Loading

Search

:

Japan Releases More Treated Radioactive Waste Into Oceans Despite Concerns, Stern Warnings

  • Category:Other
FREE PRESS KASHMIR
 
Despite voices of concern, Japan on Wednesday released more treated radioactive water into the oceans from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Anadolu Agency reported.
This is the “last discharge for the fiscal year ending March,” the Tokyo-based Kyodo News re...

More

DNA Tests Confirm Death Of Japan Radical Wanted For Decades

  • Category:Other
CNA
 
DNA analysis has confirmed that a 70-year-old man who confessed on his hospital deathbed last month to being one of Japan's most-wanted fugitives was indeed the suspect, police said Tuesday (Feb 27).
Satoshi Kirishima, a former member of a Japanese radical leftist group behind deadly bomb a...

More

Fujitsu, NEC, Other Companies to Collaborate with Institute for Molecular Science on Developing New Type of Quantum Computer

  • Category:Other
JAPAN NEWS
 
The Institute for Molecular Science will establish a new company in fiscal 2024 to develop a next-generation quantum computer in collaboration with 10 Japanese and foreign companies, including Fujitsu Ltd. and NEC Corp., the institute said Tuesday.
The new company will aim to develop...

More

Japan Moon Lander Survives Lunar Night

  • Category:Other
BBC
 
Japan's Moon lander has survived the harsh lunar night, the sunless and freezing equivalent to two Earth weeks.
"Last night, a command was sent to #SLIM and a response received," national space agency Jaxa said on X.
The craft was put into sleep mode after an awkward landing in January left...

More

Japan, New Collapse In Births: -5,1 Percent In 2023

  • Category:Other
NOVA NEWS
 
Japanese government spokesperson said the government will take "unprecedented measures" to address the declining birth rate
The number of newborns in Japan fell for the eighth consecutive year, marking a new record low in 2023, according to preliminary data released today by that coun...

More

Noto Earthquake Hypothermia Deaths Spark Public Awareness Drive

  • Category:Other
JAPAN TODAY
 
Exposure to extreme cold temperatures caught many elderly people unawares in the wake of the Noto Peninsula earthquake that struck on New Year's Day, and their experiences have led medical experts to warn against the dangers of developing hypothermia -- even inside the home.
General...

More

Japan Gov't Plans To Require Firms To Set Paternity Leave Targets

  • Category:Other
KYODO NEWS
 
The Japanese government plans to require companies with over 100 employees to set and disclose paternity leave targets from April 2025 to facilitate fathers' involvement in child-rearing and allow parents to better manage work and family responsibilities, government sources said Mond...

More

Lunar Lander Reactivated After Being Dormant for 2 Weeks; Communications Re-established with Earth

  • Category:Other
JAPAN NEWS
 
The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) was reactivated Sunday night and re-established communications with Earth, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced Monday.
SLIM had been dormant since Jan. 31, when it stopped its activities on the lunar surface because its sola...

More

One Dead, 2 Injured In Knife Attack In Hokkaido Convenience Store

  • Category:Other
JAPAN TODAY
 
A man died, while a woman and another man were injured in a knife attack in a convenience store in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Sunday.
The incident occurred at around 6:50 a.m. at the Seicomart Kita 31-jo store in Kita Ward, Kyodo News reported. Police said they have arrested a 43-year-ol...

More

Japan To Extend Extra ¥100 Billion For Ishikawa Quake Relief

  • Category:Other
JAPAN TIMES
 
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday his government will allocate additional funds of around ¥100 billion ($665 million) for reconstruction efforts on the Noto Peninsula following the New Year's Day earthquake.
The emergency spending from reserve funds under the fiscal 2023 bu...

More