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☆ Ig Nobel prize: Scientists who discovered mammals can breathe through their anuses receive award
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

But thanks to the efforts of the research teams awarded the IG Nobel Prize on Thursday, some of these questions – which you might not even have thought existed – now have answers. Professor Sander Woutersen, right, displays an oversized stuffed worm while accepting a shared Ig Nobel Prize in chemistry for research using chromatography to separate drunk and sober worms. Steven Senne/APAmong those collecting their prizes was a Japanese research team led by Ryo Okabe and Takanori Takebe who discovered that mammals can breathe through their anuses. A Dutch-French research team also produced a live demonstration when they collected the chemistry prize to explain how they used chromotagraphy to separate drunk and sober worms. On that note, some of the items in the box were missing, presenters said, and the box itself was “almost impossible to open.”

Persons: –, ”, Sander Woutersen, Steven Senne, Ryo Okabe, Takanori Takebe, B.F Skinner, Jacob White, Felipe Yamashita, James C, Liao, Fordyce Ely, William E, Petersen Organizations: CNN, eBay, Murphy’s Locations: Japanese, European, French, Chilean

☆ The US Navy sacked a destroyer captain after a persistent steering problem led to a Middle East near-miss
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewThe US Navy sacked the captain of a deployed warship after an unresolved steering problem resulted in a near-miss incident in the Middle East, according to a command investigation reviewed by Business Insider. But the command investigation said Yaste was relieved after the McCain lost steering during a July fuel replenishment that damaged a Navy oiler. The troubled destroyer remained at sea, and the command investigation said there was no evidence any notable troubleshooting efforts occurred after July 9. The August command investigation found that McCain crewmembers made a variety of mistakes, including failing to follow loss-of-steering procedures or communicating sufficiently between controlling stations. AdvertisementThe Navy has not publicly disclosed what happened with the McCain or acknowledged the steering issues during the deployment.

Persons: —, Theodore Roosevelt Carrier, Cmdr, Cameron Yaste, Arleigh Burke, John S, McCain, Yaste, it's, Ryo Isobe, Declan Barnes, It's, Horn, Kevin Tang Organizations: Service, US Navy, Business, Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, Navy, McCain, BI, Iranian, US, Engineers, Big, United Arab Locations: Bahrain, Big, Big Horn, United Arab Emirates

☆ Goldman Sachs names the Japanese stocks to buy right now — and gives 2 over 50% upside
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In a note on Aug. 7, Goldman's analysts revealed a number of top picks, including three buy-rated Japanese stocks with over 40% upside potential over the next 12 months. Year-to-date, Asics shares are up 99.5%. Goldman has a target price of 3,100 Japanese Yen ($21.07) on the stock, giving it around 50% upside potential at the time of the note. Goldman has a target price of 6,900 Japanese Yen on the stock, or 37% potential upside. Goldman has a target price of 4,850 Japanese Yen on the stock, giving it around 54% upside potential at the time of the bank's note.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, U.S . Asics Corporation Goldman, Sho Kawano, Asics, Goldman, Suntory Beverage & Food Goldman, Takashi Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Ryo Harada, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Nikkei, Tokyo Stock Exchange, U.S . Asics Corporation, Asics Corp, Suntory Beverage & Food, Asia Pacific, Suntory, Yen, Hitachi Locations: U.S, Japan, Europe, Asia

☆ Japan's latest strategy review names the growing threats it faces
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Japan's newest strategic review names China, North Korea and Russia as threats to Japanese security. Clearer explanations of the threats to Japan's national security will prove critical as the government seeks public support for an ambitious defense spending plan." The review is part of a reconsideration of Japan's needs in the face of growing threats from its well-armed neighbors, especially China. China has "conducted joint bomber flights and naval navigations with Russia in the vicinity of Japan," the paper said. AdvertisementBesides external threats and new equipment, the paper highlighted a critical need for the Japan Self-Defense Forces: more people.

Persons: Nicholas Szechenyi, Ryo Hinata, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Business, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Ministry of Defense, South China, Japan Self - Defense Forces, Forum, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: China, North Korea, Russia, Japan, South China, South, Korea, Yamaguchi, Honolulu, Forbes

☆ Players Championship: Ben Silverman spent all morning practicing one do-or-die shot. Here’s how it went
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Needing to make one miracle shot to stay in The Players Championship, it was do-or-die for Ben Silverman. “Let’s go make it happen,” his caddie quipped as he left the range, recorded in a video posted by the PGA Tour on X. pic.twitter.com/sfH6F6iNyl — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 16, 2024Yet there were no regrets from Silverman, a 14-year professional who has won twice on the Korn Ferry Tour, the PGA Tour’s developmental circuit. “There’s no point in putting so much pressure on it, just do the best I can,” reflected Silverman, who was making his Players Championship debut. The Japanese golfer teed off from the same hole Saturday morning at even-par overall, but saw his make-or-break 34-foot birdie putt come up just short to fall one shot short of the cut line.

Persons: Ben Silverman, Silverman, Ryo Hisatsune, “ Let’s, Silverman –, sfH6F6iNyl, ”, “ Didn’t, ” Silverman, Mike Ehrmann, Hisatsune, teed, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Thomas, Wyndham Clark, Xander Schauffele, Nick Taylor Organizations: CNN, PGA, TPC Locations: –

☆ Getting the chance to play at The Masters isn’t easy. Just ask LIV Golf’s Joaquin Niemann
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

It’s the final two sets of criteria that are most pertinent for Niemann and LIV Golf players. Though exact criteria differs between the four major championships, all incorporate world ranking points as a viable qualifier. Why is that an issue for some LIV Golf players? Mike Ehrmann/Getty ImagesHow are LIV Golf players making it to the majors? Meanwhile LIV Golf players without such past glories to stamp their tickets to major championships are, like Niemann, crossing the globe in pursuit of alternative routes in.

Persons: LIV, LIV Golf’s Joaquin Niemann, Tiger Woods, Jon Rahm, Ross Kinnaird, Nick Dunlap –, –, Niemann, It’s, Greg Norman, Gary Davidson, Peter Dawson, LIV Golf, ” Dawson, OWGR, Tom Dulat, “ It’s, it’s, ” Niemann, “, ”, don’t, Mike Ehrmann, Japan’s Ryo Hisatsune, Fred Ridley, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Rahm, Mike Blake, Reuters Rahm, Koepka, Cameron Smith, Adrian Meronk, Tyrell Hatton, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed, DeChambeau, Reed, Dean Burmester, David Puig jetted, Burmester, December’s Organizations: CNN, PGA, Augusta National, PGA Championship, British, Amateur, American Express, LIV Golf, LIV, OWGR, Hero Dubai, CBS, Golf, Augusta, Reuters, 152nd, Puig, Malaysian, Royal Locations: Augusta, Asia, Pacific, America, Saudi, Dubai, Chilean, South Africa, Malaysia, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, Scotland

The eight lowest scores came on the North Course, which generally plays a few strokes easier than the South Course on the municipal layouts on a bluff high above the Pacific Ocean. The final two rounds will be played on the South Course. 5 Xander Schauffele and defending champion and seventh-ranked Max Homa, both of whom played the South Course. Yu, a 25-year-old who played at Arizona State, is seeking his first PGA Tour win. You can’t complain when you shoot a 67 on the South Course.”

Persons: Kevin Yu, Patrick Cantlay, Ryo Hisatsune, Xander Schauffele, Max Homa, Homa, Nicolai Hojgaard, Yu, Kevin Dunlap, I’ve, ” Yu, ” Cantlay, Cantlay, hasn’t, ”, “, “ There’s, Japan who's, Hideki Matsuyama, Shane Lowry, Thomas Detry, Aaron Rai, Alejandro Tosti, Hojgaard Organizations: DIEGO, Farmers Insurance, San Diego State, Farmers, NFL, Arizona State, PGA, American Express, UCLA, U.S, Torrey Pines Locations: Taiwan, Torrey Pines, Denmark, Dubai, Orange County, Japan

☆ 3 Pickleball players over the age of 70 on why they gravitated to the sport: 'It's more than just a game'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Mailen Kootsey, 84Mailen Kootsey played tennis for most of his life, starting in his twenties. Mailen Kootsey 84-year-old Pickleball PlayerIn Redlands, Calif. where he lives, his pickleball group worked with the city to develop a group of eight pickleball courts. When asked to choose the best thing he's gained from pickleball, Kootsey says, "It's a toss up between the exercise and social interaction. Since playing pickleball, Henry has began prioritizing her physical health. Ryo Shinagawa, 72Ryo Shinagawa played tennis for decades before he made the switch to pickleball in 2016.

Persons: Mailen Kootsey, Kootsey, pickleball, Beth Henry, Henry, I'm, it's, she's, Beth Henry Another, Ryo Shinagawa, Shinagawa Organizations: Loma Linda University, Redlands, CNBC, Shinagawa, Sporting Goods Locations: California, Calif, pickleball, Rancho Cucamonga , California, L.A, Corona , Calif, USA, Shinagawa

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nicolai Hojgaard claimed the biggest title of his career Sunday after running off five straight birdies down the stretch to win the season-ending World Tour Championship by two strokes. 13-17, shoot 8-under 64 and end the finale to the European tour on 21-under par. This one feels great.”Political Cartoons View All 1256 ImagesHojgaard has now won a tournament for three consecutive years on the European tour but this was easily his biggest, earning him $3 million. Rasmus Hojgaard hit his second shot into the water guarding the green and only made par. Nicolai Hojgaard jumped to second place in the Race to Dubai rankings behind McIlroy, who had already been crowned as European golf's No.

Persons: — Nicolai Hojgaard, Dane, Tommy Fleetwood, Viktor Hovland, Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy —, —, Hojgaard, ”, “, ” Hojgaard, Fleetwood, Matt Wallace, Rasmus, Rasmus Hojgaard, Matthieu Pavon, Adrian Meronk, Ryan Fox, Victor Perez, Thorbjørn Olesen, Alexander Bjork, Sami Valimaki, Robert MacIntyre, Pavon, Jorge Campillo, Ryo Hisatsune, Nicolai Hojgaard, McIlroy, Rahm, ___ Organizations: United Arab Emirates, Ryder, Fleetwood, Golf Estates, Dubai Locations: DUBAI, United Arab, Nos, Dubai, Rome, Fleetwood

☆ Meet Archax, the 15-foot 'Transformers'-style robot that's the brainchild of a Japanese startup and is selling for $3 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Tsubame Industries has built 3.5-ton, 15-foot robots that can morph into vehicles. The Japanese startup plans to sell them for $3 million each after unveiling them later this month. The robot is manned by a pilot who sits in the cockpit in its torso and controls it with joysticks. Tokyo-based Tsubame Industries completed its prototype of the robot this summer and plans to sell five for $3 million each, Reuters reported. The CEO of Tsubame Industries, Ryo Yoshida, told Reuters that it's been in development for two years.

Persons: —, Ryo Yoshida, it's Organizations: Tsubame Industries, Service, Reuters, Japan Mobility Locations: Tokyo, Japan

☆ Japan startup develops 'Gundam'-like robot with $3 mln price tag
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( 杉山聡 Chris Gallagher | Chris Gallagher | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] CEO Ryo Yoshida poses for a photograph with ARCHAX, a giant human-piloted robot developed by his start-up Tsubame Industries Co., in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan September 27, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato Acquire Licensing RightsYOKOHAMA, Japan, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Tokyo-based start-up Tsubame Industries has developed a 4.5-metre-tall (14.8-feet), four-wheeled robot that looks like "Mobile Suit Gundam" from the wildly popular Japanese animation series, and it can be yours for $3 million. The 3.5-ton robot, which will be unveiled at the Japan Mobility Show later this month, has two modes: the upright 'robot mode' and a 'vehicle mode' in which it can travel up to 10 km (6 miles) per hour. "Japan is very good at animation, games, robots and automobiles so I thought it would be great if I could create a product that compressed all these elements into one," said Ryo Yoshida, the 25-year-old chief executive of Tsubame Industries. Yoshida plans to build and sell five of the machines for the well-heeled robot fan, but hopes the robot could one day be used for disaster relief or in the space industry.

Persons: Ryo Yoshida, Issei Kato, Yoshida, Satoshi Sugiyama, Chris Gallagher, Miyu Ito, Chang, Ran Kim Organizations: Tsubame Industries, REUTERS, Rights, Japan Mobility, Thomson Locations: Yokohama, Tokyo, Japan, Rights YOKOHAMA

☆ Tokyo-based startup Tsubame Industries just unveiled its massive human-piloted robot
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTokyo-based startup Tsubame Industries just unveiled its massive human-piloted robotTsubame Industries, a Tokyo-based startup, just unveiled its massive human-piloted robot. The four-wheeled robot named ARCHAX, which bears some resemblance to "Mobile Suit Gundam" from the popular Japanese animation series, is about 15-feet tall and weighs 3.5 tons. Tsubame CEO Ryo Yoshida plans to sell five units of the robot for nearly $3 million each.

Persons: Ryo Yoshida Organizations: Industries, Mobile Locations: Tokyo

☆ Japan's Hamaguchi revives himself with dark nature film
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Hanna Rantala | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/4] The 80th Venice Film Festival - Premiere for the film "Evil Does Not Exist" in competition - Red Carpet - Venice, Italy, September 4, 2023 - Satoshi Takata, Ryuji Kosaka, Hitoshi Omika, Ayaka Shibutani, Ryo Nishikawa, Eiko Ishibashi, Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Yoshio Kitagawa pose. Hamaguchi won an Oscar for best international film with "Drive My Car" in 2022 and took the Grand Jury Prize at the 2021 Berlin Film Festival with his romantic drama "Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy", significantly boosting his international profile. I think that's why I made this film," Hamaguchi told Reuters ahead of the screening of "Evil Does Not Exist". "Where the title came from is really me watching and observing nature," said Hamaguchi. But that's not really the message of the film and I don't think anyone watching the film will think that evil does not exist," he said.

Persons: Satoshi Takata, Ryuji Kosaka, Hitoshi Omika, Ayaka Shibutani, Ryo Nishikawa, Eiko, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Yoshio Kitagawa, Yara, Hamaguchi, that's, Crispian Balmer, Nick Macfie Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Venice, Italy, Tokyo

☆ Japanese Moon Lander Crashed Because It Was Still Three Miles Up, Not on the Ground
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Kenneth Chang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

The Beresheet lander, from an Israeli nonprofit named SpaceIL, launched to the moon in 2019, but it crashed. The Indian Space Research Organization attempted to land a lunar spacecraft the same year, too, and that vehicle, Vikram, also crashed. Only China has landed robotic spacecraft on the moon recently, with three successes in three attempts over the past decade. Ispace had obtained insurance for the lander, and the financial impacts on the company would be small, Mr. Hakamada said. The Indian space agency also announced this week that Chandrayaan-3, a follow-up to its moon landing attempt in 2019, could launch as early as July 12.

Persons: ”, Ryo Ujiie, “, Vikram, Takeshi Hakamada, ” Mr, Hakamada, Ispace Organizations: Draper Laboratory of Cambridge, NASA, Lunar Reconnaissance, Indian Space Research Organization, Technology, Pittsburgh, Houston Locations: China

[1/6] Takeshi Hakamada, "ispace" 's founder and chief executive, is pictured at a venue to watch landing of the lander in HAKUTO-R lunar exploration program on the Moon, in Tokyo, Japan, April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonTOKYO, April 25 (Reuters) - Japanese startup ispace (9348.T) said its attempt to make the first private moon landing had failed on Tuesday after losing contact with its Hakuto-R Mission 1 (M1) lander, concluding it had most likely crashed on the lunar surface. The M1 lander appeared set to autonomously touch down about 12:40 p.m. Eastern time (1640 GMT Tuesday) after coming as close as 295 feet (90 meters) from the lunar surface, a live animation of the lander's telemetry showed. The company said in a statement Wednesday in Japan that it believes the spacecraft may have made a "hard landing" on the lunar surface. The M1 also carried an experimental solid-state battery made by NGK Spark Plug Co (5334.T), among other objects to gauge how they perform on the moon.

[1/6] Takeshi Hakamada, "ispace" 's founder and chief executive, is pictured at a venue to watch landing of the lander in HAKUTO-R lunar exploration program on the Moon, in Tokyo, Japan, April 26, 2023. But a lunar landing would be an ambitious feat for a private firm. The Japanese firm "determined that there is a high probability that the lander eventually made a hard landing." In disclosure to the Tokyo Stock Exchange, ispace said it did not expect an immediate impact on its earnings forecast. The lander completed eight out of 10 mission objectives in space that will provide valuable data for the next landing attempt in 2024, Hakamada said.

☆ Japan says it has 'legal right' to destroy any foreign balloon in its airspace
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Julian Ryall | South China Morning Post | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Japan's defence minister says it would have the legal right to destroy any balloon that enters its domestic airspace. Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada said on Tuesday under existing laws, Japan would have the legal right to destroy any balloon that intrudes into its domestic airspace. "Intrusions into Japan's territorial airspace constitute a violation, even if it is a balloon," the Yomiuri newspaper quoted Isozaki as saying. In the future, it may be possible to use lasers or other technology to bring a balloon to earth, he suggested. Japan uses balloons for weather observations, but the prevailing winds mean that they typically travel east, over the Pacific, rather than over mainland Asia.

☆ Big opportunity for Japan and India to collaborate on carbon neutrality: Japanese government body
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBig opportunity for Japan and India to collaborate on carbon neutrality: Japanese government bodyRyo Minami, director-general for International Policy on Carbon Neutrality at Japan's Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, says Japan has "good cooperation" with the United States, Europe and Asia.

☆ Cameron Smith lifted aloft in pub as he celebrates home victory by watching TV replay
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Jump into the crowd, watch back the replay, have a triumphant drink; there are many ways for an athlete to celebrate a big win. If you’re Cameron Smith, you can do all three at the same time. Cam Smith celebrating his #AUSPGA win in a pub with the replay on the TV is tremendous areas! “I think two cans of beer can fit in there,” Smith told reporters at St. Andrews. Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images“I can’t believe she did it,” Smith told reporters.

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