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Scientists based in Australia, Japan and U.S. awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Scientists Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel chemistry prize for developing a new form of molecular architecture, yielding materials that can help tackle challenges such as climate change and lack of fresh water. The three laureates worked to create molecular constructions with large spaces through …

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Nagasaki, Japan, marks 80th anniversary of atomic bombing as survivors urge youth to push for nuclear ban

The southern Japanese city of Nagasaki on Saturday marked 80 years since the U.S. atomic attack that killed tens of thousands and left survivors who hope their harrowing memories can help make their hometown the last place to be hit by a nuclear bomb. The U.S. launched the Nagasaki attack on Aug. …

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Japan PM Ishiba vows to stay on after party loses majority in upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to remain in office on Monday after his ruling coalition suffered a bruising defeat in upper house elections, as the opposition weighed a no-confidence motion. The embattled premier told a news conference he would remain in office to oversee tariff talks with the United …

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IN PHOTOS | Sneak peek of Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan

World Media members got a tour of the pavilions at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, on Wednesday, which opens to the public on April 13. Global event opens to public in Osaka starting Sunday until Oct. 13 Posted: Apr 09, 2025 2:38 PM EDT | Last Updated: April 9 Corrections …

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Cherry blossom season officially kicks off in Japan as first flowers bloom

Japan’s official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country’s favourite flower, declaring the official start of the festive season in the Japanese capital. An official from the Japan Meteorological Agency carefully examined the specimen tree of Somei Yoshino variety at Tokyo’s Yasukuni shrine and announced …

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Japan fights forest fire that’s forced hundreds to evacuate

9 hours ago News Duration 0:39 Japan has deployed more than 2,000 troops and firefighters from across the country to fight a forest fire in a northeastern coastal city that has damaged dozens of homes and forced the evacuation of more than 1,200 people. The fire has burned about 2,100 …

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Japan, U.S. lunar landers go separate ways after being launched together from SpaceX rocket

In a two-for-one moonshot, SpaceX launched a pair of lunar landers on Wednesday for U.S. and Japanese companies looking to jumpstart business on Earth’s dusty sidekick. The two landers rocketed away in the middle of the night from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the latest in a stream of private spacecraft …

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Japan Election Results 2024 Update; Liberal Democratic Party | Fumio Kishida Shinzo Abe | शिंजो आबे की पार्टी 15 साल बाद बहुमत से चूकी: जापान में किसी को बहुमत नहीं, PM इशिबा बोले- हार के बाद भी पद पर रहूंगा

टोक्यो1 घंटे पहले कॉपी लिंक जापान में LDP पार्टी के अध्यक्ष शिगेरू इशिबा ने हार की जिम्मेदारी ली है। जापान में सत्ताधारी लिबरल डेमोक्रेटिक पार्टी (LDP) गठंबधन को संसद में बहुमत नहीं मिल पाया है। शिंजो आबे की पार्टी LDP को सिर्फ 191 सीटें मिली हैं और उसे 65 सीटों …

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Japanese company considering Manitoba for $1.6B lithium ion battery facility – Winnipeg

A Japan-based company is eyeing Manitoba as a potential spot to build a $1.6-billion lithium ion battery separator manufacturing facility, sources have told 680 CJOB. The company is considering a parcel of city-owned land near the West End Water Pollution Control Centre close to Wilkes Avenue and the Perimeter Highway. …

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Canada yet to respond to Japan’s invite to rejoin timber organization – National

The federal Liberal government has yet to respond to a months-old invitation from Tokyo to have Canada rejoin a global environmental organization that regulates the timber trade. A July 2022 briefing note obtained through an access-to-information request shows that Japan has asked Ottawa to be part of the International Tropical …

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