News & Stories

This blog is for my daily practices. The articles were translated from Japanese news sites, assisted by English teachers.

Aug 9, 2018

Production of biodegradable plastics

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One of the biggest chemical industries in Japan, Kaneka has the ability to produce vegetable-based plastics and they announced to increase ...
Aug 8, 2018

Rusted weapons under school grounds

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Nearly 2,900 weapons were found under an elementary school in Nishi-Tokyo district, Tokyo, Japan. They found guns, swords and grenades whic...
Jul 22, 2018

A turtle traveled from Mexico to Japan in 9 years

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A turtle, captured in the Mexican ocean nine years ago for scientific study and was returned after being tagged, was found off the coast of...
Jul 9, 2018

Offshore wind energy in Japan

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Nowadays, many foreign companies are starting to invest in the field of offshore wind energy in Japan. Since Japan is an island country sur...
Jun 22, 2018

Nagoya castle restoration without an elevator

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Nagoya city is planning to complete restoring work of Nagoya castle in 2020 and will not put an elevator in it. Handicapped people are obje...
Jun 19, 2018

Hayabusa 2 gets close to Ryugu

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For the purpose of studying the origin of life, an asteroid explorer Hayabusa 2 was launched four years ago, and now it is getting closer t...
Jun 14, 2018

The Restoration Work of a Stained Glass

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A stained glass manufacture in Hiroshima city, Baroque announced that they have finished restoring stained glasses for the World Peace Memo...
Jun 6, 2018

An Exhibition themed on Japanese Traditional Mathematics

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An exhibition which introduces Japanese traditional mathematics is being held from April 28th to June 17th, in Sano city. The display consi...
Jun 4, 2018

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Mitsumine Shrine, in Saitama prefecture, announced that they will stop selling their white charm after June, which is a kind of charms that...
May 27, 2018

Computer Equated with Quantum Computer

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A new type of computer, which is equivalent in the meaning of calculation capability with a quantum computer, is put into practical use in ...
May 24, 2018

Lack of English Teachers in Junior High

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In April, there were a shortage of English teachers in The Third Junior High School in Matsui city. No English lessons for third grader stu...
May 23, 2018

Online Shopping with Fashion Coodination Advices

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Because smartphone use is becoming popular, people shop online more and more. Nowadays, in the world of fashion, a new trend is on the rise...
May 22, 2018

The Japanese Prefer Aisle Seats

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According to the research conducted by Expedia Japan, around 18,229 people from 23 countries which were asked a question which seat would...

Leaflets for Foreigners to Precaution Heat Stroke

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Since May this year the temperature in Tokyo rose to 30 degrees. So Metropolitan office handed out leaflets for foreigners living the cit...
May 21, 2018

Solving a Rubik's Cube with Blindfold

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A Japanese man named Yuki Yamamoto, won four awards for solving Rubik puzzles blindfolded in Rubik's Cube's contest which was hel...