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This Antioxidant May Be The Key To Keeping Ageing Muscles Strong
Researchers at Kyushu University have identified a sulphur-based compound that strengthens a key muscle repair protein, raising hopes for future treatments that could slow age-related muscle loss and improve muscle regeneration.
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Watch: Inside 'World's Only Seven-Star Train', Where Ticket Costs Up To Rs 17 Lakh
From hot-spring towns and coastal landscapes to gourmet meals, this rail journey showcases a different side of Japan.
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One Of Earth's Deadliest Volcanoes Is Slowly Reloading With Magma: Study
A new study reveals that Japan's Kikai Caldera is gradually refilling with fresh magma, offering key insights into volcanic eruption cycles and future risk prediction.
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Japan's 1st Female Leader Faces A Taboo Over Entering Male-Only Sumo Ring
The Japan Sumo Association has denied the female ban is based on the Shinto belief of impurity.
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Japan's Kagoshima City Orders 600,000 Residents Into Evacuation Centres
Japan's southern city of Kagoshima on Wednesday ordered its nearly 600,000 residents to take shelter in evacuation centres and other safe areas as torrential rains threatened landslides and other damage, said public broadcaster NHK.
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Rescuers Scramble To Find Missing After Japan Floods
Rescuers in Japan are scrambling to find more than 20 people missing after huge floods swept across the country's south this week, killing six and leaving a trail of destruction.
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Japan Court Clears Way For Nuclear Reactor Restarts
Withstanding heavy public opposition against restarting nuclear reactors, the project was given a green light by the Japanese court today.
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Local Governor To Seek Shutdown Of Japan's Only Operating Nuke Plant: Report
A newly elected local governor will ask Kyushu Electric Power Co for a temporary shutdown of Sendai nuclear plant, Japan's only operating facility, as early as August, Asahi newspaper said on Wednesday.
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Japan Quake Breaches Historic Walls Of 400-Year-Old Kumamoto Castle
The deadly earthquakes that struck the southern Japanese island of Kyushu on Thursday and Saturday breached the walls of Kumamoto Castle which had previously withstood bombardment and fire in its four centuries of existence.
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Strong 6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Southwestern Japan
A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu today, but there was no danger of a tsunami, local authorities said.
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Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Hits Off Southern Coast of Japan
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit off the southern coast of Japan, the US Geological Survey reported on Friday.
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Evacuation Advisory Lifted for Japan Volcano Near Nuclear Plant
Japan's southwestern city of Kagoshima on Saturday lifted an evacuation advisory on three areas within a 3-km (two-mile) radius of an active volcano 50 km (30 miles) from the Sendai nuclear plant that restarted operations last week.
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Japan Ends Nuclear Shutdown More Than 4 Years After Fukushima: Official
Japan on Tuesday switched on a nuclear reactor, officials said, ending a two-year shutdown in the energy-hungry country that was sparked by public fears following the 2011 Fukushima crisis, the worst atomic disaster in a generation.
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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Takes Bolder Security Stance in a Summer of Discontent
Legislation for a dramatic change in Japan's defence policy that could allow troops to fight abroad for the first time since World War II was approved by a lower house panel today, despite opposition from a majority of ordinary voters.
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Japan Reactor Refuelled for Restart, Despite Opposition
Atomic fuel was being loaded into a reactor in southern Japan today as its operator prepared to restart operations despite widespread public opposition to the technology.
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This Antioxidant May Be The Key To Keeping Ageing Muscles Strong
Researchers at Kyushu University have identified a sulphur-based compound that strengthens a key muscle repair protein, raising hopes for future treatments that could slow age-related muscle loss and improve muscle regeneration.
-
Watch: Inside 'World's Only Seven-Star Train', Where Ticket Costs Up To Rs 17 Lakh
From hot-spring towns and coastal landscapes to gourmet meals, this rail journey showcases a different side of Japan.
-
One Of Earth's Deadliest Volcanoes Is Slowly Reloading With Magma: Study
A new study reveals that Japan's Kikai Caldera is gradually refilling with fresh magma, offering key insights into volcanic eruption cycles and future risk prediction.
-
Japan's 1st Female Leader Faces A Taboo Over Entering Male-Only Sumo Ring
The Japan Sumo Association has denied the female ban is based on the Shinto belief of impurity.
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Japan's Kagoshima City Orders 600,000 Residents Into Evacuation Centres
Japan's southern city of Kagoshima on Wednesday ordered its nearly 600,000 residents to take shelter in evacuation centres and other safe areas as torrential rains threatened landslides and other damage, said public broadcaster NHK.
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Rescuers Scramble To Find Missing After Japan Floods
Rescuers in Japan are scrambling to find more than 20 people missing after huge floods swept across the country's south this week, killing six and leaving a trail of destruction.
-
Japan Court Clears Way For Nuclear Reactor Restarts
Withstanding heavy public opposition against restarting nuclear reactors, the project was given a green light by the Japanese court today.
-
Local Governor To Seek Shutdown Of Japan's Only Operating Nuke Plant: Report
A newly elected local governor will ask Kyushu Electric Power Co for a temporary shutdown of Sendai nuclear plant, Japan's only operating facility, as early as August, Asahi newspaper said on Wednesday.
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Japan Quake Breaches Historic Walls Of 400-Year-Old Kumamoto Castle
The deadly earthquakes that struck the southern Japanese island of Kyushu on Thursday and Saturday breached the walls of Kumamoto Castle which had previously withstood bombardment and fire in its four centuries of existence.
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Strong 6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Southwestern Japan
A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu today, but there was no danger of a tsunami, local authorities said.
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Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Hits Off Southern Coast of Japan
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit off the southern coast of Japan, the US Geological Survey reported on Friday.
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Evacuation Advisory Lifted for Japan Volcano Near Nuclear Plant
Japan's southwestern city of Kagoshima on Saturday lifted an evacuation advisory on three areas within a 3-km (two-mile) radius of an active volcano 50 km (30 miles) from the Sendai nuclear plant that restarted operations last week.
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Japan Ends Nuclear Shutdown More Than 4 Years After Fukushima: Official
Japan on Tuesday switched on a nuclear reactor, officials said, ending a two-year shutdown in the energy-hungry country that was sparked by public fears following the 2011 Fukushima crisis, the worst atomic disaster in a generation.
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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Takes Bolder Security Stance in a Summer of Discontent
Legislation for a dramatic change in Japan's defence policy that could allow troops to fight abroad for the first time since World War II was approved by a lower house panel today, despite opposition from a majority of ordinary voters.
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Japan Reactor Refuelled for Restart, Despite Opposition
Atomic fuel was being loaded into a reactor in southern Japan today as its operator prepared to restart operations despite widespread public opposition to the technology.
