Over 7,000 teachers in Japan took mental health sick leave in 2024 academic year
Japan’s education ministry says 7,087 public school teachers took sick leave for depression and other mental health issues…
Australia to Require Up to a Quarter of New Gas for Local
(Bloomberg) — Australia will require natural gas exporters to reserve as much as a quarter of new production…
Researchers reveal nuclear ‘island’ where magic numbers break down
Atomic nuclei are often described as orderly systems. Certain numbers of protons or neutrons, called magic numbers, usually…
How W7-X achieves steady plasma
The Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) is the largest and most advanced stellarator in the world, and on its tenth…
Japan law opening phone app stores to go into effect
A new Japanese law is going into effect that could loosen the dominance of tech giants over smartphone…
Where China stands in the nuclear medicine gold rush
Caixin Strides made, but industry held back by challenges that pose risk to investors A medical worker inspects…
Japan state coffers get record amount of assets of deceased in FY2024
Japanese government coffers have received a record 129.1 billion yen from the assets of deceased people without heirs…
Australia Passes Landmark Law Overhauling Nature Protection
(Bloomberg) — Australia passed a landmark bill to overhaul the nation’s environmental laws after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s…
Japan eyes measures against foreigners who don’t pay pension, health insurance
Japan’s government is eyeing tougher measures against foreign residents who fall behind on public health insurance or pension…
Japanese experts warn of rapid spread of foreign bookworm
Japanese experts are warning of the rapid spread of a foreign species of bookworm that eats paper and…
Trump wants to resume US nuclear weapons testing. This is what it could look like
Shortly before meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea, US President Donald Trump posted on social…
Govt. report: Workers’ compensation for mental health hits record high
A Japanese government report says a record high number of people applied for workers’ compensation for mental-health disorders…