Tomoko Otake
Reporter at The Japan Times
A reporter at @japantimes. Interests: health/society/media. Views are mine. RTs/Likes no endorsements. https://t.co/GOcoXwl4IV
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1 week ago |
japantimes.co.jp | Tomoko Otake
X Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Threads Email Print Bookmark story Copy link Leaves shimmer in shades of verdant green. Sunlight reflected from a rippling creek dances up a tree trunk. Birds chirp, bullfrogs croak and earthy scents of plants and soil fill the air. A visit to a forest soothes our senses. But researchers say that volatile organic compounds released from the trees, whose concentration peaks from June through August in Japan, can do a lot more to make us healthier.
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1 month ago |
japantimes.co.jp | Tomoko Otake |Karin Kaneko
Japanese universities and students are scrambling for information after the U.S. government paused its student visa application process just as preparations for overseas study from the new academic year get underway. The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo confirmed Wednesday that, as part of a global policy, the embassy and U.S. consulate offices in Japan have suspended scheduling new interviews for student visa applicants.
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1 month ago |
japantimes.co.jp | Tomoko Otake
Japan's education ministry has asked universities nationwide to consider accepting or supporting students who may no longer be able to study in the U.S. as President Donald Trump moves to block Harvard University from enrolling international students. Universities on Tuesday were also asked to report within a week measures they could take for both Japanese and non-Japanese students who are affected by the Trump administration's push against foreign enrollments at Harvard.
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1 month ago |
japantimes.co.jp | Tomoko Otake
In February, Italian researchers announced what they claimed to be a world-first discovery: microplastic particles were found in the ovarian follicular fluid of women undergoing infertility treatment. The study adds to a growing body of research from around the world showing that tiny plastic particles have made their way into nearly every part of our body, from hair, saliva and blood to breast milk, the liver, kidneys and even the placenta.
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1 month ago |
japantimes.co.jp | Tomoko Otake
A group of scientists in Japan has launched a new research center to rapidly analyze and quantify the impact of global warming on extreme weather events, aiming to make the impact of human-induced climate change more visible to the public.
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