Tokyo Tech to allocate 14％ of undergrad admission to female-only selection scheme
The university hopes the scheme will help increase the percentage of female students in undergraduate programs from the current 13 per cent to more than 20 per cent.
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Japan’s Defence Ministry to develop hypersonic missiles
In addition to defending Japanese territory, the ministry is also considering using the missiles to attack enemy missile launching sites and other locations in self-defence.
Japan’s dairy farmers fear milk glut over New Year’s holiday season
With schools lunches set to stop, dairy farmers are once again facing a glut of raw milk — the base ingredient for dairy products — and may be forced to dump large amounts of…
Russia must face danger of flash points in its invasion
As the best way to avoid a catastrophe, Russia must stop its unreasonable invasion.
Olympic gold medalist Yuto Horigome marks opening of new skateboard park in Tokyo
Daisuke Hayakawa, a coach for the Japanese national team, supervised the design of the 2,400 square meter skate park.
China’s ‘zero-Covid’ finally catches up with iPhone output
The situation has cast a shadow over projected sales of the latest iPhone series.
One-day event to showcase 110 decorated manhole covers from across Japan
Attracting attention from around the world, organisers of the “street art” aim to promote understanding of sewage systems.
‘Ocean diamonds’ offer buyers chance to leave environment sparkling
Scraped from diamond mines by erosion from rain or wind before being washed to the ocean, they are expected to attract attention due to their low environmental impact.
Japan economy declines by annualised 1.2％ in Jul-Sept.
Exports increased by 1.9 per cent, but the net balance pulled GDP down 0.7 percentage points.
Japan’s Fugaku tops 2 supercomputer rankings for 6th time
The Japanese entry remained second in the TOP500 ranking after topping the list four times in a row until November 2021.