japantoday.com —  2+ hour, 2+ min ago

France taps nuclear know-how to recycle electric car batteries

...The European Union has made building up its recycling capacity a key part of its strategy to become less reliant on Asia for critical metals such... ...In the cradle of France's atomic programme, researchers are using their nuclear know-how for a key project in the country's energy transition: recycling... ...Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris on Thursday.... ...pixelated on Google Maps....

japantoday.com —  2+ hour, 2+ min ago

Former gang leader charged with rapper Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder

japantoday.com —  1+ hour, 22+ min ago

Cutting-edge cancer imaging tool allows doctors to efficiently adapt radiotherapy treatment

...Cancer Centre Holmesglen in Melbourne, Australia.... ...Icon is one of the first centers in the Southern Hemisphere to install the HyperSight imaging solution on its Halcyon linear accelerator.... ...Icon Group Director of Radiation Therapy, Claire Smith, said the technology is making a difference.... ...HyperSight was developed by Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company....

japantoday.com —  1+ hour, 47+ min ago

Man arrested over death of common-law wife

...Police in Wakayama City said Friday they have arrested a 67-year-old man on suspicion of killing his common-law wife who was in her 70s Police said... ...about a month ago, Kyodo News reported Police went to the apartment and found the woman’s body which had begun to decay The body was wrapped...

japantoday.com —  3+ hour, 29+ min ago

Swiatek crashes out but Pegula advances in Tokyo; Jabeur and Shnaider into final at Ningo Open

...Eight-seeded Veronika Kudermetova upset No. 2 Iga Swiatek 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Friday.... ...The Russian now advances to her sixth semifinal of the year where she'll meet compatriot Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who earlier beat Ekaterina Alexandrova... ...Fourth-seeded Jiri Lehecka had a 6-2, 7-6 (3) victory over Egor Gerasimov and sixth-seeded Adrian Mannarino outlasted Alibek Kachmazov 6-2, 5-7,... ...Fifth-seeded Sebastian Korda defeated Alexei Popyrin 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-4 and Sebastian Ofner beat Marton Fucsovics 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 in first round...

japantoday.com —  1+ hour, 20+ min ago

Shutdowns are a uniquely American drama − in the UK, it's just not Parliament's cup of tea

...Save for a last-minute spending deal in Congress on Oct 1, hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be furloughed and the business of government... ...In Parliament, however, the two houses – the elected House of Commons and unelected House of Lords – are not equally involved.... ...So why do they occur in Washington but not London?...

japantoday.com —  2+ hour, 48+ min ago

Alcaraz, Medvedev cruise into round two of China Open

...World number two Carlos Alcaraz eased into the second round of the China Open with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over qualifier Yannick Hanfmann on Friday.... ...The Wimbledon champion will face Italy's Lorenzo Musetti in the second round.... ...World number four Holger Rune downed Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to set up a second-round tie with Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov... ...He will play Alex De Minaur in the second round on Saturday after the Australian edged out Britain's Andy Murray in a third-set tie-break on Thursday...

japantoday.com —  3+ hour, 33+ min ago

66th CWAJ Print Show to be held Oct 18-22

...The College Women’s Association of Japan (CWAJ) will open the 66th CWAJ Print Show on Wednesday, October 18 and run through Sunday, October 22.... ...The CWAJ Print Show, now in its 66th year, is a prestigious juried exhibition and sale of contemporary Japanese prints encompassing a wide range... ...All net proceeds from this exhibition and sale will go toward funding CWAJ Scholarship and Education Programs....

japantoday.com —  2+ hour, 2+ min ago

1st hearing for 1966 Japan murder retrial set for Oct 27

...During the meeting at the Shizuoka District Court, prosecutors indicated their intention to request the examination of five new witnesses, including... ...The date was decided at the sixth meeting between the court, prosecutors and the defense team for Iwao Hakamata, 87, who spent nearly half a century... ...In March, the Tokyo High Court, which was ordered by the Supreme Court in 2020 to re-examine its 2018 decision not to reopen the case, reversed course... ...Mitsuhiro Hazama, a defense team lawyer, expressed "strong doubts" over the necessity of such a move....

japantoday.com —  4+ hour, 7+ min ago

France's injured Dupont 'doing as well as possible' post-op at Rugby World Cup

...“The swelling has gone down,” France team health manager Bruno Boussagol said.... ...France captain Antoine Dupont was “doing as well as possible” six days after surgery on his facial fracture, a team spokesman said on Thursday at... ...Unbeaten France next plays Italy in its last Pool A match in eight days in Lyon.... ..."The plan for him is a visit to the surgeon, which is going to happen fairly quickly....