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Detention of Japanese Astellas Pharma Employee in China May be Prolonged; Specific Actions that Led to Detention Not Revealed by Beijing
BEIJING — A Japanese man, who was detained by Chinese authorities, will likely continue to remain...
March 21, 2025
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iPS Cell Transplantation Helps 2 Paralyzed Patients Improve Motor Functions; Research Team Says Cells ‘Repaired Damage’
The Yomiuri ShimbunKeio University Prof. Masaya Nakamura, center, speaks at a news conference in Yok...
March 22, 2025
Science
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iPS Cell Transplantation Helps 2 Paralyzed Patients Improve Motor Functions; Research Team Says Cells ‘Repaired Damage’
The Yomiuri ShimbunKeio University Prof. Masaya Nakamura, center, speaks at a news conference in Yok...
March 22, 2025
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Detention of Japanese Astellas Pharma Employee in China May be Prolonged; Specific Actions that Led to Detention Not Revealed by Beijing
BEIJING — A Japanese man, who was detained by Chinese authorities, will likely continue to remain...
March 21, 2025
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Japanese Astronaut Onishi, 3 Others Aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 Lift Off; 3rd Japanese to Serve as ISS Commander
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Takuya Onishi and three other astr...
March 15, 2025
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Mt. Vesuvius Eruption Brought Vitrification to Victim’s Brain
It was a surprising discovery when scientists examining the remains of a man who died in bed in t...
March 14, 2025
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Tools Made from Elephant, Hippo Bones Show Ingenuity of Human Ancestors
An assemblage of tools found in Tanzania that was fashioned about 1.5 million years ago from the ...
March 14, 2025
Technology
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Odor-Detecting Drone Uses Silkworm Moth Antennae; Researchers Hope to Use It for Disaster Rescue
NAGANO — Researchers at Shinshu University and another institution have developed an odor-detecti...
March 16, 2025
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Japanese Telecom Giants Promote Open RAN Technology at Mobile World Congress; Aiming to Challenge European, Chinese Dominance
BARCELONA — A growing number of Japanese telecom giants and equipment manufacturers are advocatin...
March 7, 2025
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Toray Develops Technology for Recycling Nylon in Airbags, Aiming for Large-scale Use in FY30
Toray Industries, Inc. said Wednesday that it had developed a technology to recycle nylon 66, a t...
February 20, 2025
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Japan Successfully Launched 5th H3 Rocket Sunday; Rocket Carried Satellite to Further Improve Positioning System
Japan’s fifth H3 large-scale rocket with a satellite positioning system on board was successfully...
February 3, 2025
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Japan Firm Begins Testing Self-Driving Service in Tokyo’s Odaiba District; Passengers Can Reserve Rides Free of Charge Through App
Testing has begun on a self-driving transport service that will pick up passengers and run on pub...
January 26, 2025
Environment
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Southern Greece Reveals Eu‘s Challenge to Conserve Water
NAFPLION, Greece (Reuters) — In the Argolida region of southern Greece, water escapes through cra...
March 13, 2025
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Nighttime Excursions on Etna Spark Safety Concerns
ROME (Reuters) — Tourists climbing Sicily’s Mt. Etna volcano at night in sneakers and light cloth...
March 6, 2025
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Japan ‘Poop Master’ Gives Back to Nature
SAKURAGAWA, Ibaraki (AFP-Jiji) — When nature calls, Masana Izawa has followed the same routine fo...
February 27, 2025
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No New Clothes: South Korean Climate Activist Targets Hyperconsumption
SEOUL (AFP-Jiji) — Recovering South Korean shopaholic-turned-climate activist Lee So-yeon used to...
February 26, 2025
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Dead Sea ‘Ecological Disaster,’ but No One Can Agree How to Fix It
EIN GEDI, Israel (AFP-Jiji) — An abandoned lifeguard cabin, a rusty pier and mangled umbrellas ar...
February 22, 2025
Climate Change
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Warming Makes Reservoir Winter Resort for Cranes
GIFFAUMONT-CHAMPAUBERT, France (AFP-Jiji) — The Lac du Der was once just a passing glimpse for hu...
February 27, 2025
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Wilted Leaves on Argentina’s Farms Signal Bigger Hit to Harvest
VEINTICINCO DE MAYO, Argentina (Reuters) — Standing in his fields among tall, dry corn plants, fa...
February 12, 2025
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Top Climate Scientist: 2 C Climate Goal ‘Dead’
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — Holding long-term global warming to 2 C — the fallback target of the Pari...
February 12, 2025
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Mega-Iceberg Drifts toward Antarctic Penguin Island
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The world’s biggest iceberg — more than twice the size of London — could drift...
February 5, 2025
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Uruguay Bucks 2024 Global Warming Trend
MONTEVIDEO (AFP-Jiji) — The world experienced its hottest year since records began in 2024, but i...
January 23, 2025
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