Showing posts with label #Japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #Japan. Show all posts
Thursday, March 26, 2020

Japan, spared mass outbreak so far, now sees ‘national crisis’ after Tokyo surge

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Japan, so far spared the mass spread of coronavirus that has hit Europe and North America, took urgent new steps on Thursday to respond to...
Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Olympics: IOC finally listen to their athletes over Tokyo 2020 and not a moment too soon

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The IOC are not alone in adopting a hopeful ‘wait-and-see’ stance similar to those of other governing bodies and governments in response t...
Monday, March 23, 2020

Postponement? Maybe. Cancellation? No way: Tokyo 2020 organizers say they won’t discuss cancellation of Olympic Games

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The organizing committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has responded to the IOC’s announcement that it will evaluate plans to hold the Ol...
Friday, March 20, 2020

USA Swimming calls for Olympics to be delayed: 'Our athletes are under tremendous pressure'

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The organisation encourages postponement of the Games until 2021 Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-olympics-w...
Sunday, February 16, 2020

Hadaka Matsuri: Thousands take part in Japan's 'Naked Festival'

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Men in loincloths compete to be ‘luckiest of the year’ Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/naked-festival-japan-okayam...
Thursday, February 13, 2020

Large earthquake strikes off coast of Russia and Japan

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No threat of tsunami or reports of serious damage or injury, officials say Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russi...
Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Watch Japan’s first robot bartender mix and serve a cocktail

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Robotic employees such as hotel concierges and English teachers are nothing new in Japan, but here is its first robotic bartender. QBIT ...
Friday, December 20, 2019

Plane makes emergency landing after engine catches on fire

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None of the 278 people onboard were injured Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/plane-engine-fire-all-nippon-ai...
Monday, November 11, 2019

Fukushima’s radioactive farmland to become clean-energy hub, powering the region & Tokyo metropolitan area

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Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture, which suffered one of the world’s worst nuclear disasters eight years ago, is now set to be transformed into ...
Saturday, October 19, 2019

'Everything is gone': Japan left reeling from worst storm in decades

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Typhoon Hagibis left at least 77 dead. But Japan is sadly well accustomed to responding to natural disasters, Samuel Lovett reports Sour...
Friday, October 18, 2019

Japan will help NASA build a space station near the Moon

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Back in September, NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) revealed their intention to work together under the Artemis progra...
Monday, October 14, 2019

Typhoon Hagibis Is Japan’s Latest Multi-Billion-Dollar Disaster

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Typhoon Hagibis may now be a swirl of clouds near Alaska, but its impacts on Japan are still playing out. The country was walloped by the s...
Sunday, October 13, 2019

Japan’s Typhoon Hagibis triggers deadly floods and landslides

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Typhoon Hagibis triggered deadly floods and landslides as it swept over Japan Saturday, the Wall Street Journal reports. The latest: Ja...
Monday, September 9, 2019

Typhoon Faxai turns deadly as 130mph winds smash into Japan cutting power to 900,000 homes

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One woman was killed as strong winds slammed her into side of a building in Tokyo Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/...
Thursday, September 5, 2019

New whale species discovered in ocean off Japan

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Occasional sightings by whalers were well documented, but a beached whale in 2012 helped provide detailed evidence of previously unrecogni...
Monday, September 2, 2019

Dolphins trapped in nets and slaughtered with knives as Japan starts controversial annual hunt

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Quotas allow hunters to kill or capture over 1,700 dolphins or small cetaceans each year Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl...
Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Japan’s Asteroid Probe Packs Up and Prepares for Return to Earth

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Following a pair of successful touchdowns onto the surface of Ryugu, Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe is packing its precious cargo as it prepares t...
Thursday, August 15, 2019

Pyongyang fires 2 missiles towards Sea of Japan, Seoul says

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North Korea has reportedly launched two projectiles into sea off its eastern cost, Yonhap reported, citing South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of St...
Friday, August 9, 2019

On the anniversary of Nagasaki, it is time to stop pretending we would ever use these weapons again

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Please send your letters to letters@independent.co.uk Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/letters/nagasaki-nuclear-letters-a904...
Sunday, August 4, 2019

Fukushima earthquake: Japan hit by 6.2-magnitude tremor

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Massive earthquake in same prefecture in 2011 triggered nuclear accident Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/fukushima...