Queen Sofia snubs The Queen
| SPAIN'S Queen Sophia has pulled out of a glittering lunch for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee after protests. | Tomorrow's lunch for sovereigns from around the world at Windsor Castle has been...
Kepler telescope studies star superflares
Nasa's Kepler space telescope has provided fresh insight on the colossal explosions that can afflict some stars. | These enormous releases of magnetic energy - known as superflares - could damage...
Rich nations stall talks on their record of cutting emissions
Tweet NEW DELHI: On the second day of the Bonn climate change negotiations, the US, the EU and other developed countries tried to stall discussions on whether the rich countries had met their obligati...
Kansai power crunch just political rivalry?
| OSAKA — The confrontation between the central government and Kansai area leaders over the restart of two nuclear reactors in Oi, Fukui Prefecture, has more to do with the growing power struggl...
Expect 3/11 aftershocks for decades
| Aftershocks of the giant earthquake of March 11, 2011, are expected to continue for at least several decades along the border of Fukushima and Ibaraki prefectures, according to a study released Wedn...
Seizure-linked accidents prompt look at traffic law
| In the wake of fatal car accidents involving epileptics, the National Police Agency has began studying possible revisions to the Road Traffic Law in hopes of preventing accidents by drivers with dis...
Flag-burning Okinawan activist fights to give U.S. bases the boot
| NAHA, Okinawa Pref. — An antiwar activist in Okinawa convicted of torching the Hinomaru flag at a 1987 national athletic meet in his hometown is determined to continue his battle for "peace an...
"Shoichi IDA, Prints"
| It has been six years since Shoichi Ida passed away. As a prominent woodblock print artist, Ida produced outstanding works throughout his career and is considered a significant contributor to the de...
Japan’s Economy Grows More-Than-Forecast 4.1% in First Quarter
| Japan’s economy grew more than economists forecast in the first quarter as reconstruction from last year’s earthquake boosted public investment and consumer spending rose. | Gross domestic produ...
Colossal superflares erupt from sun-like stars
| Stars like our sun can release "superflares," explosions of up to 10,000 times more energy than the solar flares seen from our sun, researchers say. | However, it looks unlikely that our sun current...
Colossal Superflares Erupt from Sun-Like Stars
| Stars like our sun can release "superflares," explosions of up to 10,000 times more energy than the solar flares seen from our sun, researchers say. | However, it looks unlikely that our sun current...
Bonn climate talks: EU plays down talk of Kyoto protocol rift
| Officials insist agreement can be reached despite row over length of new Kyoto deal A plenary session at the UN climate talks in Bonn, where talks of a rift over the future of the Kyoto protocol wer...
Acupuncture promising results for COPD
| Ancient Chinese medicine improves labored breathing | Researchers from Kyoto University and Meiji University of Integrative Medicine in Japan find that acupuncture may be able to help ease labored b...
Acupuncture Helps With COPD, Study Finds
| A small trial new suggests that acupuncture may have big benefits for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The complementary treatment could help lessen labored breathing after exertio...
Study: Acupuncture may help some people with COPD
| Three months of acupuncture improved breathing problems in people with chronic lung disease, in a new study from Japan. | According to one researcher, the benefits seen with the alternative treatmen...
Climate Change: Its Effects On Migration, Conflict In Northern Ghana
Scientific evidence available to various research institutions in Ghana have showed that the three regions of the North – comprising Upper West, Upper East and Northern Regions – are considered the po...
Kansai braces for summer heat without reactors
| OSAKA — News that the Kansai region will be asked to cut summer power consumption by at least 15 percent and that plans are afoot for outright restrictions on electricity use, including rollin...
Pushing back, Fukui governor calls for clear nuclear policy
| FUKUI — The central government should clarify its nuclear policy as it bids to restart two reactors in Fukui Prefecture, Gov. Issei Nishikawa told visiting senior vice industry minister Seishu...
