Space One on Sunday canceled its third launch attempt, hampering its bid to become the first Japanese private company to put satellites into orbit with a domestically developed rocket. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/01/japan/science-health/space-one-kairos-rocket-launch-canceled/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #spaceone #kairos #rockets #satellites
In a world first, a Japanese team of researchers has developed miniaturized testicular tissues known as testicular organoids from mouse embryonic stem cells in an experimental vessel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/27/japan/science-health/mouse-testicular-organoids/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #ips #health #universityofosaka #yokohamacityuniversity
Researchers in Japan have identified a previously unknown “third cell” essential for fully regenerating hair follicles, marking a step toward potential new treatments for hair loss. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/26/japan/science-health/hair-follicles-cells/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #riken #health #startups
Drones have come to completely dominate the front line of the war in Ukraine — a transformation in modern warfare that is being watched around the world. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/24/world/science-health/ai-starlink-drone-tech-ukraine-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #drones #ai #starlink #defense #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar
NASA chief Jared Isaacman ruled out a March launch for Artemis 2, the first crewed flyby mission to the moon in more than 50 years, citing technical issues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/22/world/science-health/nasa-march-moon-mission-halted/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #nasa #artemis #moon #space #us
To all the women who've heard the frustrating "it's all in your head" in response to medical maladies, a new study out Friday feels your pain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/21/world/science-health/study-chronic-pain-women/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #women039sissues #health #biology
A health ministry panel has given conditional approval to two medical products derived from iPS cells, paving the way for the world’s first commercialization of Nobel Prize-winning stem cell research. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/20/japan/science-health/ips-cell-based-products/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #ips #parkinson039s #heartdisease #cuorips #sumitomopharma #health
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would direct federal agencies to begin releasing government files related to aliens and unidentified flying objects. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/20/world/science-health/trump-ufo-records/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #donaldtrump #barackobama #ufo #aliens #supernatural
Two women have successfully given birth using transplanted ovarian tissues that had been frozen before they underwent cancer treatment, a Japanese team has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/18/japan/science-health/frozen-ovarian-transplants/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #pregnancy #women039sissues #cancer #transplants
Despite a yearslong campaign to improve some of the world’s worst air quality, much of China still has air that remains dangerous to breathe by World Health Organization standards. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/17/asia-pacific/science-health/china-air-pollution-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sciencehealth #china #pollution #worldhealthorganization #centreforresearchonenergyandcleanair #pm25 #airqualitylifeindex
Japan suffers an estimated annual economic loss of around ¥1 trillion due to the “social jet lag” mismatch between sleep patterns on weekdays and holidays, according to a recent study. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/17/japan/science-health/japan-study-sleep-economic-loss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #sleep #health #surveys #universityoftsukuba
A weakening of a mechanism that produces a sense of satisfaction after drinking could lead to excessive alcohol consumption, a team of Japanese and other researchers has found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/16/japan/science-health/japan-excessive-drinking-study/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #alcohol #drinking #health #kyotouniversity
Cavity rates for kindergarten, elementary, junior high and high school students in Japan have all rewritten record lows, an education ministry survey has found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/16/japan/science-health/japan-children-cavity-rates-record-lows/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #health #dentists #surveys #mext #children
A health ministry panel has decided to let hospitals raise their medical care costs, allowing for higher staff wages, more inflation measures and expanding telehealth services. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/13/japan/science-health/national-medical-fee-change/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #mlhw #hospitals #doctors #medicine #health
More than 94 million people suffer from cataracts, but half of them do not have access to the surgery needed to fix it, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/11/world/science-health/cataract-surgery-access-who/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #cataracts #visuallyimpaired #us #who
An oral medicine used to treat chronic kidney disease and heart failure is also effective in treating premature ovarian insufficiency, a team of Japanese and other researchers has discovered. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/japan/science-health/fertility-treatment-kidney-medication/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #hongkong #health #pregnancy #women039sissues #medicine
Artificial intelligence is shaking up industries from software and law to entertainment and education, but it’s posing special challenges in medicine as patients tap the technology for advice. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/science-health/ai-apps-bots-medicine-doctors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #openai #chatgpt #medicine #health #ai #apps
A new look at radar data for Venus obtained by NASA's Magellan spacecraft in the 1990s suggests a large underground cavity exists that was created by a lava flow, the first subsurface feature ever detected there. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/science-health/radar-underground-lava-tube-venus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #space #satellites #venus #planets #nasa
A gas container using a technology developed by Japanese Nobel Prize winner Susumu Kitagawa is drawing attention for its ability to transport gas more efficiently than conventional gas cylinders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/japan/science-health/japan-nobel-winner-gas-container/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #gas #susumukitagawa #nobelprize #chemistry
Japan’s health ministry says there is a low risk of a local outbreak of the Nipah virus in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/06/japan/science-health/nipah-virus-japan-risk-low/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #india #nipahvirus #mhlw #health