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1 week ago | 
asahi.com | Daisuke Igarashi
U.S. President Donald Trump is vigorously seeking to restore America's manufacturing might through ratcheting up unprecedented steep tariffs on imports from nations around the world.
But the anatomy of Apple Inc.’s iPhone, which is composed of countless parts and components made across the globe, reveals the complicated nature of today’s manufacturing process that could thwart Trump’s objective.
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3 weeks ago | 
asahi.com | Daisuke Igarashi
SAN FRANCISCO—Pushed by a strict but empathetic professor, the drummer of popular rock band Radwimps plans to restart his musical career that was derailed by a neurological disease.
Satoshi Yamaguchi, 40, has been on hiatus from the group since 2015 after developing dystonia, which caused involuntary muscular contractions in his right foot and made it impossible for him to properly step on the pedal for his bass drum.
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1 month ago | 
pubs.rsc.org | Daisuke Igarashi |Ryoichi Tatara |Satoshi Yasuno |Shinichi Komaba
Physicochemical properties and application of concentrated KN(SO2F)2/sulfolane solution in high-voltage high-power K-ion batteries†
To achieve improved performance and practical applications of K-ion batteries (KIBs), which are considered next-generation batteries without resource constraints, electrolytes that can maximize the electrochemical performance of K-insertable electrode materials are crucial.
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
asahi.com | Daisuke Igarashi
BRIGHAM CITY, Utah—Eighty years later, Norio Uyematsu returned to the land of his youth here to thank a local farm owner who gave his family a home and life after their incarceration during World War II.
The 94-year-old Japanese-American waited a lifetime to return the favor.
Recently, his long-held wish came true in the form of a historical exhibition at a local museum.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
pubs.acs.org | Ryusei Fujimoto |Ryoichi Tatara |Tomooki Hosaka |Daisuke Igarashi
IntroductionClick to copy section linkSection link copied!The cathode reaction in metal–oxygen batteries, also referred to as metal–air batteries, has been extensively studied for the electrochemical management of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) to harness it for energy conversion. Alkali metal–oxygen batteries utilizing nonaqueous electrolytes have garnered interest for their high theoretical energy density, which leverages atmospheric oxygen as the cathode active material.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
dx.doi.org | Ryusei Fujimoto |Ryoichi Tatara |Tomooki Hosaka |Daisuke Igarashi
IntroductionClick to copy section linkSection link copied!The cathode reaction in metal–oxygen batteries, also referred to as metal–air batteries, has been extensively studied for the electrochemical management of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) to harness it for energy conversion. Alkali metal–oxygen batteries utilizing nonaqueous electrolytes have garnered interest for their high theoretical energy density, which leverages atmospheric oxygen as the cathode active material.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
asahi.com | Daisuke Igarashi
SAN FRANCISCO--The highly acclaimed series “Shogun” has been nominated in four categories of the 82nd Golden Globes, including for best television drama series, it was announced on Dec. 9.
Hiroyuki Sanada, who produces and stars in the historical drama, was also nominated for best male actor for his portrayal of the powerful Japanese warlord Yoshii Toranaga.
In addition, Anna Sawai and Tadanobu Asano were nominated for best female actor and best male supporting actor, respectively.
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
pubs.rsc.org | Daisuke Igarashi |Ryoichi Tatara |Shinichi Komaba |Satoshi Yasuno
Physicochemical properties and application of concentrated KN(SO2F)2/sulfolane solution in high-voltage high-power K-ion batteries
To achieve improved performance and practical applications of K-ion batteries (KIBs), which are considered next-generation batteries without resource constraints, electrolytes that can maximize the electrochemical performance of K-insertable electrode materials are crucial.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
asahi.com | Daisuke Igarashi
SAN FRANCISCO--Meta has enlisted a third-party organization in Japan to prevent the spread of misinformation and disinformation on Facebook, Instagram and the text-sharing app Threads.
The company announced Sept. 2 that Litmus will join its fact-checking program made up of third parties, the first entity from Japan.
Litmus will verify the accuracy of posts in Japanese on the three platforms.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
asahi.com | Daisuke Igarashi
SAN FRANCISCO--“Shogun,” a historical drama series produced by and starring Hiroyuki Sanada, leads the list of nominees for the 76th Emmy Awards with 25 nominations, including Best Drama Series.
The story centers around warlord Yoshii Toranaga, who is inspired by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the Tokugawa Shogunate founder, played by Sanada.
The actor has been nominated for Best Actor, while Anna Sawai was put up for Best Actress.
