More than a dozen people are feared dead and 13 others are missing in western Japan after record heavy rain triggered massive floods and landslides, forcing authorities to issue evacuation orders for more than 76,000 residents. The nation’s weather agency downgraded rain warnings by one notch from the highest emergency level in Kumamoto and Kagoshima on … Read more
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has ended a month-long absence from public view as he appeared at a meeting of the country’s political bureau on Thursday. Kim, thought to be 36, used the meeting to praise North Korea‘s ‘shining success’ in fighting coronavirus as the Hermit Kingdom continues to deny having a single case. The … Read more
World’s biggest shark is found to have ‘armored eyes’ lined with nearly 3,000 TEETH that protect its vision because the species lacks eyelids Using ultrasounds, a team found whale sharks have teeth lining their eyes Nearly 3,000 teeth were found on each eye that protect its vision The whale shark can also retract 50 percent … Read more
The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic is ‘yet to come’, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. WHO director Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus claimed the spread of the virus was actually speeding up, despite lockdowns being loosened around the world. He said countries like South Korea, China, Germany, Singapore and Japan had shown there is a … Read more
INVESTING SHOW: Is Japan a golden opportunity for investors in the coronavirus storm? By This Is Money Published: 16:42 BST, 29 June 2020 | Updated: 16:42 BST, 29 June 2020 As coronavirus shut down economies around the world, Japan stood out as one of the countries that managed to avoid a hard lockdown. There were … Read more
Stella McCartney advertises for 30 new staff after using Government bailout scheme to furlough hundreds of staff Stella McCartney furloughed up to half her 1,400 staff across 51 stores in April The designer is advertising roles ranging from administration to knitwear design Six of the new jobs are in China and Japan, 22 are in the … Read more
Catalogue of errors led to Britain’s £12million plans for contact-tracing app being shelved, insiders say Contact tracing app costing £12million ditched days ago after error ‘catalogue’ Testing showed it detected four per cent of iPhones it was in close contact with Decision to avoid ‘off-the-shelf’ platform means app had to be built from scratch By Stephen … Read more
Japan has ‘some suspicions’ about the health of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un after months of speculation about his wellbeing. Defence minister Taro Kono revealed his county’s concerns at a press conference on Thursday, the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. Kim was not seen for nearly three weeks in April and … Read more
The next Marilyn Monrobot? Artificially intelligent humanoid ‘Erica’ nabs the lead role in a $70 million Hollywood sci-fi movie The eerily human-like robot with play the role of a superhuman in the film,’b‘ The character will go on the run with the scientist who helped to create her Erica — who made her public debut … Read more
New research connects a 12th century volcano eruption in Japan to years of famine in Europe, as volcanic sulfates in the atmosphere contributed to frigid summer days, heavy rainfall and widespread crop failure Researchers found new links between a volcano in Japan and European famine The team identified volcanic sulfates in ice core samples from … Read more