Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Japan’s earthquake scientists have warned of the possibility of a coming “megaquake” after eight people were injured Thursday by one of magnitude 7.1 in the south. “The likelihood of a new major earthquake is higher than normal, but this is not an indication that a major earthquake will definitely occur,” the
Akira Endo experimented on thousands of microbes to reach his 1973 discovery of mevastatin. Japanese biochemist Akira Endo, who discovered cholesterol-lowering statins, has died aged 90, his former student and colleague said on Tuesday. Statins, which can prevent heart attacks or strokes, are among the most commonly prescribed drugs worldwide. Keiji Hasumi, a professor who
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Japan’s valiant moon lander was put to sleep again after unexpectedly surviving its second ultra-chilly long lunar night, the space agency said Monday. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM)—dubbed the “Moon Sniper” for its landing precision—touched down in January, making Japan only the fifth nation to achieve a soft lunar
Japan has seen its hottest September since records began 125 years ago. Japan has seen its hottest September since records began 125 years ago, the weather agency said, in a year expected to be the warmest in human history. The scorching September’s average temperature was 2.66 degrees Celsius higher than usual, the Japan Meteorological Agency
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Every year, as July draws to a close, Norio Terada and his fellow oyster farmers submerge hundreds of scallop shells strung on wire rings into the waters of Lake Hamana. The tiny black larvae that attach to the shells will be harvested from the salty lagoon in about 18 months as