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A torn meniscus, the cartilage in the knee, is a common sports injury, and unfortunately it doesn’t heal well. But researchers in Japan have now identified a hormone that helps repair the cartilage after a surgical treatment.Continue ReadingCategory: M… Continue reading Hormone-hardened tendons could help repair torn knee cartilage
Japan will restart more idled nuclear plants and look at developing next-generation reactors, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday, setting the stage for a major policy shift on nuclear energy a decade after the Fukushima disaster. Reuters re… Continue reading Japan Signals Return To Nuclear Power To Stabilize Energy Supply
The Japanese government has been hit in the pocket by an unusual problem — its young people aren’t drinking enough. From a report: Since the pandemic began, bars and other premises selling alcohol have been hit hard by Covid-19 restrictions, causing s… Continue reading Japan Wants Young People To Drink More Alcohol
Industry minister Koichi Hagiuda said in the United States Wednesday that Japan plans to encourage startup businesses by sending 1,000 people to Silicon Valley over five years to provide them with valuable entrepreneurial experience in the California t… Continue reading Japan To Foster Startups By Sending 1,000 People To Silicon Valley
Sleeping in a culvert generally means you’ve fallen on some hard times, but that’s not the case with this unique new project by Nendo. Named the Culvert Guesthouse, it involved constructing a minimalist retreat from the precast concrete box culverts th… Continue reading One-of-a-kind minimalist retreat built using concrete box culverts
Sleeping in a culvert generally means you’ve fallen on some hard times, but that’s not the case with this unique new project by Nendo. Named the Culvert Guesthouse, it involved constructing a minimalist retreat from the precast concrete box culverts th… Continue reading One-of-a-kind minimalist retreat built using concrete box culverts
“Researchers and engineers from Kyoto University and the Kajima Corporation have released their joint proposal for a three-pronged approach to sustainable human life on the Moon and beyond,” reports Gizmodo. The first element involves “The Glass,” whic… Continue reading Japan Wants To Bring Artificial Gravity To the Moon
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KDDI, Japan’s 2nd largest mobile phone provider and carrier to multiple critical government agencies — including the weather service — faile… Continue reading Japan’s KDDI Mobile Service Criticized After 86-Hour Failure Last Weekend
The former Prime Minister of Japan was assassinated on the streets of Nara on Friday. Continue reading Here’s What We Know About the ‘Homemade’ Gun that Killed Shinzo Abe
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — one of the most consequential leaders in Japan’s postwar history — died Friday, Japanese media reported, after being shot while he was giving a stump speech in the city of Nara. From a report: Prime Minister Fumio K… Continue reading Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Dies After Being Shot