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Japan Plans to Report 360,000 Tons of ‘Blue Carbon’ to U.N.; First Such Calculation in the World
Japan had about 360,000 tons of “blue carbon,” or carbon dioxide absorbed and stored by seaweed and ...
January 17, 2024
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Tokyo Govt to Use Streetlight Information to Build More 5G Base Stations
The Tokyo metropolitan government said it plans to begin disclosing basic information on the about 6...
January 16, 2024
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Japanese Research Institute Plans to Create Certification System for Seismic Isolation Devices; Make Japan More Earthquake-Resilient
The Japan Seismic Isolation Laboratory plans to create a new certification system as early as this s...
January 16, 2024
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Japan Successfully Launches Reconnaissance Satellite into Orbit
The H-2A Launch Vehicle No. 48 carrying the government’s Information-Gathering Satellite “Optical-8”...
January 12, 2024
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Humanoid Bots Bound for Space
HOUSTON/AUSTIN (Reuters) — Standing at 188 centimeters tall and weighing 136 kilograms, NASA’s human...
January 12, 2024
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Chile Granny Finds Solace, Celebrity in Online Gaming
LLAY-LLAY, Chile (AFP-Jiji) — Few players of the online video game Free Fire would know that one of ...
January 11, 2024
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When Science Meets Art: Recycled Metal, Lab-Grown Gems
LONDON (Reuters) — For some, a natural diamond, created over billions of years, is the ultimate luxu...
January 6, 2024
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Japan Space Agency to Launch Second H3 Rocket Next February; Countermeasures Implemented Following Failure
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has decided to launch the nation’s new mainstay H3 roc...
December 29, 2023
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Drones Help Solve Forest Carbon Capture Riddle
CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AFP-Jiji) — On a hillside overlooking cabbage fields outside the northern Thai...
December 27, 2023
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Satellite Data Finds Mexico Emitted ‘extreme’ Amounts of Potent Methane
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — Mexico emitted “extreme” amounts of methane from a natural gas pipeline runn...
December 27, 2023
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NRA OK’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant Restart; Approval by Local Governments Still Needed (Update 1)
The Nuclear Regulation Authority decided Wednesday to effectively lift a ban on operations of Tokyo ...
December 27, 2023
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Govt to Subsidize Battery Production Equipment; Manufacturers to be Encouraged to Form Alliances
A new subsidy program to support makers producing equipment for the production of storage batteries ...
December 27, 2023
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JAXA Successfully Puts Lunar Probe into Orbit
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said Monday that it has successfu...
December 26, 2023
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Geoffrey Hinton, ‘Godfather of AI,’ Warns of Combat Robots and Tailored Fake News
NEW YORK — Geoffrey Hinton, a leading researcher on artificial intelligence, has warned of the risks...
December 7, 2023
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Joby Shows Off Electric Air Taxis in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Electric air taxis could be transporting passengers from JFK Airport to downtow...
November 23, 2023
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