A record surge in bear sightings and attacks in Japan is prompting outdoor event cancellations and leaving hikers anxious, casting a dark cloud over the fall season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/05/japan/society/bears-ruin-autumn/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #bears #animals #tohoku
Eighty years on from the end of World War II, one woman has decided to share how her family managed to escape a U.S. air raid in Sendai, wishing to leave behind a record of her experience. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/03/japan/history/wwii-us-air-raid-sendai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #wwii #sendai #tohoku #usmilitary
https://phys.org/news/2025-09-energy-efficient-catalyst-pollutants-ammonia.html - "When the current method for producing something is estimated to consume a staggering 1–2% of the annual global energy supply, ...we need to make a change. The Haber-Bosch process produces ample amounts of #ammonia (NH3)—a valuable chemical compound that has a wide array of uses in fields such as agriculture, technology, and pharmaceuticals—while consuming a lot of #energy. ... A research team at #Tohoku University has made a significant contribution to an alternate method for converting harmful #nitrate #pollutants in #water into ammonia, addressing both environmental and energy challenges.... By utilizing NiCuFe-layered double hydroxide (LDH) #catalysts, the study provides an efficient method for cleaning contaminated water. This means cleaner water, reduced pollution, and more sustainable fertilizer and energy resources, which are directly beneficial to public #health, #food security, and #climate protection."
A surge in the number of heatstroke patients in Japan this summer was most notable in regions such as Hokkaido and Tohoku, which are typically cooler than the rest of the nation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/japan/heatstroke-cases-rising-in-hokkaido-and-tohoku/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #heatwaves #hokkaido #tohoku #heatstroke
Construction of wooden mid-rise and high-rise buildings is gradually increasing in the Tohoku region, pushed by legislation and the trend toward decarbonization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/01/wooden-buildings-increasing-in-tohoku/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #wood #constructionindustry #tohoku #buildings
Japan is experiencing another scorching summer, and even Hokkaido, which is known for its cool and comfortable summer, is not being spared by heat waves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/25/japan/northern-japan-heat-waves/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #heatwaves #hokkaido #tohoku #meteorologicalagency
The rainy season appears to have ended in the Kanto-Koshin region, Hokuriku region and southern Tohoku region, the Meteorological Agency has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/18/japan/rainy-season-ends-in-kanto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #meteorologicalagency #rainyseason #kanto #hokuriku #tohoku #heatwaves