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SCIENCE

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2020
A silent hero of the coronavirus crisis
Were it not for technology, the battle against COVID-19 would be lost by now.
SUMO
Mar 13, 2020
University sumo product Myogiryu blossoming in 30s
There are currently seven Nippon Sport Science University graduates in professional sumo.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 7, 2020
Nothing is the end of the world
The physicist's optimism wasn't always politically correct, but it sure made a nice contrast to the doom and gloom.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 17, 2020
University program boosts number of coach developers
Faculty behind the Nippon Sport Science University Coach Developer Academy (NCDA) program are confident that the "athlete-centered" culture it is fostering has made positive international progress since its 2014 inception.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 16, 2020
Deep-sea microbe found off Japan sheds light on primordial evolutionary milestone
A microorganism scooped up in deep-sea mud off Japan's coast has helped scientists unlock the mystery of one of the watershed evolutionary events for life on Earth: the transition from the simple cells that first colonized the planet to complex cellular life — fungi, plants and animals including people....
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2020
Photos of black holes will blow our minds again in 2020
The most awe-inspiring scientific discovery of 2019 is just the beginning.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2019
In international test, Japan sinks to lowest-ever rank for students' reading skills
In a triennial international survey on academic ability, Japanese students ranked at their lowest level ever for reading skills while remaining in the top band for science and mathematics, the OECD said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2019
Climate change finally concerns Americans
U.S. public opinion is slowly catching up to the scientific consensus.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 24, 2019
Art at a science museum: When worlds collide
The premise of 'Illuminating Landscapes: The Integration of Art and Science,' as designer Taku Satoh puts it, is to explore 'art and science together, not separated, as is too common in today's world.'
WORLD / Society
Sep 6, 2019
Women hold 1 in 5 top science and tech jobs, study finds
Women hold 1 in 5 top jobs in science, technology, maths and engineering globally, which slows down innovation, a study of research institutions said on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2019
Apollo 11's achievement still dazzles
Apollo 11 was a final flaring of American postwar confidence and pride.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2019
Thousands of Hungarians protest government plan to overhaul top academic body
Hungarians took to the streets of central Budapest on Sunday to protest plans to overhaul the country's leading scientific research body, which they see as part of a wider government attempt to curb academic freedom.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jun 1, 2019
Fumiaki Imamura: The international road to scientific success
For nutritional epidemiologist Fumiaki Imamura, an overseas education is key to global impact.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2019
A glimpse of starlight and hope for science
A century ago, English astronomers used a solar eclipse to confirm Einstein's theory of relativity — a revolutionary idea from a German.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
May 28, 2019
Japanese scientist puts forward theory to solve 50-year moon rock mystery (it's not cheese)
The moon was formed when it was washed out of the right eye of the god of the land while he was bathing. Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto, the moon god of Japanese folklore, then lived forever in the heavens after climbing a giant celestial ladder from his father's bathroom.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2019
The atomic beauty of the new kilogram
Last week the kilogram got a new definition — one that rests on a quantity of light. The old kilogram was defined by a platinum cylinder kept in a vault in Paris, and at first glance, that system might seem more intuitive, but it was crude and prone to error. The new definition harnesses the elegance...
JAPAN
May 14, 2019
Decoding of Jomon woman's genome suggests common ancestor unites Japanese and Han Chinese
A research team led by the National Museum of Nature and Science said Monday it has sequenced and analyzed with high accuracy the whole genome of a woman who lived about 3,500 to 3,800 years ago, in the second half of Japan's Jomon Period, for the first time.
Japan Times
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May 4, 2019
Phoenix victorious in return
Taisuke Miyagawa needs some more time to make his comeback, but the Nihon University Phoenix have returned to college football.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 23, 2019
Trump's EPA chief vows to listen to scientists — sometimes
President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency is promising to do a better job heeding the advice of its own scientific advisers — but only to a point.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.

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