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Hospitals in Osaka, Japan are struggling with new COVID-19 wave
It’s not looking good for Japan right now.
The internet cafe refugees of Japan
Shiho Fukada’s three-part documentary is based on his portrait series, Japan’s Disposable Workers. This video looks at workers known as Net Cafe Refugees.
Fugaku: Japan's new next-gen supercomputer
The government aim to start using Fugaku in 2021. Back in 2009, I started working at Fujitsu in Stevenage, UK. 10 years later and they’re helping to make a supercomputer for Japan. Together with the RIKEN research institute, they are developing a new supercomputer for the nation. The name Fugaku was announced on 23rd May …
Scientist Duo Win Nobel Prize for Helping the Immune System Fight Cancer
James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo shared the Nobel prize for their efforts “harnessing the cancer patient’s own immune system to destroy tumours”. A cure for cancer remains elusive but two immunologists have won science’s most prestigious award, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for their work in cancer immunotherapy. Allison discovered a molecule that halted …