Gold medal judo Olympian denies raping teenage student
As the criminal trial for Masato Uchishiba opened in Tokyo on Wednesday, the Japanese two-time Olympic judo gold medal winner denied the allegations that he raped one of his teenage students, and plead...
View ArticleProsecutors seek 5 year sentence for Olympic judo champ Uchishiba over rape
Public prosecutors in Japan this week said they were seeking a five-year prison sentence for Masato Uchishiba, a former Olympic judo gold medalist, who is currently on trial for raping one of his...
View ArticleJapanese professor says Viagra and green tea may combat cancer
Hirofumi Tachibana, professor at Kyushu University, conducted a study which concluded that a mixture of erectile dysfunction drugs, such as Viagra, and green tea is effective in combating cancer....
View ArticleTokyo court finds Olympic judo champion Uchishiba guilty of rape, gives 5...
The Tokyo District Court found former two-time Olympic gold medal judo winner Masato Uchishiba guilty of rape on Friday and sentenced him to five years in prison. The 34 year old pleaded not guilty to...
View ArticleJapanese universities plan to boost classes taught in English
In an increasingly globalized environment, Japanese academic institutions like Kyoto University and Kyushu University are looking to ramp up the number of classes taught in English and international...
View ArticleTEPCO mulling over dumping radioactive water into Pacific Ocean due to leaks
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) cannot seem to catch a break as recently, incident after incident of leaks in its water storage tanks have been discovered. This has prompted notions that the embattled...
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Japanese study: Antibiotics to stop men from cheating
We understand your incredulity at the headline – we ourselves find the results highly debatable. But a Japanese research group consisting of professors from the Waseda and Kyushu Universities has...
View ArticleJapanese cloud seeding technique tested working for 2nd straight year
A team of Japanese meteorological researchers has succeeded in testing a method of producing artificial rain, and it has worked for two consecutive years now. The method consists mainly of spraying...
View ArticleNew wild animal trap developed, can be activated remotely through smartphone
Researchers from Kyushu University have modified a wild boar trap by using a smartphone to remotely catch the animal. Wild boars have been increasing, in presence and activity, among agricultural areas...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists forecast PM 2.5 levels to reach Japan by 2015
Researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Studies (NIES) say that PM 2.5 is forecasted to reach Japan’s skies by the spring of 2015 and they are preparing an international project that...
View ArticleJapanese research team aims for battery-powered airplanes in 5 years
When one mentions “battery-powered” airplanes, it would be normal to think that it would be one of those remote-controlled toy airplanes that we are talking about. With this team of researchers from...
View ArticleDocuments handwritten by Einstein on his visit to Japan donated to Keio...
Keio University Library in Tokyo unveiled on Monday fourteen items that were donated to them, including several handwritten letters by world-renowned physicist Albert Einstein. The documents were...
View ArticleAmbitious Japan start-up creates organic carbon battery
Power Japan Plus is a start-up company based in Japan with a vision to run after the proverbial the next generation of sustainable products – its first one in the shape of an organic carbon...
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