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Japan H-2A Rocket Launch Postponed Again
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Monday that the launch of the 49th unit ...
September 16, 2024
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Japan Is Next Level for Retro Game Collectors
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — U.S. tourist David Madrigal is over the moon after paying $200 for a “vintage”...
September 19, 2024
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2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Visitors to Be Able to Touch Sample of Martian Meteorite; Meteorite Also to Be on Display at Expo
Visitors to the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo will be able to touch a sample of a Martian meteorite that...
September 18, 2024
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Martian Meteorite to be Showcased at 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo; 1st Time to be on Public Display
The government has decided that a Martian meteorite discovered by the Japanese Antarctic Research...
September 16, 2024
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Study: U.S. Bat Decline Triggered at Least 1,300 Infant Deaths
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — A collapse in North America’s bat population led to a surge in pesticide ...
September 19, 2024
Science
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Study: U.S. Bat Decline Triggered at Least 1,300 Infant Deaths
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — A collapse in North America’s bat population led to a surge in pesticide ...
September 19, 2024
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Blood Tests Allow Estimates of Women’s Cardio Risks, Study Says
Women’s heart disease risks and their need to start taking preventive medications should be evalu...
September 19, 2024
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2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Visitors to Be Able to Touch Sample of Martian Meteorite; Meteorite Also to Be on Display at Expo
Visitors to the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo will be able to touch a sample of a Martian meteorite that...
September 18, 2024
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Martian Meteorite to be Showcased at 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo; 1st Time to be on Public Display
The government has decided that a Martian meteorite discovered by the Japanese Antarctic Research...
September 16, 2024
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Archaeologists Unearth Bodies in Peru over 3,000 Years Old
LIMA (Reuters) — Archaeologists have unearthed four human remains believed to be more than 3,000 ...
September 11, 2024
Technology
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Japan Is Next Level for Retro Game Collectors
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — U.S. tourist David Madrigal is over the moon after paying $200 for a “vintage”...
September 19, 2024
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Japan H-2A Rocket Launch Postponed Again
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Monday that the launch of the 49th unit ...
September 16, 2024
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South Korean Pet Care Goes High-tech with AI Diagnostics
YONGIN, South Korea (AFP-Jiji) — When five-year-old goldendoodle Mozzi started walking “unnatural...
September 5, 2024
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U.N.: Tokyo-Yokohama Still Largest Science, Tech Cluster
GENEVA (AFP-Jiji) — Tokyo-Yokohama remains the world’s largest science and technology cluster in ...
September 4, 2024
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Undersea Drone to Check Aging Breakwaters for Damage; Govt Aims to Establish New Business Model for Inspection Technology
The government has launched a test to inspect aging breakwaters using an autonomous underwater ve...
September 2, 2024
Environment
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Hunters, Conservationists Join Forces to Protect Bears in Taiwan
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) — As the cage holding an endangered Formosan black bear swung open, co...
September 12, 2024
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Study: Burning Trash a Major Source of Plastic Pollution
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Burning plastic in dumps and open fires is as big a problem for the planet as ...
September 11, 2024
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Waste into Gold: Oyster Shells Repurposed as Magic ‘Seawool’
TAINAN, Taiwan (AFP-Jiji) — Growing up on Taiwan’s west coast, where mollusk farming is popular, ...
September 5, 2024
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Japan Declares Eradication of Mongoose on Amami-Oshima
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Environment Ministry on Tuesday declared the eradication of non-native m...
September 3, 2024
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Invasive Mongooses Likely Eradicated from Amami Oshima Island; First Brought to Island in 1979 to Reduce Snake Population
The Environment Ministry is likely to announce soon the successful eradication of the invasive sm...
September 2, 2024
Climate Change
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In Iraq’s Summer, Residents of Kurdistan’s Arbil Ache for Water
ARBIL, Iraq (AFP-Jiji) — The taps have run dry, and the wells are almost empty. In the capital of...
September 7, 2024
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Antarctica Experiences Long Winter Heatwave
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Antarctica, the world’s coldest continent, is experiencing an exceptionally lo...
August 29, 2024
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Analysis / Carbon Offset Setback Risks Corporate Backtrack on Climate Goals
LONDON (Reuters) — Stalled efforts to expand companies’ use of carbon credits to offset greenhous...
August 22, 2024
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Sicily’s Orange Growers Call for Help As Drought Threatens Output
ROME (Reuters) — Sicily’s orange farmers warned on Aug. 13 that searing heat and drought risked w...
August 22, 2024
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Greenland Fossils Reveal Greater Sea-level Threat from Climate Change
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — In the not-too-distant past, Greenland lived up to its name.
...August 22, 2024
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