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Professor suspended for ‘hiding Tiananmen reference’ in Tokyo university website

References to Tiananmen Square are heavily censored in China

The Independent UK · Aug 6

How origami inspired 18-year-old Hikaru Kuribayashi to win a $100,000 prize over 1,700 students at a science fair

Inspired by the origami patterns he saw in nature, 18-year-old Hikaru Kuribayashi from Japan developed a groundbreaking simulation program that won him the $100,000 top prize at the 2026 Regeneron ISEF. His journey from childhood curiosity to beating more than 1,700 students worldwide is a story of innovation, perseverance and…

The Economic Times · Jul 29

Astronomers may have heard the 1st 'whispers' of ghost particles created by supernova explosions

The universe is haunted by "cosmic ghosts" called neutrinos, which seem to be the "whispers" of stars that died in supernova explosions over the course of billions of years.

Space · Jul 10

Scientists may have finally 'seen' dark matter for the 1st time

The NASA gamma-ray spacecraft Fermi may have enabled scientists to "see" dark matter, the universe's most mysterious stuff, for the first time.

Space · Nov 25, 2025

Square Enix aims to have AI doing 70% of its QA work by the end of 2027, which seems like it'd be hard to achieve without laying off most of your QA workers

Square Enix is partnering with an AI research lab at the University of Tokyo to "improve the efficiency of game development processes."

PC Gamer · Nov 6, 2025

Some naked mole rats are designated toilet cleaners, study suggests

Naked mole rats may have specific roles, such as cleaning the toilet chamber or transporting waste, rather than being generalist helpers. The findings suggest naked-mole-rat colonies are even more complex than we thought.

LiveScience · Oct 8, 2025

Samsung Invests In Japan Facility To Take On Taiwan Semiconductor In Chip Packaging

Samsung Electronics (OTC:SSNLF) earmarked 25 billion yen ($170 million) to establish an advanced chip packaging RD center in Yokohama, Japan, intensifying its competition with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (NYSE:TSM) in the packaging market.

Benzinga · Aug 15, 2025

Cramps, fatigue and hallucinations: paddling 200km in a Paleolithic canoe from Taiwan to Japan

The team battled a notoriously strong current and used the stars as their guide to reach an island in an unstable vessel made of Japanese cedar

The Guardian - AU · Jul 3, 2025

London Design Biennale 2025 — 7 Immersive Pavilions Reinterpreted as Lessons in Decor

We hit Somerset House for an exclusive preview of the exhibition's fifth edition, curated by Samuel Ross, and collected unexpected interior inspiration along the way

Livingetc · Jun 7, 2025

Earth's elusive 'ignorosphere' could shed new light on auroras

Japanese scientists have created the first-ever long-term dataset about Earth's entire atmosphere, stretching all the way to space.

Space · Jan 21, 2025