科学技術
JAXAが宇宙から帰還したカプセルを公開【JAXA shows capsule returning from space】
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on Tuesday showed a capsule that was successfully released from an unmanned cargo spacecraft and landed in the Pacific Ocean earlier this month. JAXA collected experiment samples from the capsule for analysis.
日本人教授の本庶佑氏がノーベル生理学・医学賞を受賞【Japanese professor Tasuku Honjo wins Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine】
Tasuku Honjo, a 76-year-old professor at Kyoto University, was awarded on Monday the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with U.S. immunologist James Allison for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation.
北海道の大地震が電力不足を誘発【Large earthquake in Hokkaido triggers power shortage】
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido last Thursday triggered a massive blackout across the region. Power was restored to nearly all customers within two days, but the trade minister called on the island’s businesses and residents to save energy.