leaving nine people dead and about 260 injured in southwestern Japan's Kyushu and Chugoku regions.

Typhoon causes damage in Kyushu and Chugoku regions

Typhoon causes damage in Kyushu and Chugoku regions

NOBEOKA, Japan - A man clears the roof of his house on Sept. 18 which was damaged by a powerful typhoon that struck southwestern Japan's Kyushu and Chugoku regions.

Plant fire nearly extinguished, evacuees return home

Plant fire nearly extinguished, evacuees return home

NOBEOKA, Japan - A trail of smoke is still seen rising at the nylon fiber plant of Asahi Kasei Corp. in Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, on March 13 after firefighters nearly extinguished the fire, which broke out on March 12. City officials lifted an evacuation advisory on 9,407 local residents around the plant.