Such a reckless decision has sparked opposition in Japan and abroad as this resolution will pose a threat to the maritime ecosystem, and therefore endanger the public health and food safety of ... ( read original story ...)
100 days to go: a matter of controlling the controllable for modern pentathlete Edward Fernon
Australia's Olympic athletes are on the home stretch with only 100 days to go until the delayed Tokyo Olympics get underway. ( read original story ...)
Japan to discharge treated Fukushima water into the Pacific
But Japan's neighbours have hit out. China's Foreign Ministry, saying that the ocean is the "common property of mankind", added: "This approach is extremely irresponsible and will seriously damage ... ( read original story ...)
Giant electronic conductivity change driven by artificial switch of crystal dimensionality
As Professor Takayoshi Katase of Tokyo Institute of Technology notes, this fact has an important corollary: "If the crystal structure dimensionality can be switched reversibly in the same material, a ... ( read original story ...)
Southwestern Japan island hit by barrage of quakes
registering 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, a level at which most people are startled or woken from sleep. There are no reports of injuries or property damage caused by the series of ... ( read original story ...)
This Tucson home helps elite women athletes level the playing field
Homestretch has provided housing to more than 70 female athletes. The "Stretchies" pursue careers in endurance sports, including cycling, triathlon, swimming or running. ( read original story ...)
W Hotels arrives in Japan with opening in Osaka
World-renowned hospitality design firm concrete Amsterdam was appointed to design the interiors of W Hotels’ first property in Japan. The hotel has just opened and Hotel Designs managed to get a ... ( read original story ...)
WeWork ‘cult’ bedevils the Warren Buffett of Japan
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." Hulu's new WeWork documentary is tough on former CEO Adam ... ( read original story ...)
Boy, 17, double-crosses fraud ring, tosses takings ‘into Imperial Palace moat’
TOKYO (TR) – They came armed with a fire extinguisher ... Officers then apprehended the pair on suspicion of trespassing and causing property damage. Both suspects admitted to the allegations. “[We ... ( read original story ...)
Better metric for thermoelectric materials means better design strategies
Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University ... As material science advanced into the age of nanotechnology, these numbers weren't enough to express a key property of the new ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says ‘no’ to strawberry and grape copycats
Crunchy, fragrant and sweet, Japan's Shine Muscat grape went through more than 15 years of testing and selection before it was finally released as a new breed. But the expensive grape variety is now ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Climate Pledge Prompts Companies to Sell Aging Property
Japan’s ambitious targets on carbon emissions is prompting some firms to offload aging office blocks, resulting in rare investment opportunities for potential buyers, according to the head of the ... ( read original story ...)
History Speaks series to explore visual culture of World War II Japanese internment
Naper Settlement's "History Speaks" series continues with "Visual Cultures of World War II Japanese Incarceration" on Sunday, April 11. This virtual lecture will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. on Zoom. Only ... ( read original story ...)
A New “Toy Story”-Themed Hotel Will Open At Tokyo Disney Resort This Year
... Station on the Disney Resort Line with easy access to both Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea theme parks. Known as the fifth Disney hotel in Japan, the property is also expected to be the ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka man lets outdoor tap gush for hours, gives penalties the slip
A water tap was left open for nearly six hours in front of a plant in Osaka’s Sumiyoshi Ward. (Kota Kawano) OSAKA--A neighborhood here was baffled by a string of incidents involving outdoor faucets ... ( read original story ...)
Sprinter Leon Reid, who is planning to run at the Tokyo Olympics for Ireland, appears in court charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine and permitting his premises to be used …
The 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, who is planning to run at the Tokyo Olympics, was among a group of five ... the production of class A (crack cocaine), concealing criminal property and ... ( read original story ...)