A series of earthquakes with magnitudes of 7 or 8 may occur after a 7.5 magnitude quake struck off the east coast of Aomori Prefecture on Monday, a research institute has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/japan/tohoku-university-magaquakes-warning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tohokuuniversity #aomori #earthquakes #disasterpreparedness
An international research group that includes Japan has discovered a factory-like system in cells that prevents insulin abnormalities, a finding that could help in the development of new treatments for diabetes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/science-health/cell-factory-insulin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #health #tohokuuniversity #diabetes
A band of unusually hard rock, formed from magma about 15 million years ago, near the epicenter of the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake likely worsened the disaster, researchers have said in a newly published paper. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/japan/science-health/noto-quake-underground-magma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #ishikawaearthquake #notopeninsula #earthquakes #tohokuuniversity
