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SCIENTISTS

Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2019
U.S. government rejects call to disclose size of nuclear arsenal
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected a request from the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) to disclose the number of nuclear warheads possessed by the country, according to the Washington-based think tank.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2019
Competitive culture brings out the worst in scientists
A Chinese researcher wanted to be a pioneer so badly that he ignored ethical boundaries; others think a Nobel is a license to rant
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2017
Researcher soars to second most popular job for Japanese boys
Researcher is now the second most popular job among Japanese boys, a nationwide survey of 1,100 elementary school and preschool children said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 30, 2016
Science Council of Japan considers overturning long-held opposition to military research
The nation's largest and most powerful group of scientists has started discussing lifting its decades-old ban on defense-related research as the government seeks more collaboration with civilians in the development of weapons technology.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2016
'Anthropocene' epoch mulled over Earth's human imprint but starting date eludes
The indelible imprint left by human beings on Earth has become so clear that it justifies naming a new geological epoch after mankind, experts said on Thursday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 26, 2015
Riken team eyes naming rights to element 113 in January
An international body of chemistry and physics is set to announce in late January whether a Japanese or joint U.S.-Russian team will be handed the naming rights for atomic element 113, a new synthetic provisionally named ununtrium, Japanese scientists said Saturday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 10, 2015
February's milky rain in Pacific Northwest laid to dry lake bed, not eruption in Japan
Scientists have finally solved the mystery of a milky rain that coated cars and raised eyebrows across a wide swath of the Pacific Northwest this February, researchers said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 28, 2015
Coldest case? Spain cave yields 430,000-year-old murder mystery
This 430,000-year-old case may be the world's oldest murder mystery.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 23, 2015
Japanese, American, French researchers receive 2015 Japan Prize
Japanese flood control expert Yutaka Takahashi, and American and French gene therapy scientists received the 2015 Japan Prize at a ceremony in the presence of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in Tokyo on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 1, 2015
Little songbird's arduous migration reaches 'brink of impossibility'
The blackpoll warbler accomplishes a mighty big feat for a such a little bird.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 14, 2015
A tragic story of red tape and fatal ineptitude
At 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2011, a 9-magnitude megathrust earthquake triggered a tsunami that slammed into the aging Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant along the country's northeastern coastline, less than 250 km north of the capital. In the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl, the plant's power systems failed, causing cooling units to shut down and sending reactor cores into meltdown.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 9, 2014
Scientists find brain mechanism behind glucose greed
British scientists have found a brain mechanism they think may drive our desire for glucose-rich food and say the discovery could one day lead to better treatments for obesity.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 4, 2014
New map shows Milky Way lives in Laniakea galaxy complex
The Milky Way galaxy resides on the outskirts of a massive, previously unknown galaxy super-cluster scientists have named Laniakea, from Hawaiian words for "immeasurable heaven."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 17, 2014
Scientist aims to build 'creaturelike' robot, improve physical capabilities
A 39-year-old Japanese robot scientist based in Switzerland has been focusing on improving the physical capabilities of robots instead of their intelligence, aiming to develop a "creaturelike" robot.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2013
Students suggest policies to increase female scientists
A group of university students on Wednesday handed the government some policy proposals for achieving its stated goal of increasing the ratio of female scientists in Japan to 30 percent by 2020.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 7, 2013
Sub discovers signs of legendary Atlantis
A large mass of granite has been found on the seabed off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, suggesting a continent may have existed in the Atlantic Ocean, the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology and the Brazilian government announce.
'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.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.

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