Rice paddies in Hyogo Prefecture are coming into harvest with a new threat on their margins: dense mats of the designated invasive species known in Japan as Nagaetsurunogeitou. Often described as one of the world’s worst invasive plants, the aquatic weed invades irrigation ponds and canals, saps nutrients, and wraps around rice stems, hindering growth.
A glowing object was seen streaking across the sky in western Japan on Tuesday night, with multiple reports of a bright flash followed by a trail of light. Observers suggested it may have been a particularly bright meteor, known as a fireball, or possibly a meteorite.
Mitsui Fudosan Group has renovated a 250-year-old traditional Japanese house in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward to make it earthquake resistant and opened it to the public on August 19th. The small residence, built in the late Edo period, has been preserved with much of its original character intact.
The entrepreneurs who continue to challenge themselves to change the world are now attracting even greater attention as they push into the unknown frontiers of quantum computing.
A research team from the Okinawa Churashima Foundation and the University of Tokyo has announced the discovery of a new coral species named Ryukyu Coral. The coral was collected in 2013 during a deep-sea survey off the east coast of Okinawa’s main island.
More than 100 carp and other fish were found dead in the outer moat of Osaka Castle on the morning of August 13th, in what experts believe was caused by a lack of oxygen in the water.
Astronaut Takoya Onishi, who had been on a long-term stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS), successfully returned to Earth on August 10th at around 12:30 AM Japan time, when the SpaceX spacecraft "Crew Dragon," carrying Onishi and three other astronauts, descended using parachutes and splashed down off the coast of California.
A perfume that recreates the scent of a baby's head is drawing attention for its ability to evoke feelings of happiness.