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Japan Condemns South Korean Research Vessel Near Contested Islets
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Japan has formally protested against a South Korean research ship operating near contested islets in the East Sea, also referred to as the Sea of Japan. Masaaki Kanai, chief of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs...
Japan’s first osmotic power plant begins operations
Hurriyet Daily News
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TOKYO Japan's first osmotic power plant, which generates electricity by harnessing the difference in salt concentration between seawater and freshwater, began operations in early August in a southwestern prefecture, Kyodo News Agency reported on...
Japan Debuts First-ever Osmotic Power Plant
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Japan has officially launched its first-ever osmotic power facility, tapping into energy created by the salt concentration differences between seawater and freshwater, media reported on Sunday. The plant began operating in early August in...
80 Years On: Tokyo Prospers While Local Revitalization Still Insufficient
Nippon
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August 17, 2025
Newsfrom Japan Society Aug 17, 2025 14:24 (JST) Tokyo, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)--After its devastation in World War II, Tokyo saw a rapid population inflow in the 1960s on the back of Japan's strong economic recovery, and some 14 million people now...
US-South Korea drills, Lee visits Japan, Taiwan nuclear power vote
Nikkei Asia
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Welcome to Your Week in Asia. Fresh off calling for a "redefining" of ties with Japan in an independence day speech, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung heads to Tokyo for talks as the two countries wrestle with the impact of U.S. President...
This breakthrough TV tech has Samsung, Sony and Hisense seeing dollar signs — here’s why it could beat OLED in one big way
Tom's Guide
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August 17, 2025
Here's a promise I can keep: In the coming years, you'll be hearing a lot about something called RGB Mini-LED. Recently, several companies unveiled TVs that sport this brand-new display technology, and each of these brands couldn't be more excited...
Volcano alert: Scientists discover a signal that could transform early warning systems
Earth.com
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People who live near active volcanoes need alerts they can trust. False alarms wear down that trust, while missed warnings put lives at risk. Steam-driven blasts, which can erupt with few surface signs, are especially hard to predict. Scientists...
Japan's 1st osmotic power plant begins operating in Fukuoka
Kyodo News+
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August 17, 2025
FUKUOKA - Japan's first osmotic power plant that uses the difference in salt concentration between seawater and fresh water to generate electricity began operations in early August in a southwestern prefecture. The Fukuoka District Waterworks...
U.S.–China Tech Rivalry: Semiconductors, AI, and Strategic Espionage
The Good Men Project - California
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August 17, 2025
Irina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security attorney based in New York and Connecticut. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in National and Intercultural Studies and Middle East Studies from Fordham University in 2006, followed by a Juris...
Biz couple facing estafa flagged thru advanced tech—Immigration
Manila Standard
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August 17, 2025
The Bureau of Immigration’s (BI) Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) has led to the successful interception of a couple who are wanted by government authorities for estafa upon their arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)...
Edging Toward Japan: The 'I am Spartacus' moment of the salarymen
The Mainichi
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By Damian Flanagan Recently, while doing a workout at home, I flicked around TV apps and came across a documentary on Netflix called "Salaryman" (2021). It might seem an odd thing to be watching while lifting a few weights and doing my sit ups....
Why Micron Technologies Stock Was Flopping on Friday
Yahoo Finance
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August 15, 2025
The latest pronouncement from President Trump on tariffs for microchips had investors concerned about chipmakers on Friday. One of the victims was a sector mainstay, Micron Technologies (NASDAQ: MU), whose share price closed more than 3% down that...
Lacking recycling technology
The News International
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hen people in Pakistan talks about waste, the discussion almost always circles back to plastic bans. Images of discarded bags blowing in the wind have come to symbolise our pollution problem. Yet, the country’s waste crisis is far more complex,...
'National Hero Still In Exile': Netaji's Daughter Renews Request For Return Of His Remains From Japan
News18
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August 17, 2025
Last Updated:August 17, 2025, 05:45 IST The statement comes ahead of the solemn occasion of August 18, the day Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is believed to have died in a plane crash in 1945 While the official narrative holds that Netaji died in the...
Japan’s method to recycle used magnets for EVs recovers over 90% of rare-earth elements
Interesting Engineering - New York
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August 16, 2025
Researchers at Kyoto University have developed a new method for separating and recycling rare-earth elements (REEs) from magnets used in consumer and industrial products. “REEs, particularly neodymium (Nd) and dysprosium (Dy), are essential...
Asean research society set up to fight cancer
The Malaysian Star
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August 16, 2025
The new Asean Cancer Research Society, which aims to transform how cancer is understood and treated in the region, will be spearheaded by a team of local researchers at University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) in Semenyih, Selangor. An initiative...
Researchers discover overlooked factor that could protect cities from pandemics: 'A substantial effect on reducing health risks'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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August 16, 2025
"Greater levels of resilience." by Tina DeinesAugust 16, 2025 A new study has found a link between access to public and mass transit and greater resilience in the face of infectious disease threats. The research, published in The Lancet Planetary...
Scientists make stunning discovery after inserting tiny sensor into plants: 'A largely unexplored pathway'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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August 16, 2025
"It challenges long-standing assumptions." by Elijah McKeeAugust 16, 2025 Photo Credit: Waseda University Did you know that plants have a bit of a sweet tooth? Sugar — more specifically, sucrose — is one of the most important compounds for...
Here's How Japan Is Turning Footsteps Into Electricity
SlashGear
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August 16, 2025
Japan lives in a cyberpunk-styled future that twines tech in the most mundane of things. You can find robots performing repetitive tasks at restaurants, like peeling a banana or frying chips, while the bullet train zips past cities at a whopping...
The Japanese movement technique is the workout that helps calm your gut and brain
The Times of India
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In Japan, they don’t consider our bodies just muscle and bones. We’re an entire ecosystem that’s interconnected. The belly (Hara) , is considered the centre for Physical and mental health. In all martial arts, zen and other traditionalJapanese...