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<title>Just 27 Centimeters Could Dramatically Reduce Power Consumption</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A new generation of optoelectronic integration technology developed over four decades by Japanese companies is moving closer to commercialization, offering a way to transmit huge volumes of data with low latency while sharply reducing the electricity consumed by data centers as artificial intelligence drives explosive growth in computing demand. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-09-06 22:45:48</pubDate>
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<title>CameraJet Connects Cleaning Coaching and Privacy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dyson CameraJet&#8482; turns the smart toothbrush into an active sensing product, making useful feedback and clear privacy design part of the same engineering brief. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-09-06 22:09:39</pubDate>
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<title>Japanese Researcher Wins Ig Nobel Prize</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A late former professor at Asahikawa Medical University has won the Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine for scientifically examining the proper way to blow the nose, extending Japan's streak of Ig Nobel winners to 20 consecutive years. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-09-04 01:59:57</pubDate>
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<title>Tokyo Plans Self-Driving Ride Trial This Year</title>
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<description><![CDATA[An autonomous ride-hailing service developed by British company Wayve launched in London on September 3, with the AI-powered technology also scheduled to begin trial operations in Tokyo by the end of 2026. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-09-04 04:01:52</pubDate>
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<title>Deer Population Surges in Southern Alps</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A herd of an estimated 200 to 300 deer has been filmed in the Southern Alps, highlighting a rapidly expanding population that experts warn is damaging mountain ecosystems, stripping vegetation, increasing landslide risks and creating problems across Japan ranging from crop losses to traffic accidents. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-09-01 10:13:24</pubDate>
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<title>Eight Kinki Fault Zones Ranked at Highest Alert Level for Major Earthquakes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Japanese government has revised its assessment of active faults across the Kinki region for the first time in about 20 years, increasing the number of fault zones considered at the highest level of concern for earthquakes of magnitude 6.8 or greater from three to eight. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-08-28 18:11:16</pubDate>
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<title>Osaka Residents Voice Fears Over Massive Data Center</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Residents in Minoh, Osaka Prefecture, have asked the city to take a more active role in explaining and reviewing plans for a large data center to be built on the former site of Osaka University's Minoh Campus, citing concerns over low-frequency noise, loss of sunlight and other potential effects on daily life. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-08-24 14:14:33</pubDate>
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<title>Strong Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Shakes Tokyo</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A magnitude 5.9 earthquake centered in southern Ibaraki Prefecture shook a wide area of the Kanto region at around 2 a.m. on August 23, registering a maximum intensity of lower 5 on Japan's seven-level seismic scale in parts of Ibaraki, Saitama, Chiba and Tokyo. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-08-22 22:40:57</pubDate>
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<title>Aphantasia May Affect About 4% of Japanese</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A cognitive trait known as aphantasia, in which people are unable to voluntarily form images in their minds despite knowing what objects look like, may affect about 4% of people, highlighting significant differences in how individuals experience memory, imagination and everyday tasks. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-08-21 23:50:08</pubDate>
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<title>Drought Deepens Across Japan</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dangerous heat returned across Japan on August 19, complicating disaster recovery efforts in earthquake-hit Kumamoto and flood-damaged Chiba while unusually low rainfall and limited snowfall pushed reservoirs in several regions toward critical levels. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-08-20 04:12:07</pubDate>
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<title>A Closer Look at Lithium-Air Batteries</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Japanese researchers are developing a lithium-air battery that uses oxygen from the atmosphere to store and generate electricity, promising nearly five times the capacity of conventional lithium-ion batteries at less than half the weight and potentially opening the way to far longer electric vehicle driving ranges. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-08-16 19:42:44</pubDate>
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<title>Footage Shows Fault Tearing Up Rice Paddy in Kumamoto</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Security camera footage captured the moment part of the Hinagu Fault Zone broke through the ground during the Kumamoto earthquake on July 28, as strong shaking lifted the surface of a rice field and moved a nearby light truck violently. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-08-14 18:28:05</pubDate>
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<title>T. Rex May Have Lived to 40, New Research Suggests</title>
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<description><![CDATA[New research is reshaping long-held assumptions about Tyrannosaurus rex, including suggestions that the giant predator may have lived to around 40 years rather than 28, while advances in fossil analysis are also offering new clues about dinosaur growth, posture and even color. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-08-12 01:56:28</pubDate>
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<title>H3 Rocket No. 9 Successfully Launches Japan GPS Satellite</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Japan's H3 Rocket No. 9 successfully placed the Michibiki No. 7 navigation satellite into its planned orbit after lifting off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 4:23 a.m. on August 11, marking the country's second consecutive successful H3 launch. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-08-10 22:28:22</pubDate>
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<title>Instant Houses Installed in Kumamoto Disaster Area</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Requests for rapidly constructed "instant houses" are growing across areas of Kumamoto Prefecture devastated by the recent earthquake, providing air-conditioned temporary shelter for residents who have been sleeping in tents and vehicles beside their damaged homes. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-08-06 10:32:24</pubDate>
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<title>Students Design Future Lunar City in Minecraft Using JAXA Materials</title>
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<description><![CDATA[University students in Shizuoka have designed a future lunar city using the globally popular game Minecraft and educational materials supervised by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, combining programming and spatial design to explore how people could live safely and sustainably on the moon. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-08-06 00:45:50</pubDate>
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<title>Toyota Futuristic City Begins Recruiting Residents</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Toyota Motor has begun recruiting residents of Shizuoka Prefecture to live in Woven City, its experimental community for developing future technologies, with about 25 households expected to move into the site for two years from March 2027. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-08-06 00:42:29</pubDate>
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<title>Osaka Researcher Seeks to Make Sugar From Air</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A 29-year-old Osaka University researcher is developing technology to produce sugar from carbon dioxide in the air, seeking to create a faster and more sustainable source of livestock feed as population growth, extreme weather and poor harvests raise fears of future food shortages. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-08-03 04:44:50</pubDate>
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<title>Kego Fault Zone Also Faces Unruptured Segment Risk</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Kego Fault Zone running through central Fukuoka could produce an earthquake with a maximum seismic intensity of 7, leaving 1,800 people dead, 800 disaster-related deaths and 319,000 evacuees, according to prefectural damage estimates, as experts warn that an unruptured section may remain under stress. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-07-31 01:09:14</pubDate>
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<title>Kumamoto Quake Shares Same Mechanism as 2016 Disaster, Expert Says</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The powerful earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture on July 28 was caused by essentially the same mechanism as the devastating earthquakes that hit the region 10 years ago, according to a leading seismologist, who warned residents to prepare for strong aftershocks and take precautions against heatstroke even during the night. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-07-29 05:28:43</pubDate>
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<title>Japan Confirms Rare Earths in Deep-Sea Mud</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Multiple rare earth elements essential for high-tech products have been confirmed in mud extracted from the deep seabed off Minamitorishima, Japan's easternmost island. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-07-26 02:52:01</pubDate>
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<title>The Truth About Fake USB Drives Circulating Online</title>
<link>https://newsonjapan.com/article/150113.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Low-cost USB drives advertised online with enormous storage capacities are exposing users to the risk of lost data, malware infections and information theft, with tests finding that some products contain only a fraction of the memory shown on their labels. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-07-25 03:21:46</pubDate>
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<title>Ammonia Energy Could Eliminate the Need for Oil</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ammonia, commonly associated with its pungent odor and its presence in urine, is gaining recognition as one of humanity's most important inventions and a potential foundation for a new energy system that could reduce the world's dependence on oil. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-07-23 22:34:56</pubDate>
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<title>JAXA Conducts Epsilon S Engine Firing Test</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency conducted a ground firing test of the second-stage engine for its Epsilon S small solid-fuel rocket at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on July 23. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-07-23 01:35:18</pubDate>
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<title>Pigs Produced for Kidney Transplants</title>
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<description><![CDATA[PorMedTec, a Meiji University startup, has begun producing genetically modified pigs for a clinical trial that could start in Japan in 2028 and transplant pig kidneys into patients with kidney failure. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-07-21 19:45:53</pubDate>
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<title>Japan Targets Breakthrough in Race for Solar Power From Space</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Japan is moving closer to testing technology designed to generate solar power in space and transmit the electricity wirelessly to Earth, with researchers now conducting final checks on a flight model for an upcoming satellite experiment. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-07-20 09:32:47</pubDate>
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<title>Lithium-Ion Battery Fires Running at Record Pace, 179 Cases by End of May</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Fires involving lithium-ion batteries, including those used in mobile battery packs, are occurring at a record pace in Japan this year, with 179 incidents reported by the end of May, according to the Tokyo Fire Department. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-07-13 17:21:45</pubDate>
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<title>JAXA Successfully Lands Reusable Rocket Test Vehicle</title>
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<description><![CDATA[JAXA successfully landed a small experimental vehicle for a reusable rocket on July 11, marking a step toward technology that could increase the frequency of space launches while helping reduce costs. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-07-11 11:20:51</pubDate>
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<title>What Should Japan Do About Nuclear Waste?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Japan is facing renewed questions over how to secure electricity while dealing with mounting nuclear waste, as power demand is expected to rise with the spread of generative AI and the government considers replacing as many as five nuclear reactors by the 2040s. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-07-05 17:35:13</pubDate>
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<title>Hayabusa2 Makes Closest Approach to Asteroid Torifune</title>
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<description><![CDATA[JAXA's Hayabusa2 probe made its closest approach to the asteroid Torifune on July 5, passing at high speed about 800 meters from the asteroid's center while conducting a flyby survey to examine its shape and surface materials. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-07-05 15:13:02</pubDate>
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