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SCIENCE 4

Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2018
Japan to nurture young scientists by integrating high school, university education programs: sources
Plans are afoot to help talented Japanese math and science students grow into leading researchers by integrating some of the nation's high school and university programs from the next academic year, sources said Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 18, 2018
Workplace programs correlate with wellness
But correlation is not causation. New data show that healthy people take part, and unhealthy people don't.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2018
Carcass that washed ashore on Japan beach confirmed to be of blue whale
The carcass of a 10-meter-long whale that washed ashore on a beach in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, last Sunday has been confirmed to be a blue whale — the largest known animal to have lived on Earth.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jul 28, 2018
Can dolphins teach humans how to come up for air?
A look at new dolphin research may help Japanese pearl and seafood divers and other free divers learn more about countering decompression sickness.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Jul 22, 2018
Coaching experts trade ideas at workshop
We have seen various types of unreasonable harassment problems surrounding Japanese sports, especially in school athletics, over the last several years.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Jun 26, 2018
Nippon Foundation invests in high school, university Paralympic athletes
The 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo will not only be a significant event for Olympic-caliber athletes in Japan, but it will also provide an opportunity to motivate Paralympic sport athletes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jun 22, 2018
Baobabs a wake-up call for action on climate change
The decline of the baobab, a tree whose longevity has astounded many, is an indication that more needs to be done to prevent climate change.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 6, 2018
Scientists map genetic codes of 3,000 dangerous bacteria
Scientists seeking new ways to fight drug-resistant superbugs have mapped the genomes of more than 3,000 bacteria, including samples of a bug taken from Alexander Fleming's nose and a dysentery-causing strain from a World War One soldier.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 29, 2018
How scientists succumb to corruption and cook results
It starts with a dash of temptation. Stir in some rationalization and deception. The final and key ingredient is: stupid systems with perverse incentives.
EDITORIALS
May 22, 2018
Review problems in science and technology policy
The state of science and technology research today could negatively impact Japan's future presence in the field.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 16, 2018
Japan OKs first clinical study of iPS cell-based heart treatment
The world's first clinical study for treating heart failure with so-called iPS cells could start in Japan in the coming months after the health ministry approved a plan by Osaka University.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 23, 2018
Even in nature, there are perils in sexual inequality
New research suggests major sex differences can be hazardous to a species's health.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 3, 2018
Protein engineering may be science's future
Some scientists think designing new proteins could become as significant as tweaking DNA.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 19, 2018
Stephen Hawking and the unconstrained mind
The British physicist's work may have been esoteric, but his life helped shape how we see the world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2018
Stephen Hawking taught us it was right to be wrong
By making bets he was happy to lose, the English physicist showed that science progressed with each mistake.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Mar 10, 2018
An odyssey from brain scientist to creative mind
Satoki Nagata, a neuroscientist-turned-photographer captures the fleeting nature of life experiences in Chicago
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 28, 2018
Minakata: Japan's pioneer of ecology
In an old black-and-white photograph on show at the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Minakata Kumagusu — with a shaved head and dressed only in a waistcloth — stands by a huge tree, arms crossed in seeming defiance. He could easily be a lumberjack or a rural monk whose life of seclusion has been momentarily disturbed by the photographer. It's hard to imagine that the sharp-eyed, almost wild-looking man was, in fact, an acclaimed academic of natural science and humanities.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2018
Why scientists solve harder problems first
We've found thousands of distant planets, but not a cure for the common cold. What gives?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2018
China turning into a scientific superpower
China is rapidly gaining in the global race for knowledge.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2017
Benjamin Franklin's guide to spotting quacks
Benjamin Franklin's classic test of 'mesmerism' was an early win for experimental psychology.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
A peek inside the brains of ‘super-agers’
For a little more than a decade, scientists have been studying a subset of people they call "super-agers.” These individuals are age 80 and older, but they have the memory ability of a person 20 to 30 years younger.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.

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