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An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts completed a nuclear security mission at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station (KKNPS) in Japan today, which was carried out at the request of the country’s…

View of the moon’s surface taken from the SLIM lander’s tilted positionJAXA Most landers we send to the moon operate for a single lunar day – about two Earth weeks – before being overtaken and killed by the extreme…

Tokyo —  Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reiterated Thursday his determination to work toward a summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un to realize the return of Japanese people believed abducted by North Korean agents in the 1970s…

In Photos: Japan's Imperial Couple visit quake-hit Noto Peninsula - The Mainichi …

While the exact number of fatalities is still uncertain, at the time of writing there are reports of at least 64 fatalities. Based on the intensity of shaking, our impact estimates indicate that property and economic damages could…

Ōshū, Japan —  Steam rose as hundreds of naked men tussled over a bag of wooden talismans, performing a dramatic end to a thousand-year-old ritual in Japan that took place for the last time. Their passionate chants of "Jasso, joyasa"…

The Japanese Government has provided the IAEA with a report that summarizes the events and highlights the progress related to recovery operations at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The IAEA provided its assessments,…

The Japanese Government has provided the IAEA with a report that summarizes the events and highlights the progress related to recovery operations at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The IAEA provided its assessments,…

The Japanese Government has provided the IAEA with a report that summarizes the events and highlights the progress related to recovery operations at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The IAEA provided its assessments,…

BOOKOFF Mesa Store Front Variety of Books Wide Selection of Games BOOK OFF, Japan's largest used bookstore chain, opens a new store in Arizona, USA. MESA, AZ, USA, February 22, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- BOOK OFF, Japan's largest…

The SLIM lunar landerJAXA Japan’s moon lander is back in contact with Earth, nine days after it entered a power-saving hibernation mode when it landed incorrectly and lost the ability to generate energy. The…

TOKYO —  After a brief awakening, Japan's Moon lander is out of action again but will resume its mission if it survives the two-week lunar night, the space agency said Thursday. The unmanned Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM)…

TOKYO —  After a brief awakening, Japan's Moon lander is out of action again but will resume its mission if it survives the two-week lunar night, the space agency said Thursday. The unmanned Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM)…

A chair stands in the middle of debris washed away by the tsunami triggered by the New Year’s Day earthquake in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, 31 January 2024. In the small coastal town of Suzu, the massive earthquake with a…

The SLIM lunar lander JAXA Japan’s moon lander is back in contact with Earth, nine days after it entered a power-saving hibernation mode when it landed incorrectly and lost the ability to generate power. The Smart Lander for…

The SLIM lunar landerJAXA Japan’s moon lander is back in contact with Earth, nine days after it entered a power-saving hibernation mode when it landed incorrectly and lost the ability to generate power. The…

SLIM’s January 20 touchdown made Japan only the fifth nation to achieve a “soft landing” on the Moon after the United States, the Soviet Union, China and India.…

SLIM’s January 20 touchdown made Japan only the fifth nation to achieve a “soft landing” on the Moon after the United States, the Soviet Union, China and India.…

SLIM's January 20 touchdown made Japan only the fifth nation to achieve a "soft landing" on the Moon after the United States, the Soviet Union, China and India.…

The SLIM lander on the surface of the moon, in an image taken by a rolling roverJAXA/Takara Tomy/Sony Group Corporation/Doshisha University Japan’s moon lander has sent back its first images. The Smart Lander for…

1. IntroductionAgriculture, for a long time, was focused only on economic aspects and profitability. Several efforts were made to increase productivity, facilitate production, and avoid pests and diseases; however, their negative…

Largely inspired by the body and the natural world, the creations presented in Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan speak for themselves in their beauty and sometimes their striking oddness. By <a…

In the wake of the Reiwa 6 Noto Peninsula earthquake on January 1 in Japan, which recorded a maximum intensity of 7.0 on the Richter scale , telecom KDDI has been at the forefront of recovery efforts. The earthquake led to prolonged…

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force load relief goods into its helicopter before taking off from a temporary landing site in Wajima in the Noto peninsula, facing the Sea of Japan, northwest of Tokyo, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024,…

WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — A woman in her 90s was pulled alive from a collapsed house in western Japan late Saturday, 124 hours after a major quake slammed the region, killing at least 126 people, toppling buildings and setting…

Inspired by her grandparents’ care challenges, Hana Hayashi, SM ’12, SD ’16, is launching a home care clinic for the elderly in Japan—a model she hopes can be used worldwide. January 4, 2024 — When Hana Hayashi arrived for her first…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain On the first day of 2024, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Japan, killing at least 57 people and…

On the first day of 2024, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Japan, killing at least 57 people and destroying thousands of homes.This is not the first time the East Asian nation has weathered such a disaster. Japan has been hit by many…

(Xinhua) 08:15, January 04, 2024 This photo taken on Jan. 3, 2024 shows earthquake-damaged houses in Nanao, Ishikawa prefecture. The death toll has risen to 55 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa as of Tuesday…

Next year, Japan will host the 10th triennial Pacific Island Leaders Meeting (PALM10). PALM was first hosted by Tokyo in 1997 with leaders from all 14 Pacific Island countries (PICs) attending. Representatives from Australia and…

In a sort of year-end look back on Prime Minister Abe’s record and on Japan’s current situation, Reuters Japan has asked for action points or policy suggestions regarding economic and foreign policy.  Here are the responses I…

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, damaged by a massive March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, is seen from the nearby Ukedo fishing port in Namie town,…

Observations of Parahesione pulvinata sp. nov. and its hosts in situ. (A) Sampling at the sandy tidal flat of Uehara; (B) host and the new species; (C) detail of the…

Fukushima Kills 70% of Japans Coral Reef Scientists Blame Global Warming Japan's largest coral reef, more than 70% of the coral has been found dead.