Japan

[ad_1] Tokai, Ibaraki Pref. – Former Mayor Tatsuya Murakami, who dealt with a nuclear accident as chief of Ibaraki Prefecture's Tokai village in 1999, has criticized the central government over its lack of preparations for such a disaster."The central government only thinks about nuclear energy use under the assumption that accidents do not happen. It doesn't put efforts in deciding what to do if an accident occurs," said Murakami, 81, […]

[ad_1] When an Iranian consulate building was destroyed in Syria in April, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed to punish Israel. What followed was a huge yet telegraphed assault and no all-out war.Three months later, the military chief of Iran-backed Hezbollah and Hamas’ political head were killed within hours of each other. The wider regional conflict seen by some as imminent didn’t end up erupting.Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan […]

[ad_1] Beijing – Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka set up a China Open last-16 clash with Coco Gauff on Monday, while top seed Aryna Sabalenka also marched on in ruthless fashion.Osaka defeated 60th-ranked American Katie Volynets 6-3, 6-2 and will face Gauff in a showdown of former U.S. Open champions in Beijing.World No. 2 Sabalenka swatted aside Ashlyn Krueger 6-2, 6-2 and plays another American in 24th-ranked Madison Keys. […]

[ad_1] Price hikes in October will affect nearly 3,000 food products, the highest monthly figure this year, as well as other daily necessities such as mail, pharmaceuticals, electricity and gas, due to the weak yen and an increase in costs for various materials and expenses.Prices of 2,911 products from 195 major food and beverage manufacturers will be raised in October, surpassing April’s figure — the previous highest number in 2024 […]

[ad_1] New York – A documentary film about whale food culture in Japan is showing in the United States. Keiko Yagi, who directed the movie, "Whale Restaurant," said she struggled to find movie theaters that would screen the film as many in the country oppose the catching of whales. From those who watched it, however, she was able to get feedback. Some expressed a wish to try whale food, Yagi […]

[ad_1] Scientists have pieced together enough clues to Earth’s past climate to graph the average temperature from 485 million years ago to the present — back to a time long before dinosaurs and even trees, when the land was either barren or hosted mostly moss, millipedes and primitive insects.This new work shows temperatures spent hundreds of millions of years bouncing up and down, from climates similar to ours to ones […]

[ad_1] Do tariffs — taxes on imports — raise prices for U.S. consumers? There’s really no debate on the subject.I don’t mean that everyone agrees. Rather, there are two distinct groups that aren’t talking to each other, each of which is more or less unified in its views. Almost all economists agree that taxes on imports are, in fact, passed on to consumers. Why? Because that’s what the evidence says […]

[ad_1] Throughout history, floods have wreaked havoc on communities, but their frequency and intensity have escalated due to climate change. From Asia to Africa, Europe to the Americas, severe inundations periodically displace millions, destroy infrastructure and claim countless lives.Rising temperatures increase evaporation, leading to more frequent severe downpours, including in vulnerable areas. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has warned that as the planet warms, extreme weather events are intensifying, […]

[ad_1] The Japanese government is considering investing in chipmaker Rapidus Corp., which aims to start mass-producing a next-generation semiconductor in 2027, sources said Saturday. The government apparently hopes the move will help spur private-sector investments in and loans to Rapidus by increasing the company's credibility. Rapidus is building a plant in the city of Chitose in Hokkaido Prefecture and promoting fund procurement in the run-up to the planned start of […]