Tomoko Otake

Japan has a wealth of old literature that provides scientists with clues on past climate events.

Monday's temblor struck off the coast of the Tohoku region, which experienced the devastating Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011.

Without narration or music, Toru Yamada's intimate documentary 'At the Triangle Intersection' follows the silences, routines and unresolved tensions of post-disaster life.

While megasolar projects are facing headwinds at the government level, some see renewed potential for solar sharing and smaller-scale, off-grid systems.

The technology has the potential to free staff from time-consuming, repetitive lab work and reduce human error.

A total of 478 bankruptcies were recorded in fiscal 2025, the highest level since 1988.

The study by researchers at the Nagoya Institute of Technology is the largest one to show a possible link between a rise in body temperature and the condition.

The literature review found that heated tobacco products may produce greater amounts of cancer-causing substances than regular cigarettes.

The findings could one day help lead to therapies to preserve brain function.

The health ministry plans to require individuals to bear additional costs for some 1,100 over-the-counter-like prescription drugs starting in March 2027.