In Japan, fears mount of a massive 2011-style earthquake on disaster anniversary
Scientists warn seismic energy accumulating under the Chishima Trench off Hokkaido has the potential to trigger a magnitude-8 ...
As Japan marks 13 years since 2011 earthquake & tsunami, experts warn of another megaquake
A study found that tectonic plates beneath the Chishima Trench are not slipping past each other but appear to be locked ...
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Japan’s dairy farmers unlock energy potential of cow manure
Japanese researchers have harnessed cattle manure's latent energy potential, successfully converting the agricultural ...
'In Europe there would be protests': Scholar weighs Japan's approach to 'overtourism'
SAPPORO -- The problem of "overtourism," marked by an excessive concentration of travelers negatively impacting local ...
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Sacrificial scaffolding helps new hydrogels heal quickly
Researchers at Hokkaido University and Duke University have developed a hydrogel that heals and strengthens itself as it is overloaded and damaged. The proof-of-concept demonstration could lead to ...
Experts: Unreleased stress energy off Hokkaido is enough to trigger mega-quake
A research team in Japan has warned that unreleased stress energy at an undersea trench off northern Japan has become large ...
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Deer indigenous to Hokkaido found thriving in northern isle
Researchers from Hokkaido University and other institutions noted that Hokkaido sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) have been observed in Kunashiri Island since 2017 and assumed they either swam ...