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U.S. Halts Access to Key Weather Data, Raising Global Climate Concerns
teleSUR
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The Pentagon’s decision to block public access to critical satellite weather data is drawing concern among scientists and forecasters, particularly in the Global South, where forecasting tools are limited and extreme weather events are...
Would-be Japanese kamikaze pilot reflects on war and peace 80 years after WWII
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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Tatsukuma Ueno, who trained kamikaze pilots during World War II, speaks with reporters at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo, July 8, 2025. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes) TOKYO — A former Japanese army pilot who helped train...
Temasek Holdings posts S$434 billion portfolio, eyes AI & sustainability
The Independent Singapore
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July 10, 2025
Hello Gregory, please see highlighted query in 3rd paragraph. SINGAPORE: Singapore’s state fund Temasek Holdings reported a record net portfolio value of S$434 billion and gains of S$45 billion at the end of its financial year. Its assets under...
Chinese Embassy in Japan warns Chinese citizens to stay vigilant against natural disasters
Xinhua News Agency
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TOKYO, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Embassy in Japan on Friday issued a notice to remind Chinese citizens in the country to be vigilant against natural disasters as earthquakes have frequently jolted southwestern Japan. The Tokara island chain...
Japan Seabed Mining Rare Earths: 5 Facts About Minamitori Island Project
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 7, 2025
Japan seabed mining rare earths operations are rapidly gaining momentum… Bymoshine July 7, 2025July 7, 2025 Reading Time: 3 minutes Japan will test seabed mud extraction for rare earths in early 2026. The project aims to secure strategic minerals...
Chinese Embassy in Japan urges vigilance over natural disasters
CGTN
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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 struck Akuseki Island in the Tokara Island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, July 3, 2025. /VCG An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 struck Akuseki Island in the...
A Legacy of Trust and Teamwork: Japanese Fellows Program Strengthens Medical Ties Across Japan
Stars and Stripes Okinawa
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Japanese Fellows from United States Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Yokosuka coordinated a mochitsuki (mochi pounding) cultural exchange event for their U.S. counterparts at United States Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka....
Nature Boy Ric Flair 'Back In Business' After Health Scare
Power 96 - Minnesota
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July 7, 2025
WOOO! A professional wrestler who has ties to Minnesota is back training/working out after a recent health scare. The 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair took to social media to let fans know he was 'back in business' this morning. A Legend Inside & Outside...
Japan’s Wooden Satellite Survived Orbit for 116 Days. Now Scientists Want a Better Version
ZME Science
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July 7, 2025
In 2024, LignoSat became the first wooden satellite to be launched into space. But its communications system failed, so scientists are trying again with LignoSat-2. Credit: Kyoto University Takao Doi’s dream is to go to the Moon and plant a tree....
Strongest-ever Dodekamin energy drink approved by Japan’s Home Economics Dragon
SoraNews24
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July 9, 2025
Lourd Leger likes it! He really likes it! Japan has a certain class of light energy drinks that don’t contain nearly as much caffeine as their Western counterparts and instead focus on being fortified with things like vitamin C, ginseng extract,...
2025 POLLS: Japanese Parties Divided on Defense Spending Increase
Nippon
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July 10, 2025
Newsfrom Japan Politics Jul 10, 2025 09:30 (JST) Tokyo, July 9 (Jiji Press)--Major Japanese political parties call for boosting the country's defense capabilities in their campaigns for the July 20 House of Councillors election, but their views...
Business : Expo 2025 Osaka Elevates Japan-Malaysia Economic Relations - JETRO
Bernama
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July 10, 2025
By Anas Abu Hassan KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama) -- The Expo 2025 Osaka serves as a launchpad for deeper cooperation in key economic sectors, proving to be a significant platform for enhancing economic relations between Japan and Malaysia,...
From Hokkaido's Forests to the World: Sou Fujimoto's New Exhibition in Tokyo
JAPAN Forward
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July 10, 2025
There are no forests to see from the 53rd floor of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower. More than 200 meters above the urban jungle of Tokyo, you can hardly make out any trees in the concrete expansion below. Yet here, over a thousand kilometers away from...
China's Climate Gambit: Bet On Coal While Winning The Green Race
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
Latest stories The slow race toward a robotic tank China's influence is now shaping decisions in South Korea's legislature China badmouths French Rafale to rewire Indo-Pacific arms deals At the same time, Chinese oil and gas giants (CNPC, Sinopec)...
Japan’s sci-fi glove steers drones with hand gestures in high-precision teleoperation
Interesting Engineering - New York
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July 7, 2025
Researchers at the University of Tokyo’s Dragon Lab have developed an intuitive hand-based teleoperation system that allows human operators to control omnidirectional aerial robots with high precision. This system, which operates in six degrees of...
UL Solutions Expands Software Platform for Business Growth and Sustainable Practices with the Latest ULTRUS™ Software Releases
The AI Journal
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July 9, 2025
UL Solutions’ latest ULTRUS software releases help companies meet consumer demands while achieving product, enterprise and asset compliance and sustainability goals through new features and offerings across the portfolio NORTHBROOK, Ill.–(BUSINESS...
Public Debt, Japan, And Wilful Blindness
Scoop
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I just heard on Radio New Zealand a claim by a British commentator, Hugo Gye (Political Editor of The i Paper), that the United Kingdom (among other countries) has a major public debt crisis, and that if nothing is done about it (such as what...
Japan to test deep sea mining amid public and scientific concern
Oceanographic Magazine
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July 7, 2025
In response to recent developments in deep seabed mining – including growing concerns in the US that the administration will be opening the door to mining not only in national waters but international, too – the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition is...
Tokyo Office Demand Spills into Non-Core Wards in 2025
World Property Journal - Florida
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Email Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter Tokyo's office market is undergoing a notable geographic shift in 2025, as rising rents and limited availability in the city's central business districts push companies to relocate to outer wards....
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Nintendo Switch 2 Edition No. 13 in Japan
Punch Jump - California
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July 10, 2025
Famitsu this month said Nintendo Co., Ltd. this week said The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition for the Nintendo Switch 2 ranked as a top-seller in the latest retail data from Japan. Between June 23 and June 29, The...