Japan

Japanese police pause raid so suspects can come out and check their temperatures for coronavirus

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Freeze! Japanese police pause raid so suspects can come out and check their temperatures to ensure they don’t have coronavirus Officers attempted to get into headquarters of leftist group Chukakuha in Tokyo  Representatives of the group hold Covid thermometer guns up to officers heads Video gone viral and gained more than 7.1million views after posted … Read more

‘Ghost’ rays in Japanese aquarium for 23 years are new species

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Japanese aquarium determines ‘ghost’ rays living in the facility for more than 20 years are a new species and name the pair after the vengeful spirit ‘mononoke’ The Kagoshima City aquarium’s rays  belong to a previously unknown species  They were labeled giant guitarfish, but their heads and dorsal fins are rounder They were named Rhynchobatus … Read more

Japanese aquarium determines ‘ghost’ rays living in the facility for 23 years are a new species

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Japanese aquarium determines ‘ghost’ rays living in the facility for more than 20 years are a new species and name the pair after the vengeful spirit ‘mononoke’ The Kagoshima City aquarium’s rays  belong to a previously unknown species  They were labeled giant guitarfish, but their heads and dorsal fins are rounder They were named Rhynchobatus … Read more

Super Nintendo World will open at Universal Studios Japan next year after being delayed by Covid-19

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Super Nintendo World will finally open at Universal Studios Japan in 2021 after being delayed by coronavirus – and guests will be able to play real-life versions of their favourite video games The Osaka attraction had been due to open in July ahead of the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics  Guests will be able to play … Read more

Surgery: Wearable smart display for X-ray images ‘could make spinal operations safer and quicker’

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Pioneering smart display device that attaches to a surgeon’s glasses and displays images in front of their eyes ‘could make spinal operations safer and quicker’ Spinal surgeons use real-time X-ray scans during operations to guide their work However, such images are typically displayed on monitors in the operating room  This forces surgeons to look away … Read more

NASA and SpaceX delay Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station until November

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NASA announced SpaceX’s mission to take four astronauts to the International Space Station has been delayed until November. Crew-1 was set to soar during the early hours of Halloween day, but the American space agency is giving Elon Musk’s firm time to resolve an issue with the Falcon 9 rocket. During a previous launch, an … Read more

Twitter is DOWN! Thousands of users across the world are unable to access the social media platform

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Twitter is DOWN! Thousands of users across the world are unable to access the website or app version of the social media platform Twitter is down across the world, leaving thousands unable to use the site The outage appeared around 9:30am ET and has hit more than 40,000 people The US, the UK and Japan … Read more

British Army will have a ‘more persistent presence’ in Asia, suggests chief 

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The British Army will have a ‘more persistent presence’ in Asia as the Government seeks to expand its military ties with regional allies in response to China, the Chief of the General Staff has said. General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith suggested a greater UK presence overseas will reverse the process of regional withdrawal seen after 9/11, … Read more