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Japan's Wooden Satellite LignoSat Launched: Everything You Need to Know
Japan has launched LignoSat, the world’s first wooden satellite, into orbit, marking a step toward sustainable space technology. Developed by JAXA, the satellite is crafted from honoki magnolia wood, chosen for its durability and resistance to environmental stress. Sensors onboard will monitor temperature, radiation, and physical strain to assess...
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Climate Change Causes Decline in Rice Quality Across East Asia, New Study Suggests
A recent study highlights a decline in rice quality across East Asia due to climate change. Using 35 years of data, researchers found that rising nighttime temperatures significantly reduce the head rice rate (HRR), especially in Japan and China. The study also identifies solar radiation, precipitation changes, and vapor pressure as contributing fa...
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Fukushima Nuclear Plant Worker Detects High Radiation Levels In Nasal Passage
This serves as a reminder of the risks associated with the ongoing cleanup efforts at the facility, which was severely damaged in 2011.
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North Korea Missile Tests Put Thousands In China, Japan At Radiation Risk
Tens of thousands of North Koreans and people in South Korea, Japan and China could be exposed to radioactive materials spread through groundwater from an underground nuclear test site.
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Japan Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down Automatically, No Radiation Rise Seen
A reactor at a Japanese nuclear power plant automatically shut down on Monday after an alert, but no radiation rise was detected and regulators said they were investigating the cause.
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What Happens to Matter Swallowed by Black Holes? Japanese Physicists May Finally Have an Answer
A team of physicists may have solved the mystery surrounding the matter that is swallowed by black holes. These physicists considered wormholes — theoretical tunnels with two ends at separate points in spacetime — to explain the long-held mystery. Black holes are regions in space through which no matter can pass.
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6 Youth Sue Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant Over Thyroid Cancer Claims
Six young people sued the operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday over claims they developed thyroid cancer due to exposure to radiation after the facility's meltdown.
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Fukushima Clean-Up Reduces Radiation Levels, But Not All
Clean-up efforts at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, destroyed by a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011, have significantly reduced radiation levels but untreated forested areas remain a problem, scientists said Thursday.
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Japan, Fukushima Operator Told To Pay $3.8 Million Over Nuclear Disaster
A Japanese court has awarded nearly $4 million in fresh damages to scores of residents forced to flee their homes after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown.
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James Allison, Tasuku Honjo Win Nobel Prize In Medicine For Cancer Immunotherapy
The American and Japanese researchers discovered methods of removing the brakes on cells that fight invaders, paving the way for cancer immunotherapy, which has joined surgery, radiation and chemotherapy as a major weapon in the battle against cancer.
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Japan Acknowledges First Radiation Death Among Fukushima Plant Workers
Japan has acknowledged for the first time that a worker at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami more than seven years ago, died from radiation exposure.
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Statue Of Child In Nuclear Radiation Suit In Japan Sparks Online Furore
A giant statue of a child wearing a radiation suit in the Japanese city of Fukushima has touched off a storm of criticism online as the nuclear-hit area seeks to rebuild its reputation.
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'Citizen Scientists' Track Radiation Seven Years After Fukushima
Beneath the elegant curves of the roof on the Seirinji Buddhist temple in Japan's Fukushima region hangs an unlikely adornment: a Geiger counter collecting real-time radiation readings
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Huge Cave Found On Moon, Could House Astronauts: Scientists
Scientists at Japan's space agency have discovered a huge moon cave that could one day house a base that would shelter astronauts from dangerous radiation and wild temperature swings, officials said Thursday.
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Fukushima Evacuees Face Hardship As Japan To Slash Subsidies
Nearly six years after Noriko Matsumoto and her children fled Japan's Fukushima region, fearing for their health after the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, they confront a new potential hardship - the slashing of vital housing subsidies.
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Japan's Wooden Satellite LignoSat Launched: Everything You Need to Know
Japan has launched LignoSat, the world’s first wooden satellite, into orbit, marking a step toward sustainable space technology. Developed by JAXA, the satellite is crafted from honoki magnolia wood, chosen for its durability and resistance to environmental stress. Sensors onboard will monitor temperature, radiation, and physical strain to assess...
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Climate Change Causes Decline in Rice Quality Across East Asia, New Study Suggests
A recent study highlights a decline in rice quality across East Asia due to climate change. Using 35 years of data, researchers found that rising nighttime temperatures significantly reduce the head rice rate (HRR), especially in Japan and China. The study also identifies solar radiation, precipitation changes, and vapor pressure as contributing fa...
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Fukushima Nuclear Plant Worker Detects High Radiation Levels In Nasal Passage
This serves as a reminder of the risks associated with the ongoing cleanup efforts at the facility, which was severely damaged in 2011.
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North Korea Missile Tests Put Thousands In China, Japan At Radiation Risk
Tens of thousands of North Koreans and people in South Korea, Japan and China could be exposed to radioactive materials spread through groundwater from an underground nuclear test site.
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Japan Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down Automatically, No Radiation Rise Seen
A reactor at a Japanese nuclear power plant automatically shut down on Monday after an alert, but no radiation rise was detected and regulators said they were investigating the cause.
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What Happens to Matter Swallowed by Black Holes? Japanese Physicists May Finally Have an Answer
A team of physicists may have solved the mystery surrounding the matter that is swallowed by black holes. These physicists considered wormholes — theoretical tunnels with two ends at separate points in spacetime — to explain the long-held mystery. Black holes are regions in space through which no matter can pass.
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6 Youth Sue Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant Over Thyroid Cancer Claims
Six young people sued the operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday over claims they developed thyroid cancer due to exposure to radiation after the facility's meltdown.
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Fukushima Clean-Up Reduces Radiation Levels, But Not All
Clean-up efforts at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, destroyed by a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011, have significantly reduced radiation levels but untreated forested areas remain a problem, scientists said Thursday.
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Japan, Fukushima Operator Told To Pay $3.8 Million Over Nuclear Disaster
A Japanese court has awarded nearly $4 million in fresh damages to scores of residents forced to flee their homes after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown.
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James Allison, Tasuku Honjo Win Nobel Prize In Medicine For Cancer Immunotherapy
The American and Japanese researchers discovered methods of removing the brakes on cells that fight invaders, paving the way for cancer immunotherapy, which has joined surgery, radiation and chemotherapy as a major weapon in the battle against cancer.
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Japan Acknowledges First Radiation Death Among Fukushima Plant Workers
Japan has acknowledged for the first time that a worker at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami more than seven years ago, died from radiation exposure.
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Statue Of Child In Nuclear Radiation Suit In Japan Sparks Online Furore
A giant statue of a child wearing a radiation suit in the Japanese city of Fukushima has touched off a storm of criticism online as the nuclear-hit area seeks to rebuild its reputation.
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'Citizen Scientists' Track Radiation Seven Years After Fukushima
Beneath the elegant curves of the roof on the Seirinji Buddhist temple in Japan's Fukushima region hangs an unlikely adornment: a Geiger counter collecting real-time radiation readings
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Huge Cave Found On Moon, Could House Astronauts: Scientists
Scientists at Japan's space agency have discovered a huge moon cave that could one day house a base that would shelter astronauts from dangerous radiation and wild temperature swings, officials said Thursday.
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Fukushima Evacuees Face Hardship As Japan To Slash Subsidies
Nearly six years after Noriko Matsumoto and her children fled Japan's Fukushima region, fearing for their health after the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, they confront a new potential hardship - the slashing of vital housing subsidies.
