SHIKOKU-CHUO, Ehime Prefecture--A flash of inspiration struck professor Hiromi Uchimura about eight years ago as he looked at a popular erasable pen. "Paper equipped with a timer feature could be ...

KAMIJIMA, Ehime Prefecture—With only 11 inhabitants, the tiny isle of Takaikamishima in the Seto Inland Sea is trying to stave off extinction by becoming the “manga island of the world.” ...

Elanco Animal Health Incorporated, an animal health company, innovates, develops, manufactures, and markets products for pets and farm animals worldwide. It offers pet health products, such as ...

Are the days of paying by cash for a latte or a newspaper nearly gone? Alice and Neil discuss Neil's fondness for loose change... Tea comes in different forms – milky, sweet or spicy. Alice and ...

Neil and Sophie talk about gene editing, designer babies and how many errors Neil might have in his genetic code. How generous are you? Neil and Sophie discuss Mark Zuckerberg and what it takes to ...

Sunny with a high of 76 °F (24.4 °C). Winds variable at 5 to 7 mph (8 to 11.3 kph). Night - Cloudy. Winds variable at 4 to 6 mph (6.4 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 58 °F (14.4 °C ...

Shikoku’s Ehime Prefecture has been selected as the host of Velo-City 2027, the annual world cycling summit of the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), becoming the first destination in Japan to ...