The number of mental illness cases recognized as being work-related in Japan reached 1,055 in fiscal 2024, exceeding 1,000 for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/japan/science-health/work-mental-illness-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #mhlw #powerharassment #health #mentalhealth #customerharassment
The heat wave that hit Japan last week would not have happened without human-induced climate change, according to an analysis from a nascent center focusing on weather attribution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/japan/science-health/june-heat-climate-change/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #heat #climatechange
New research provides fresh evidence for killer whales' exceptional intelligence, documenting how these marine mammals use stalks of seaweed as tools to groom each other. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/25/world/science-health/killer-whales-seaweed-tools/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #killerwhales #whales #oceans #mammals
Japanese startup Ispace has concluded that a hardware anomaly in a laser-based landing sensor caused the failure of its Mission 2 lunar landing earlier this month, the company announced Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/24/japan/science-health/ispace-crash-cause/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #startups #moon #ispace #space
Tropical storm Sepat is expected to weaken to a tropical depression by Tuesday night and bring heavy rainfall to the Kanto-Koshin region, Japan’s weather agency has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/24/japan/science-health/typhoon-sepat-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #typhoons #rainyseason #tropicalstormsepat
A series of earthquakes has been shaking the seas near the Tokara islands in Kagoshima Prefecture since Saturday, with Japan’s Meteorological Agency warning that seismic activity could continue for some time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/23/japan/science-health/tokara-earthquakes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #earthquakes #kagoshima