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Better prediction of megathrust earthquakes: Illuminating slow slip plate tectonics in south-western Japan

February 14, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Better prediction of megathrust earthquakes: Illuminating slow slip plate tectonics in south-western Japan – NovLink Home Mash T Better prediction of megathrust earthquakes: Illuminating slow slip plate tectonics in south-western Japan We would like to thank the writer of this short article for this amazing content Better prediction of megathrust earthquakes: Illuminating slow slip plate … Read more

Branching worm discovered in Japan named after Godzilla’s nemesis

February 3, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Journal Reference: M. Teresa Aguado, Guillermo Ponz-Segrelles, Christopher J. Glasby, Rannyele P. Ribeiro, Mayuko Nakamura, Kohei Oguchi, Akihito Omori, Hisanori Kohtsuka, Christian Fisher, Yuji Ise, Naoto Jimi, Toru Miura. Ramisyllis kingghidorahi n. sp., a new branching annelid from Japan. Organisms Diversity & Evolution, 2022; DOI: 10.1007/s13127-021-00538-4 Japanese researchers found the branching worm and sent images … Read more

The US military based in Japan, held responsible for the spread of Omicron in the Archipelago

January 11, 2022 by Paula Hooper

The US Marine Corps’ Camp Hansen, Kin, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, Jan.6, 2022. AP The spread of the Omicron variant in Japan rekindles debates on the special status enjoyed by the US military stationed in the Archipelago. Judged in part responsible for the new wave, these soldiers accepted, late and after multiple requests from the … Read more

First executions of death row inmates in Japan since 2019

December 21, 2021 by Susan Qnenly

Japan executed on Tuesday (December 21), for the first time in two years, three people sentenced to death, an official from the justice ministry told Agence France-Presse (AFP). He is a 65-year-old man convicted of the hammer-and-knife murder of seven members of his family and neighbors in 2004, and two men, 54 and 44, convicted … Read more