Science
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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
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Astronaut Furukawa Returns Safely to Earth on Crew Dragon after 6-Month Stay at ISS; Second Successful Spaceflight for Japanese Astronaut
WASHINGTON — U.S. commercial spacecraft Crew Dragon, whose crew includes Japan Aerospace Explorat...
March 13, 2024
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Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa Begins Return Trip Back to Earth; Scheduled to Land off Coast of Florida Tonight, Japan Time
Four astronauts from Japan, the U.S., Europe and Russia, including Satoshi Furukawa, 59, who had ...
March 12, 2024
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Researchers to Conduct Drilling Survey Related to 2011 Quake, Seek to Ascertain Mechanism Behind Giant Tsunami
A team of international researchers will begin a large drilling survey in September around the ep...
March 12, 2024
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Rocket Launch Postponed by Tokyo-Based Space Startup After Vessel Entered Restricted Maritime Area (Update 1)
The first launch of the KAIROS rocket has been postponed, according to Space One Co., the Tokyo-b...
March 10, 2024
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Combination Method Proposed for Fukushima Debris Removal
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A combination of two methods should be used for the full-fledged removal of ...
March 9, 2024
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Japan Team Finds Mechanism behind Middle-Age Weight Gain
Nagoya (Jiji Press)—A Japanese research team has discovered a mechanism apparently behind why peo...
March 7, 2024
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Our Animal Ancestors Had Tails. Why Don’t We?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Our very ancient animal ancestors had tails. Why don’t we?
Somewhere ar...
March 6, 2024
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‘Slow Slip’ Phenomenon Behind Intensifying Seismic Activities in Eastern Sea Off Chiba Pref. in Japan
The “slow slip” phenomenon was observed in the sea off the eastern coast of Chiba Prefecture for ...
March 2, 2024
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Pig Organ Transplant Experiments on Monkeys to Begin this Year; Clinical Application for Humans Eyed by Medical Institutions
Several Japanese medical institutions are making preparations for the clinical application of pig...
February 29, 2024
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Giant Salamanders Believed to Have Gone Extinct Are Actually Alive in Zoo, Aquarium in Japan, Genetic Analyses Find
Two giant salamanders that originated in China of a species thought to have gone extinct have bee...
February 29, 2024
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