Japanese general contractor Taisei has developed a technology to lock up carbon dioxide from the air in the process of making concrete, significantly reducing emissions of the…
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Life Science & Medical Technology
September 1, 2020
The growth of rice stems is controlled by two genes that work like gas and brake pedals, researchers here have discovered, a finding that could lead to the birth of a new flood-…
Environment
August 29, 2020
While most snakes swallow their prey whole, one species of snake on Borneo island in Malaysia uses its left and right lower jaws like a knife and fork to separate the nonedible…
Environment
August 28, 2020
Typhoons striking or approaching Japan from the Pacific side of the archipelago have increased by 20 percent over the past 40 years, notably in the Kanto, Tokai, Kinki and Shikoku…
Science and Technology Policy Japan
August 25, 2020
Japan’s Environment Ministry in cooperation with automakers will begin test development in fiscal 2021 on electric trucks used in logistics operations for convenience stores and…
Environment
August 18, 2020
Scientists say Japanese eels can likely climb a waterfall that drops 46 meters, a finding that could offer clues in helping to combat dwindling numbers of the endangered species.
Environment
August 17, 2020
Faced with declining numbers of honeybees, farmers in Japan are turning to a special breed of flies to pollinate crops.
Environment
August 13, 2020
A high school teacher trying to solve the mystery of why queen Vespula wasps mate with many different males thinks the practice might have evolved to stave off a catastrophic…
Environment
August 13, 2020
Tropical corals are increasing and seaweed beds nurturing sea creatures have disappeared in the sea south of Tokyo Bay, local divers and fishers have found, showing the impact of…
Energy
August 12, 2020
Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's four main islands, has seen the launch of a string of offshore wind farm projects, as fishing communities hit by declining catches…