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☆ Japanese people could all be called Sato by 2531, study warns. But they’d need to get married first
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Chris Lau | Mai Nishiyama | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Tokyo CNN —Everyone in Japan could one day have the same surname unless its restrictive marriage laws change, according to a new study. But the country’s dwindling marriage rate could buck that trend and a rapidly declining population might render it moot entirely. If the rules carry on, all Japanese people could have the surname Sato by 2531, according to Hiroshi Yoshida, an economist from Tohoku University in Sendai, who led the study. According to Myoji Yurai, a company that tracks Japan’s more than 300,000 surnames, Sato is currently the most common, followed by Suzuki. About 1.8 million people out of Japan’s 125 million population have the surname Sato, Myoji Yurai says on its website.

Persons: Sato, Hiroshi Yoshida, Myoji, Suzuki, Takahashi, Myoji Yurai, Yoshida –, Yoshida, ” Yoshida, ”, Fumio Kishida, Wang, Li, Zhang, Liu, Chen, Galton, Watson Organizations: Tokyo CNN, Tohoku University, CNN Locations: Japan, Sendai, East Asia, China

"We've certainly seen Australia's reputation being affected as some existing buyers expressed interest in diversifying their suppliers for long-term supply," said Ryhana Rasidi, LNG analyst at analytics firm Kpler. "Australia is the closest gas supplier we can get. By far, Australia, U.S. and Qatar are the three pillars in LNG supply chain. As well as its political stability, its proximity to Asia might be Australia's saving grace, industry analysts say. "Ties are very strong between North Asia and Australia as a legacy supplier, so many participants are keen to continue the relationship," said Kaushal Ramesh, LNG analyst at Rystad Energy.

Persons: Inpex, Resources Madeleine King, We've, Ryhana, Jane Liao, Kaushal Ramesh, Emily Chow, Yuka Obayashi, Muyu Xu, Andrew Hayley, Joyce Lee, Lewis Jackson, Florence Tan Organizations: Reuters, Chevron, Handout, REUTERS, Rights, Workers, Japan's Kyushu Electric Power, Chevron's, Woodside Energy, West Shelf, South, Resources, Taiwan, Tohoku Electric Power, Kyushu Electric Power, Osaka Gas, Rystad Energy, Thomson Locations: Chevron, Barrow Island, Australia, Rights SINGAPORE, TOKYO, Qatar, United States, Western Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Ukraine, Oman, U.S, Asia, Singapore, Tokyo, Beijing, Seoul, Sydney

The mayor of Fukushima, Hiroshi Kohata, said on Saturday the city’s town hall alone had received about 200 such harassment calls in two days. Security officers in front of the Japanese embassy in Beijing, China, on August 26, 2023. In an echo of the Japanese embassy’s statement, it urged Tokyo to protect the safety of Chinese residents in Japan. Many countries, including China, release treated radioactive water from their own nuclear plants, sometimes at higher concentrations than in Fukushima. Other prefectures are considering similar programs, with the Osaka governor proposing Fukushima seafood be served at all government cafeterias.

Persons: China’s, Hiroshi Kohata, It’s, ”, Yasuhiro Matsuda, Yoon Suk Yeol, Han Duck, Yoon, Han, Yuriko Koike, Rahm Emanuel, Matsuda, Xi Jinping, Fumio Kishida Organizations: Tokyo CNN, NHK, CNN, Security, Kyodo, Chinese Foreign Ministry, University of Tokyo’s Institute, Advanced Studies, South, Osaka, US, East China, Reuters Locations: Fukushima, Japan, China, Tokyo, Fukushima prefecture, Beijing, “, Qingdao, China’s Shandong, Suzhou, China’s Jiangsu, Asia, East

☆ Screen time linked with developmental delays, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“The study fills an important gap because it identifies specific developmental delays (in skills) such as communication and problem-solving associated with screen time,” said Nagata, noting there haven’t been many prior studies that studied this issue with several years of follow-up data. The study measured how many hours children used screens per day at age 1 and how they performed in several developmental domains — communication skills, fine motor skills, personal and social skills, and problem-solving skills — at ages 2 and 4. By age 2, those who had had up to four hours of screen time per day were up to three times more likely to experience developmental delays in communication and problem-solving skills. “Kids learn how to talk if they’re encouraged to talk, and very often, if they’re just watching a screen, they’re not having an opportunity to practice talking,” he said. Be choosy about when you rely on screen time, and turn devices off when they’re not in use, Nagata said.

Persons: “, who’ve, ”, Jason Nagata, wasn’t, Nagata, haven’t, John Hutton, “ It’s, Hutton, they’re, ” Nagata, ” Hutton, that’s, “ There’s Organizations: CNN, University of California, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, “, American Academy of Pediatrics Locations: San Francisco, Japan, Tohoku, Miyagi, Iwate, Cincinnati

Public prosecutors in Japan have not released information regarding the case and did not respond to CNN’s request for comment. Rina Gonoi, a former member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, checks old photos on her phone. “That makes it hard for people to speak out.”Rina Gonoi says she endured physical and verbal sexual abuse while she served in Japan's Self-Defense Forces. In 1992, Japan’s National Defense Academy finally began accepting women, which made it possible for them to become senior officers. “We are aware that the perpetrators of sexual harassment cases are scheduled to be punished severely.

Persons: Tokyo CNN — Rina Gonoi, Gonoi, “, ”, Rina Gonoi Gonoi’s, Staff Yoshihide Yoshida, dishonorably, Rina Gonoi, Philip Fong, Japan’s, Fumika Sato, ” Sato, Sato, ” Rina Gonoi, Rina, Shinzo Abe, Richard A, Brooks, –, ” Gonoi, Gonoi’s, I’d, Yasukazu Hamada, Fumio Kishida, hasn’t, you’ve, “ I’m Organizations: Tokyo CNN, Defense Force, Japan’s Ministry of Defense, Staff, Defense Forces, NHK, Public, Getty, Hitotsubashi University, Defense Ministry, CNN, National Press Club, Japan’s National Defense Academy, Defense, Japan’s, Self - Defense Force, Ministry of Defense, ”, “, SDF Locations: Japan’s, Japan, AFP, Japan's, North Korea, China, Tokyo, Higashi, Miyagi, Fukushima

☆ Why Japan is lagging behind in generative A.I. — and how it can create its own large language models
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Audrey Wan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

But the nation is lagging behind in the generative AI race and is trying to create its own large language models. Generative AI has been the trendiest topic in tech since OpenAI made waves with its chatbot ChatGPT. Key to generative AI development are large language models which underpin the likes of ChatGPT and Baidu's Ernie Bot, capable of processing vast data sets to generate text and other content. Japanese companies pursuing generative AIBig Tech players have also joined the fray to boost Japan's standing in generative AI. While it has yet to catch up in the generative AI space, Japan is making its first stride with these private sector efforts.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Ernie Bot, Noriyuki Kojima, Kojima, Fumio Kishida, Sam Altman, Masayoshi, Son, Amir Anvarzadeh, Anvarzadeh, CyberAgent, Bloom Organizations: Getty, Japan, Technology, Reuters, Microsoft, Google, Ministry of Economy Trade, Industry, IMD, Nikkei, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tohoku University, Fujitsu, Riken, Japanese, Big Tech, SoftBank Group, SB Energy, Toyota Tsusho, Fortress Investment, Vision Fund, Asymmetric Advisors, NTT, Local Locations: Japan, China, Europe, Nikkei Asia, Government, Tohoku, Hokkaido, SoftBank

☆ Weird and wonderful trains that break the rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Ben Jones | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Here’s a selection of unusual railways that break the rules in order to reach the places other trains can’t roll. The single rails carrying the trains are supported by a series of 486 steel portals weighing almost 20,000 tonnes in total. It is the oldest continuously operating pier railway in the world. Six miles of the route are along a rural railway line, with the rest in bus mode. Katoomba Scenic Railway, AustraliaNot far from the wonderful city of Sydney is a railway experience unlike anything else in the world.

☆ Mask-free Monday comes to Japan as government eases COVID guidelines
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Rocky Swift | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/4] Commuters make their way on the first day of the Japanese government's relaxation of official guidance on masks as it emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan March 13, 2023. "Mask-wearing was part of our culture even before COVID-19," said Hitoshi Oshitani, a Tohoku University professor who was an architect of Japan's COVID response. "I think many people will be wearing masks even after the rules are relaxed." "As of today, mask wearing is at the discretion of each individual," Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike told reporters on Monday. Health experts in Japan have pointed to widespread mask use along with an embrace of hygiene and social distancing for the country's relatively lower death toll from COVID.

☆ The world's fastest trains -- from China to France
▼ + stars: | 2021-12-10 | by ( Ben Jones | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

Chogo/Xinhua/Getty ImagesAs well as boasting the longest network of high-speed lines in the world, China now has the fastest scheduled trains on the planet. A statement of intent by China’s booming railway technology industry, the Fuxing trains have been developed from previous generations of high-speed trains, which were based on technology imported from Europe and Japan. The design also forms the basis of the Siemens “Velaro” family of high-speed trains, which has been sold to Spain, Russia, Turkey, China and to Eurostar for its second generation international trains. Europe’s first dedicated high-speed network is still its best known and most successful, reaching out well beyond France’s borders. Frecciarossa services operate across Italy’s T-shaped high-speed network, linking Turin, Milan and Venice in the north with Bologna, Florence, Rome and Naples.

Persons: Germany's, Philipp von Ditfurth, Thomas Coex, Europe’s, Kiyoshi Ota, Al Boraq, Morocco's Al Boraq, ‘ Al, Boraq, Oriol, Iryo, Frecciarossa, Ed Jones, Alessandro Rota, sandstorms don’t, HHR Organizations: CNN, Japan’s, Vitesse, Getty, Germany's Inter, City Express, Express, Siemens, Eurostar, Bloomberg, JR, Japan Railways, Tohoku, TGV Euroduplex, Alstom, Flickr, Images Spain, Alta Velocidad, Ouigo Espana, Italian State Railways, Alitalia, Arrows, Spanish National Railways, Railway, Haramain, Speed Railway Locations: Scandinavia, Europe, Asia, France, China, Spain, Germany, Italy, Belgium, England, Africa, Morocco, Egypt, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, India, Thailand, Russia, United States, Shanghai, Shanghai’s Pudong, Hangzhou, Chogo, Xinhua, Japan, Beijing, Hong Kong, Harbin, Cologne, Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Turkey, AFP, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Nantes, Strasbourg, Lille, London, Switzerland, Tokyo, Shin, Aomori, Hokkaido, Honshu, Tsugaru Strait, Tangier, Casablanca, Kenitra, Rabat, Oriol Paris, Madrid, Seville, Malaga, Valencia, Galicia, Barcelona, Alta Velocidad Espana, Korea, South, Seoul, Busan, Gwangju, Mokpo, Pyeongchang, Turin, Milan, Venice, Bologna, Florence, Rome, Naples, Saudi, Bandar Aldandani, Mecca, Medina

☆ Doi oameni au murit și 20 sunt dați dispăruți după o alunecare de teren dintr-un oraș de pe coasta de est a Japoniei
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-04 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +4 min

Doi oameni au murit și 20 sunt dați dispăruți după ce o alunecare de teren a măturat o porțiune dintr-un oraș de pe coasta de est a Japoniei. „Alunecarea de teren a trecut prin fața casei mele. „A fost un sunet inimaginabil. A fost constant, nu o aversă bruscă”, a povestit un alt bărbat. Specialiștii au estimat că viteza pământului care a luat-o la vale a fost de aproximativ 40 de kilometri pe oră.

Persons: Torentul, Cutremurul, Tsunamiul Organizations: World Trade Center, Fukushima Locations: Japoniei, Japonia, Tokyo, Atami, Osaka

☆ „Pădurile sfinte” ale Estoniei amenințate de cererea de biocombustibili — Moldova.org
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-19 | by ( Eugenia Wetz | Diana Preașcă | ) www.moldova.org time to read: +4 min

Cutremurul cu magnitudinea 9,0 – cunoscut sub numele de „Marele cutremur din estul Japoniei” sau cutremurul „Tohoku din 2011” – a fost atât de puternic, încât a mutat Pământul de pe axa sa. Sursa imagine: bbcTsunami-ul a distrus sistemele de răcire a reactoarelor din Fukushima, așa încât trei dintre ele s-au topit. Industria a fost extrem de afectată după dezastrul din 2011, multe țări interzicând importul de alimente de mare capturate în largul coastei de nord-est a Japoniei. Cu toate acestea, accidentul de la Cernobîl a fost mult mai periculos, deoarece nucleul reactorului explodat s-a spulberat foarte rapid și violent. În jurul orașului Fukushima a fost creată o zonă interzisă care se întindea pe 20 de kilometri, iar reactoarele avariate au fost închise definitiv.

Persons: Organizației Mondiale a Sănătății . Organizations: bbc, Organizația Mondială a Sănătății, REUTERS, Fukushima, Organizației Mondiale a Sănătății, Greenpeace International Locations: Japonia, Japoniei, Honshu, Fukushima, Cernobîl, Ucraina, Rusia, Belarus

☆ Cum cererea de biocombustibil afectează pădurile sfinte din Estonia — Moldova.org
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-19 | by ( Eugenia Wetz | Diana Preașcă | ) www.moldova.org time to read: +4 min

☆ Ştafeta flăcării olimpice va începe joi la Fukushima. Torța va traversa 47 de departamente din Japonia
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-24 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +4 min

Ştafeta flăcării olimpice îşi va începe joi periplul în Japonia, la Fukushima, după un an şi o zi de la amânarea Jocurilor Olimpice de la Tokyo din cauza pandemiei de Covid-19, informează AFP, citează Agerpres. După amânarea Jocurilor, flacăra a rămas expusă în nord-estul Japoniei, dar, ca urmare a creşterii numărului cazurilor de Covid-19, ea a fost transportată într-un loc secret. Flacăra a reapărut pentru două luni la Muzeul Olimpic, situat în apropierea Stadionului Naţional. În cursul periplului său, flacăra va traversa 47 de departamente din Japonia, insula Hokkaido şi regiunea Kagoshima din sud-vest, cu un ocol prin insulele Okinawa. În fiecare zi, flacăra va fi depusă într-un "vas special" cântărind aproximativ 200 kg şi măsurând 1,5 metri.

Persons: Kane Tanaka Organizations: Agerpres, Muzeul Olimpic Locations: Japonia, Fukushima, Tokyo, Herei, Olympia, Grecia, Japoniei, Tohoku, Hokkaido, Kagoshima, Okinawa, Shime, Fukuoka

☆ Japonia a fost lovită de un cutremur puternic, urmat de un tsunami cu înălțimea de un metru
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-20 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Un cutremur puternic a lovit sâmbătă estul Japoniei! Seismul cu o magnitudine de 7,2 a fost urmat de un tsunami de un metru înălţime. Cel puţin 200 de locuinţe au rămas, însă, fără curent electric.Cutremurul a avut loc în largul Oceanului Pacific, la o adâncime de 60 de kilometri şi a fost resimţit inclusiv în capitala niponă, Tokyo. O replică mai slabă a fost resimţită câteva minute mai târziu.Din cauza cutremurului, un meci de wrestling transmis live la televizor a fost întrerupt pentru aproximativ 20 de minute. "Tohoku Electric Power a oprit centrala nucleară Onagawa pentru a preveni producerea unui dezastru similar celui din 10 martie 2011, când în urma unui cutremur devastator a avut loc accidentul nuclear de la Fukushima, soldat cu 1600 de morţi.

Organizations: Power Locations: Japoniei !, Pacific, niponă, Tokyo, Fukushima

☆ Peste 130 de mașini au fost implicate într-un accident în lanţ produs pe o autostradă din Japonia
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Peste 130 de mașini au fost implicate într-un accident în lanţ produs pe o autostradă din Japonia din cauza unei furtuni de zăpadă. În urma impactului, o persoană a murit, iar 12 au fost rănite, informează Reuters. Accidentele s-au produs pe Autostrada Tohoku din prefectura nordică Miyagi, în jurul prânzului, pe o porţiune de aproximativ un kilometru lungime. Pe porțiunea respectivă fusese impusă o limită de viteză de 50 km/oră, după ce ninsoarea abundentă a redus vizibilitatea, însă măsura nu a fost suficientă pentru prevenirea dezastrului. Ninsorile istorice au afectat în ultimele săptămâni mai multe regiuni din Japonia s-au confruntat în ultimele săptămâni cu ninsori neobişnuit de abundente.

Persons: Katsunobu Organizations: Reuters Locations: Japonia, Miyagi

Accidentele s-au produs pe Autostrada Tohoku din prefectura nordică Miyagi, în jurul prânzului, pe o porţiune de aproximativ un kilometru lungime. Pe porțiunea respectivă fusese impusă o limită de viteză de 50 km/oră, după ce ninsoarea abundentă a redus vizibilitatea, însă măsura nu a fost suficientă pentru prevenirea dezastrului. Aproximativ 200 de persoane au fost prinse în carambol, 12 dintre acestea fiind transportate la spital, a precizat Agenţia pentru situaţii de urgenţă. Katsunobu Kato, secretar-şef al cabinetului nipon, a declarat presei că operaţiunile de salvare sunt în curs de desfăşurare. Ninsorile istorice au afectat în ultimele săptămâni mai multe regiuni din Japonia s-au confruntat în ultimele săptămâni cu ninsori neobişnuit de abundente.

Persons: Katsunobu Locations: Miyagi, Japonia

☆ Haos pe o autostradă din Japonia, după un accident în care au fost implicate peste 130 de mașini
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Haos pe o autostradă din Japonia, după un accident în care au fost implicate peste 130 de mașiniPeste 130 de mașini au fost implicate într-un accident în lanţ produs pe o autostradă din Japonia din cauza unei furtuni de zăpadă. În urma impactului, o persoană a murit, iar 12 au fost rănite. Accidentele s-au produs pe Autostrada Tohoku din prefectura nordică Miyagi, în jurul prânzului, pe o porţiune de aproximativ un kilometru lungime. Pe porțiunea respectivă fusese impusă o limită de viteză de 50 km/oră, după ce ninsoarea abundentă a redus vizibilitatea, însă măsura nu a fost suficientă pentru prevenirea dezastrului. Ninsorile istorice au afectat în ultimele săptămâni mai multe regiuni din Japonia s-au confruntat în ultimele săptămâni cu ninsori neobişnuit de abundente.

Persons: Katsunobu Locations: Japonia, Miyagi

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