thejapantimes, 3 months ago to worldnews In a recent study, polyglots were observed using functional magnetic resonance imaging to examine their brain activity, revealing interesting results. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/12/world/science-health/study-polyglots-brain-language/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #language #education #brain
In a recent study, polyglots were observed using functional magnetic resonance imaging to examine their brain activity, revealing interesting results. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/12/world/science-health/study-polyglots-brain-language/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #language #education #brain
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan Tokyo will continue to offer financial assistance of upward of ¥300,000 ($2,040) to all women seeking to have their eggs frozen despite a higher-than-expected number of applicants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/11/japan/science-health/egg-freeze-tmg/ #japan #sciencehealth #women #pregnancies #preservation #eggs #reproduction
Tokyo will continue to offer financial assistance of upward of ¥300,000 ($2,040) to all women seeking to have their eggs frozen despite a higher-than-expected number of applicants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/11/japan/science-health/egg-freeze-tmg/ #japan #sciencehealth #women #pregnancies #preservation #eggs #reproduction
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan Japan is not doing enough to prepare for natural disasters involving nuclear accidents, experts warn, 13 years after a massive earthquake that triggered a triple reactor meltdown in Fukushima Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/10/japan/science-health/japan-disaster-preparedness-march-11/ #japan #sciencehealth #fukushima #311 #fukushimano1 #nuclearenergy #tepco #radiation #earthquakes #tsunami
Japan is not doing enough to prepare for natural disasters involving nuclear accidents, experts warn, 13 years after a massive earthquake that triggered a triple reactor meltdown in Fukushima Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/10/japan/science-health/japan-disaster-preparedness-march-11/ #japan #sciencehealth #fukushima #311 #fukushimano1 #nuclearenergy #tepco #radiation #earthquakes #tsunami
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan The James Webb Space Telescope has been allowing Japanese researchers to pioneer discoveries uncovering the presence of heavy elements such as nitrogen in the universe, as well as supermassive black holes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/10/japan/science-health/japan-team-james-webb-telescope/ #japan #sciencehealth #jameswebbspacetelescope #astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope has been allowing Japanese researchers to pioneer discoveries uncovering the presence of heavy elements such as nitrogen in the universe, as well as supermassive black holes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/10/japan/science-health/japan-team-james-webb-telescope/ #japan #sciencehealth #jameswebbspacetelescope #astronomy
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan A combination of two methods should be used for the full-fledged removal of radioactive fuel debris from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, a government-backed corporation has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/10/japan/science-health/fukushima-nuclear-plant-debris-removal/ #japan #sciencehealth #fukushima #311 #fukushimano1 #nuclearenergy #tepco #radiation
A combination of two methods should be used for the full-fledged removal of radioactive fuel debris from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, a government-backed corporation has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/10/japan/science-health/fukushima-nuclear-plant-debris-removal/ #japan #sciencehealth #fukushima #311 #fukushimano1 #nuclearenergy #tepco #radiation
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan Residents near a nuclear power plant on a peninsula in Miyagi Prefecture are concerned about evacuating in the event of a disaster, especially after the Noto Peninsula quake highlighted evacuation bottlenecks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/09/japan/science-health/miyagi-onagawa-nuclear-plant-concerns/ #japan #sciencehealth #earthquakes #tsunami #onagawa #nuclearenergy #miyagi #311
Residents near a nuclear power plant on a peninsula in Miyagi Prefecture are concerned about evacuating in the event of a disaster, especially after the Noto Peninsula quake highlighted evacuation bottlenecks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/09/japan/science-health/miyagi-onagawa-nuclear-plant-concerns/ #japan #sciencehealth #earthquakes #tsunami #onagawa #nuclearenergy #miyagi #311
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori is urging the Japanese government to quickly clarify its policy on transferring soil from nuclear decontamination work to final disposal sites outside the prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/09/japan/science-health/fukushima-soil-policy/ #japan #sciencehealth #fukushima #masaouchibori #311 #fukushimano1 #nuclearenergy #tepco #radiation
Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori is urging the Japanese government to quickly clarify its policy on transferring soil from nuclear decontamination work to final disposal sites outside the prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/09/japan/science-health/fukushima-soil-policy/ #japan #sciencehealth #fukushima #masaouchibori #311 #fukushimano1 #nuclearenergy #tepco #radiation
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan Tokyo-based startup Space One, racing to be Japan’s first private-sector firm to put a satellite into orbit, postponed the launch of its solid-fueled rocket on Saturday morning. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/09/japan/science-health/space-one-rocket-postpone-japan/ #japan #sciencehealth #space #astronomy #rockets #jaxa #satellites #h3 #spaceone #kairos
Tokyo-based startup Space One, racing to be Japan’s first private-sector firm to put a satellite into orbit, postponed the launch of its solid-fueled rocket on Saturday morning. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/09/japan/science-health/space-one-rocket-postpone-japan/ #japan #sciencehealth #space #astronomy #rockets #jaxa #satellites #h3 #spaceone #kairos
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan Taisho Pharmaceutical announced Monday that it will start marketing anti-obesity drug orlistat in April, the first such drug to become available without a prescription in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/05/japan/science-health/anti-obesity-drug/ #japan #sciencehealth #medicine #diabetes #pharmaceuticals #diets #obesity
Taisho Pharmaceutical announced Monday that it will start marketing anti-obesity drug orlistat in April, the first such drug to become available without a prescription in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/05/japan/science-health/anti-obesity-drug/ #japan #sciencehealth #medicine #diabetes #pharmaceuticals #diets #obesity
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan The government said Tuesday it will cease subsidizing medical expenses for people infected with COVID-19, including no longer fixing the cost of medicines, at the end of March due to a decline in the number of cases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/05/japan/science-health/japan-covid-subsidies-end/ #japan #sciencehealth #mhlw #health #covid19 #covid19injapan #keizotakemi
The government said Tuesday it will cease subsidizing medical expenses for people infected with COVID-19, including no longer fixing the cost of medicines, at the end of March due to a decline in the number of cases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/05/japan/science-health/japan-covid-subsidies-end/ #japan #sciencehealth #mhlw #health #covid19 #covid19injapan #keizotakemi
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan Kyoto University Hospital said Monday that it has performed the world's first simultaneous lung and liver transplant from living donors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/04/japan/science-health/kyoto-university-hospital-lung-liver-transplant/ #japan #sciencehealth
Kyoto University Hospital said Monday that it has performed the world's first simultaneous lung and liver transplant from living donors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/04/japan/science-health/kyoto-university-hospital-lung-liver-transplant/ #japan #sciencehealth
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to worldnews Scientists have identified what might be the genetic mechanism behind humankind's tailless condition — a mutation in a gene instrumental in embryonic development. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/03/world/science-health/people-with-tails/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #humans #monkeys #apes #genetics #dna
Scientists have identified what might be the genetic mechanism behind humankind's tailless condition — a mutation in a gene instrumental in embryonic development. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/03/world/science-health/people-with-tails/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #humans #monkeys #apes #genetics #dna
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan The ratio of pet dogs in Japan vaccinated for rabies vaccinations has fallen from %100 to around 70%, with a lack of reported cases likely leading to diminishing fears of a disease that is almost always fatal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/03/japan/science-health/rabies-vaccinations-falling/ #japan #sciencehealth #pets #dogs #rabies
The ratio of pet dogs in Japan vaccinated for rabies vaccinations has fallen from %100 to around 70%, with a lack of reported cases likely leading to diminishing fears of a disease that is almost always fatal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/03/japan/science-health/rabies-vaccinations-falling/ #japan #sciencehealth #pets #dogs #rabies
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan A series of earthquakes rattled Chiba Prefecture and surrounding areas may be part of a 'slow slip' in tectonic plates, prompting warnings of stronger tremors in the coming days. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/03/japan/science-health/chiba-earthquakes-slow-slip/ #japan #sciencehealth #chiba #earthquakes
A series of earthquakes rattled Chiba Prefecture and surrounding areas may be part of a 'slow slip' in tectonic plates, prompting warnings of stronger tremors in the coming days. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/03/japan/science-health/chiba-earthquakes-slow-slip/ #japan #sciencehealth #chiba #earthquakes
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan Japan's moon lander has been put back to sleep after it surprisingly survived the freezing, two-week lunar night, the country's space agency said, with another operation attempt scheduled for later this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/02/japan/science-health/japan-lunar-lander-sleep/ #japan #sciencehealth #jaxa #space #moon #slim
Japan's moon lander has been put back to sleep after it surprisingly survived the freezing, two-week lunar night, the country's space agency said, with another operation attempt scheduled for later this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/02/japan/science-health/japan-lunar-lander-sleep/ #japan #sciencehealth #jaxa #space #moon #slim
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan Around a fifth of the 133 nurses employed in a major hospital in Wajima, a city that suffered heavy damage in the New Year's Day earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture, have decided to quit or are considering it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/02/japan/science-health/noto-earthquake-nurses-quit/ #japan #sciencehealth #ishikawaearthquake #earthquakes #hospitals #health #wajima
Around a fifth of the 133 nurses employed in a major hospital in Wajima, a city that suffered heavy damage in the New Year's Day earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture, have decided to quit or are considering it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/02/japan/science-health/noto-earthquake-nurses-quit/ #japan #sciencehealth #ishikawaearthquake #earthquakes #hospitals #health #wajima
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan An epidemic of syphilis is a serious concern in Japan, with the number of reported cases in 2023 hitting a record high for the third consecutive year on a preliminary basis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/26/japan/science-health/syphilis-cases-surging-in-japan/ #japan #sciencehealth #syphilis #health #medicine #pregnancy
An epidemic of syphilis is a serious concern in Japan, with the number of reported cases in 2023 hitting a record high for the third consecutive year on a preliminary basis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/26/japan/science-health/syphilis-cases-surging-in-japan/ #japan #sciencehealth #syphilis #health #medicine #pregnancy
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan Per-institution new flu cases in Japan came to 23.93 in the week to Feb. 11, up for the fifth straight week, although the number was down about 30% from a peak level in early December. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/24/japan/science-health/covid-flu-cases-japan/ #japan #sciencehealth #flu #health #covid19 #hospitals
Per-institution new flu cases in Japan came to 23.93 in the week to Feb. 11, up for the fifth straight week, although the number was down about 30% from a peak level in early December. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/24/japan/science-health/covid-flu-cases-japan/ #japan #sciencehealth #flu #health #covid19 #hospitals
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to worldnews The moon lander dubbed Odysseus is "alive and well" but resting on its side a day after its white-knuckle touchdown as the first private spacecraft ever to reach the lunar surface. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/24/world/science-health/moon-lander-sideways/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #space #moon #us #nasa
The moon lander dubbed Odysseus is "alive and well" but resting on its side a day after its white-knuckle touchdown as the first private spacecraft ever to reach the lunar surface. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/24/world/science-health/moon-lander-sideways/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #space #moon #us #nasa
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan A group of Indonesian activists have filed a lawsuit against Japan in Jakarta to seek a stop to the release of treated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/23/japan/science-health/indonesia-activists-sue-japan-fukushima-water/ #japan #sciencehealth #indonesia #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater
A group of Indonesian activists have filed a lawsuit against Japan in Jakarta to seek a stop to the release of treated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/23/japan/science-health/indonesia-activists-sue-japan-fukushima-water/ #japan #sciencehealth #indonesia #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to worldnews Since the U.S. successfully put people on the moon half a century ago, why did it prove so difficult for companies — even countries — to do it again? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/23/world/science-health/us-moon-lander-51-years/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #space #moon #us #nasa
Since the U.S. successfully put people on the moon half a century ago, why did it prove so difficult for companies — even countries — to do it again? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/23/world/science-health/us-moon-lander-51-years/ #worldnews #sciencehealth #space #moon #us #nasa
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan An annual ceremony has been held in western Japan to reinforce Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan, a long-standing sticking point in bilateral ties that have recently been improving. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/22/japan/science-health/japan-takeshima-day-event-held/ #japan #sciencehealth #takeshima #shimane #southkoreajapanrelations
An annual ceremony has been held in western Japan to reinforce Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan, a long-standing sticking point in bilateral ties that have recently been improving. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/22/japan/science-health/japan-takeshima-day-event-held/ #japan #sciencehealth #takeshima #shimane #southkoreajapanrelations
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan Can Japan's H3 rocket — which was launched successfully on Saturday — seriously compete with Elon Musk's Falcon 9? Experts say price and usability would be key. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/20/japan/science-health/h3-rocket-marketing/ #japan #sciencehealth #rockets #jaxa #satellites #space #h3
Can Japan's H3 rocket — which was launched successfully on Saturday — seriously compete with Elon Musk's Falcon 9? Experts say price and usability would be key. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/20/japan/science-health/h3-rocket-marketing/ #japan #sciencehealth #rockets #jaxa #satellites #space #h3
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan Japan's health ministry has rolled out its first guidelines on alcohol consumption, warning that even a small amount of alcohol consumption raises health risks for both men and women. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/19/japan/science-health/japan-alcohol-consumption-guideline/ #japan #sciencehealth #drinking #alcohol #health
Japan's health ministry has rolled out its first guidelines on alcohol consumption, warning that even a small amount of alcohol consumption raises health risks for both men and women. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/19/japan/science-health/japan-alcohol-consumption-guideline/ #japan #sciencehealth #drinking #alcohol #health
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan An unexpected warm spell this week followed by a forecast plummeting of temperatures by over 10 degrees has raised concerns that the sudden change might impact the health of some individuals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/19/japan/science-health/japan-warmer-temperatures/ #japan #sciencehealth #weather #sapporo #tokyo
An unexpected warm spell this week followed by a forecast plummeting of temperatures by over 10 degrees has raised concerns that the sudden change might impact the health of some individuals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/19/japan/science-health/japan-warmer-temperatures/ #japan #sciencehealth #weather #sapporo #tokyo