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JAPAN
Feb 7, 2001

Study targets Ariake seaweed woes

The Environment Ministry announced Tuesday it will study the Ariake Sea off Kyushu to supplement ongoing Agriculture Ministry studies aimed at unearthing the causes of this season's poor seaweed harvest.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2001

Study targets Ariake seaweed woes

The Environment Ministry announced Tuesday it will study the Ariake Sea off Kyushu to supplement ongoing Agriculture Ministry studies aimed at unearthing the causes of this season's poor seaweed harvest.
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2000

Japan, EU to study joint Cambodian aid project

Japan and the 15-nation European Union will start talks as early as next month on drafting a unique guns-for-butter joint assistance project for Cambodia by the end of this year, government sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 1999

Dioxin study predictable but surprising

In the first national study of dioxin levels in multiple mediums, the Environment Agency found generally average contamination levels, but also a few surprises, the agency said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 1999

Study group set for constitutional debates in 2000

The House of Representatives is set to launch a study group in January 2000 to debate issues related to the Constitution, informed sources said Friday.
JAPAN
May 15, 1997

Nago mayor accused of treason for heliport study

NAGO, Okinawa Pref. -- For decades, residents of Henoko Ward in the eastern part of this city have dined on such delicacies as shrimp, crab, turban shells and other shellfish from nearby coastal waters.
JAPAN
Apr 9, 1997

Nago support sought with heliport study

The government hopes the city of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, will reverse its position and cooperate with the state to launch a feasibility study for the proposed relocation of the Futenma U.S. Marine heliport to a sea-based facility off Camp Schwab, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kaoru Yosano said April...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 31, 2023

Retired people have lower risk of heart disease, study finds

The study found that the risk of developing heart disease was 2.2 percentage points lower for retired people than for working people.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2023

China spent $240 billion bailing out 'Belt & Road' countries, study says

China has lent hundreds of billions of dollars to build infrastructure in developing countries, but lending has tailed off since 2016 as many projects fail to pay the expected dividends.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 7, 2023

Less than 1% of Earth has safe levels of air pollution, study finds

About 99.82% of the global land area is exposed to levels of particulate matter 2.5 above the safety limit recommended by the World Health Organization.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2023

Brisk daily walk could prevent 1 in 10 early deaths, study says

Physical activity is known to reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer and other leading causes of death, but exactly how much is needed to have an impact has been unclear.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 9, 2023

Tree study shows how three years of drought may have doomed ancient empires

'The climate changes that are likely to occur for us in the next century will be much more severe than those the Hittites experienced,' one of the co-authors noted.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 25, 2023

Long COVID is keeping significant numbers of people out of work, study finds

An analysis of workers’ compensation claims in New York found that 71% of claimants with long COVID-19 needed continuing medical treatment or were unable to work for six months or more.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 20, 2023

Study reveals little-known climate cooler: atmospheric dust

The study has sought to highlight how changes in atmospheric dust are not currently factored into climate modeling.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 17, 2023

Runaway Antarctic ice sheet collapse not 'inevitable,' study says

As global temperatures rise, there is mounting concern that warming could trigger so-called tipping points that set off irreversible melting of the world's massive ice sheets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2022

Workers will keep their power in the job market despite recession fears, study says

While fears of a recession may temporarily put a freeze on hiring, the study says that over the long-term, the market is likely to skew toward job-seekers.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 16, 2022

Born this way: Rats move to beat of Lady Gaga, study says

Researchers at the University of Tokyo played Mozart, Queen and Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' to rats wearing miniature sensors to detect even the tiniest movements.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 25, 2022

COVID-19 tied to higher risk of deadly blood clots, large study finds

The findings are yet another sign of the hidden dangers of the virus that can result even from mild cases.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 14, 2022

Neanderthals and humans coexisted in Europe for over 2,000 years, study says

Research found that Neanderthals in the region went extinct between 40,870 and 40,457 years ago, while modern humans first appeared around 42,500 years ago.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 12, 2022

Striking drop in stress hormone cortisol can predict long COVID, study finds

Levels of cortisol in the blood of those with the condition were roughly half those found in healthy, uninfected people or individuals fully recovered from COVID-19.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 27, 2022

Faster growth may help bacteria remove lake plastic waste, study says

Chemicals leaking from plastic waste make bacteria grow faster in European lakes, which could provide a natural way to remove plastic pollution from freshwater ecosystems.
People sit on a rail track as smoke rises from steel mills near a slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 30, 2023

Air pollution now a risk to life expectancy in South Asia: study

Rapid industrialization and population growth have contributed to declining air quality in South Asia.
Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman
WORLD
Oct 8, 2023

Saudi Arabia seeks to study small nuclear reactor technology

The kingdom is "a late-comer” to nuclear power and aims to study all types and applications of atomic generation, the Saudi energy minister said.
Data has shown that the United States women's team — which has routinely been targeted for online abuse over the years — was subjected to the most abuse during the 2023 Women's World Cup.
SOCCER / Women's World cup
Dec 12, 2023

One in five players at Women's World Cup suffer online abuse: study

Nearly 50% of the verified online abuse was homophobic, sexual or sexist in nature.
Snow collects on solar panels in a residential district of Berlin.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jan 23, 2024

China overtakes the EU on clean-energy research, study shows

China led on the number of peer-reviewed publications in areas including solar and wind power, as well as lithium battery, heat pump and carbon-capture technology, in 2021.
A ruthless teen (Jinsei Hamura, right) attempts to blackmail a man stuck in an unhappy marriage (Masaki Okada) with evidence of a double murder in “Gold Boy.”
CULTURE / Film
Mar 21, 2024

‘Gold Boy’: Clever criminal minds offer a study of evil

Shusuke Kaneko’s drama about twisted teens extorting money from a murderer thrills and chills in equal measure.
Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay ¥500 million over manga piracy
Cloudflare has been ordered to pay ¥500 million after four major publishing firms accused the firm of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Yen and Japanese bonds continue to retreat as verbal intervention lacking
The yen has deepened recent lows against the dollar as the 'sell Japan' trade gains steam ahead of big fiscal stimulus.
A dictionary revision illustrates how Japanese keeps on evolving
The reference text A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar recently underwent a revision for the first time in nearly four decades.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Japanese companies advised to change mindset about investment in Africa
Bernard Laurendeau, chief of Enkopa Lab Japan, in Tokyo last month
Munetaka Murakami headlines quartet looking to move to MLB via posting system
The Swallows' Munetaka Murakami has 246 career home runs in eight NPB seasons.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
Why we can’t get enough of the sham of the rental family
“Rental Family,” directed and co-written by the single-named Hikari, follows out-of-work actor Phillip (Brendan Fraser), who is hired as the “token white guy” at a Tokyo agency called Rental Family.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
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