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Small Companies in Ota Ward, Tokyo Collaborate to Realize Manufacturing Town’s Dream of Going into Space
Small and midsize companies are striving to develop lunar rovers and rockets in Ota Ward, Tokyo, ...
March 18, 2024
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2 Japanese Astronauts to Land on Moon under Artemis Program; Japanese-developed Lunar Rover Also under Consideration
The governments of Japan and the United States are considering an agreement that would see two Ja...
March 17, 2024
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Snakes Got An Evolutionary Leg Up on the Competition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Since first appearing during the age of dinosaurs, snakes have authored an...
March 16, 2024
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Stone Tools in Ukraine Offer Oldest Evidence of Humans in Europe
A dating method based on cosmic rays has identified stone tools found in western Ukraine as the o...
March 14, 2024
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Nobel Laureates Sound Alarm as Argentina Cuts Science Funding
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) — Sixty-eight Nobel laureates in chemistry, medicine, economics, and physi...
March 13, 2024
Technology
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Technology Developed by Japan Students Receives Attention at SXSW World Tech Event in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Digital technology developed in Japanese universities garnered attention at South...
March 19, 2024
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Pasona Conducts Flying Car Test on Awaji Island
AWAJI, Hyogo (Jiji Press) — Pasona Group Inc. on Sunday conducted a test of a flying car in the i...
March 11, 2024
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Hybrid Flying Car Demonstration in West Japan; Oita Pref. Govt. Seeking Increased Regional Accessibility
BUNGO-ONO, Oita — A demonstration of a hybrid flying car was recently held in Bungo-Ono, Oita Pre...
March 10, 2024
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Astronomers in Chile to Scour Universe with Car-Sized Mega Camera
LA SERENA, Chile (AFP-Jiji) — Surrounded by the desert mountains and clear blue sky of northern C...
March 1, 2024
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Lunar Lander Reactivated After Being Dormant for 2 Weeks; Communications Re-established with Earth
The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) was reactivated Sunday night and re-established co...
February 26, 2024
Environment
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N.Z. Opens 1st ‘Kiwi Hospital’ for Injured Birds
WELLINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — New Zealand opened its first hospital exclusively treating kiwi birds las...
March 16, 2024
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Tsushima Leopard Cat, a Critically Endangered National Protected Species, Suffers Damage from Vermin Traps; Solutions Not Easy
TSUSHIMA, Nagasaki — The Tsushima leopard cat, a nationally protected species that inhabits the r...
March 9, 2024
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Hundreds of Baby Sea Turtles Released Off Coast of Nicaragua in Conservation Effort
SANTA TERESA, Nicaragua (Reuters) — Nicaraguan authorities and volunteers released hundreds of ti...
March 6, 2024
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Tanzania Switches on 1st Turbine of Hydro Plant in World Heritage Site
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) — Tanzania has switched on the first turbine of a new hydroelectric plant...
March 6, 2024
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Scientists Study Levels of Toxic Mercury in Antarctic Seals, Whales
LIVINGSTON ISLAND, Antarctic (AFP-Jiji) — A gunshot interrupts the peaceful sleep of a leopard se...
February 28, 2024
Climate Change
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At Least 2 Mil. Animals Dead as Extreme Winter Weather Hits Mongolia
BAYANMUNKH SUM, Mongolia (AFP-Jiji) — More than two million animals have died in Mongolia so far ...
March 14, 2024
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JAL, Yokohama City to Cooperate on Recycled Cooking Oil Aviation Fuel Project; Looking for Local Support
YOKOHAMA — The Yokohama municipal government signed a deal on Wednesday with Japan Airlines Co. t...
March 3, 2024
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Study: Amazon Rainforest May Face Tipping Point by 2050
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The Amazon rainforest is facing a barrage of pressures that might tip it into lar...
February 21, 2024
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Japanese Government Unveils Liquefied CO2 Transportation Ship ‘Excool’
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry on Friday unveiled the liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) trans...
February 17, 2024
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Greenland Has Lost More Ice than Previously Thought
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Climate change has caused Greenland’s ice sheet to lose 20% more ice than previou...
February 14, 2024
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