Survey: 26% of Tokyo sarin attack survivors still show PTSD symptoms
A survey shows that about 26 percent of survivors of the Tokyo subway sarin gas attack nearly 31…
US court convicts Japanese yakuza for trafficking nuclear material and drugs
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Radioactive Isotopes Being Embedded in Rhino Horns Seen as ‘Magical’ Anti-Poaching Solution
Professor James Larkin embedding radioisotopes into a rhino’s horn – credit, Witwatersrand University / Rhisotope Project Reprinted with…
PayPay set to list on Nasdaq
Japan-based mobile payment app PayPay is preparing to list its shares on the US Nasdaq to reinforce its…
New Zealand Shortlists Proposals to Build First LNG Import
(Bloomberg) — The New Zealand government has shortlisted proposals to build the nation’s first liquefied natural gas import…
Japan restarting world’s biggest nuclear plant, offline since the 2011 Fukushima disaster
Around 60% of residents oppose the restart, while 37% support it, according to a survey conducted in September.…
Japanese Walking fitness trends takes world by storm
“Japanese Walking” is taking over the world. Created by a Japanese expert, the fitness routine has social media…
Russia locates ‘lost’ Soviet-era nuclear graveyard in the Arctic
The Russian research vessel Akademik Ioffe has identified an undocumented burial site of radioactive waste in the Barents…
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…
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…