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2024年5月31日金曜日
SAGA CASTLE RUINS, KHUSYU (TOKYO) JAPAN
DRONES, WI-FI AND SHARP BLADES ON JAPAN'S WHALING MOTHERSHIP
DRONES, WI-FI AND SHARP BLADES ON JAPAN'S WHALING MOTHERSHIP
TOKYO
In whale-motif jacket, shirt and tie plus a whale-shaped hat, Hideki Tokoro shows off Japan's new whaling "mothership", the Kangei Maru -- slicing blades, butchery deck, freezers and all.
"Whales eat up marine creatures that should feed other fish. They also compete against humans," said Tokoro, the president of whaling firm Kyodo Senpaku, touting an industry argument long rejected by conservationists.
"So we need to cull some whales and keep the balance of the ecosystem... It's our job, our mission, to protect the rich ocean for the future," he added while speaking with reporters invited to tour the Kangei Maru after it had docked in Tokyo.
The 9,300-ton vessel set off this week from western Japan, bigger, better and more modern than its recently retired predecessor, with individual cabins for crew members, Wi-Fi and drones to spot its quarry.
The whales will be harpooned by a smaller vessel and then brought, dead, to the Kangei Maru where a powerful winch can haul carcasses weighing up to 70 tons up a ramp and onto a lower deck around 40 meters long.
Once inside workers will butcher the whales using 30-centimeter blades attached to wooden staffs, discarding around half the animals' total weight as waste.
"Be careful, they are very sharp," Tokoro said, as a crew member unwrapped one such steel blade to show off.
The rest of the whale is processed, packaged and stored in 40 freezer containers, each with a capacity of 15 tons, ready to be transported around Japan once the ship returns to port.
Activists aggressively pursued the Kangei Maru's predecessor when prior to 2019 Japan hunted whales in the Antarctic and North Pacific for "scientific" purposes.
That year Japan quit the International Whaling Commission and nowadays conducts commercial whaling, but only in its own waters, and on what it calls a sustainable scale.
Japan has a quota this year of around 350 Bryde's, minke and sei whales, species which the government says are "abundant".
The Bryde's and common minke are listed as being of "least concern" on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's Red List, but globally the sei is "endangered".
Japan also wants to resume hunting fin whales, the world's second-biggest animal after the blue whale. Fin whales are listed as "vulnerable" by the IUCN.
Tokyo argues that eating whale is part of Japanese culture and an issue of "food security" in the resource-poor country which imports large amounts of animal meat.
But consumption of whale has fallen to around 1,000 or 2,000 tonnes per year compared to around 200 times that in the 1960s.
"Japan has advanced bogus arguments about food security to justify its whaling for decades, even as its public has turned up its nose to whale meat," said Patrick Ramage from the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
Conservationists have also long refuted Japan's arguments that whales compete with humans for marine resources, saying that in fact the mammals improve the health of the ocean and therefore fish stocks.
Also they "have a unique role to play in global carbon dioxide capture and storage, acting like giant swimming tropical rainforests absorbing harmful CO2", said Nicola Beynon from the Humane Society International Australia.
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SAGA BALLOON MUSEUM, KHUSYU JAPAN
2024年5月30日木曜日
CLINCHES HISTORY DOUBLE VICTORY MALAYSIA AT SEPAK TAKRAW WORLD CUP 2024 KUALA LUMPUR
CLINCHES HISTORY DOUBLE VICTORY MALAYSIA AT SEPAK TAKRAW WORLD CUP 2024 KUALA LUMPUR
[The National Team of Malaysia maintained their momentum in the second set and were never really threatened by a jittery Thai side despite the latter challenging numerous line calls late in the set]
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's long-suffering sepak takraw fans were in a state of euphoria after witnessing the national doubles and inter-regu teams both emerging victorious at the Sepak Takraw World Cup tonight.
The highly anticipated inter-regu final saw Malaysia's Farhan Adam, Syahir Rosdi and Azlan Alias (substitutes Haziq Hairul Nizam, Shahalril Aiman Halim) downing Thailand's Poramet Siriswat, Sittipong Khamchan and Varayut Jantarasena (Siriwat Sakha, Pichet Pansan) 15-8, 15-12 at the Titiwangsa Stadium.
Malaysia started strong in the first set and opened up a seven-point advantage before closing out the set 15-8.
The national team maintained their momentum in the second set and were never really threatened by a jittery Thai side despite the latter challenging numerous line calls late in the set.
Malaysia squandered three championship points before closing out the match 15-12 in the second set.
It is the first time a Malaysian regu has beaten their Thai counterparts since the Melaka leg of the Istaf Super Series in 2015.
Team captain Farhan it was the most meaningful win of his career so far.
"First of all I have to say how grateful I am to be able to win in front of our home crowd here. It is the sweetest moment of my career," said Farhan.
[It is the first time a Malaysia regu has beaten their Thai counterparts since the Melaka leg of the Istaf Super Series in 2015]
"So many times we have played Thailand in the final and lost. But today we proved we can beat them.
"The supporters played a huge role today, they really fired us up."
Earlier tonight Aidil Aiman Azwawi-Noraizat Mohd Nordin (substitute Baihakki A'ripin) defeated Thailand's Seksan Tubtong-Kittiphum Sareebut (Tanaphon Sapyen) 17-16, 15-13 to claim the doubles crown.
Malaysia has never won a title at the World Cup prior to this. The competition is currently in its fourth edition.
A visibly delighted Aidil said he and Noraizat did well to manage the pressure in the final.
"I think this is our best performance against Thailand so far. We hit the ball cleanly and made few mistakes," said Aidil.
"There was a lot of pressure but we were able to control our emotions and focus on the first ball. We read their serves well.
"I feel really happy right now, I'm not sure what to say."
The group stage of the team event will begin tomorrow.
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2024年5月29日水曜日
OWL NEST AT TELOK BLANGAH DRAWS CROWDS, NPARKS ADVISES PUBLIC TO KEEP THEIR DISTANCE - SINGAPORE
OWL NEST AT TELOK BLANGAH DRAWS CROWDS, NPARKS ADVISES PUBLIC TO KEEP THEIR DISTANCE - SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE – The National Parks Board (NParks) has cordoned off an area in Telok Blangah after crowds started gathering near a nest of owls, which sparked concern from some about the well-being of the cute creatures.
The owls – identified as Otus lempiji, or Sunda scops owls – are native to Singapore, and known to nest in natural tree hollows and cavities. In this case, the nest was located next to a bus stop in Telok Blangah Rise, which made it easy for passers-by to spot.
The Singapore Wildlife Sightings Facebook group began seeing a deluge of photography posts featuring the baby owls – called owlets – around May 6, with the posts revealing the location of the nest.
On May 6, Facebook user Alvin Lim posted images of a large group of people attempting to photograph the owls. “Can we give some space for the birds?” he asked.
Commenting on another post, user Lim Khieng Siong said that while members of the Facebook group love to share and enjoy sightings of wildlife, he hoped everyone would keep a distance from the nest. “After all, most of the photographers are equipped with a good camera and lens, and should be able to capture photos from afar,” he wrote.
Echoing similar sentiments, another group member called Catherine Paul said it would be sad if the owlets died because their parents are “too scared” to approach the nests.
On May 7, the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) advised people to keep their distance from wild owls in Singapore.
“While it’s incredibly tempting to capture those enchanting moments of wild owls in our urban jungle, their peace and quiet is very important when they are at a crucial phase of parenting – when the baby owls fledge and leave their nest,” said Acres.
“Approaching a wild owl’s family, especially during these moments, can put their well-being at risk – when they take those important steps to learn from their parents to fly, to feed and hunt!”
In response to queries from The Straits Times on May 9, NParks said that after it learnt of the nest on May 6, it cordoned off the area near the tree and installed signs to advise the public to maintain a safe distance.
It also urged people to refrain from visiting the site as large crowds and the resulting noise could disrupt the owls’ natural behaviour and cause undue stress.
2024年5月28日火曜日
Saga Castle Hommaru History Museum
YOKOHAMA - 15 YEAR OLD HIT AND KILLED BY TRAIN
YOKOHAMA
A 15-year-old girl was hit and killed by a train in Yokohama on Monday.
The incident occurred at around 10:45 a.m. on a crossing on the Sotetsu line in Asahi Ward, Kyodo News reported.
According to police, a passerby saw the girl walk onto the crossing after the gates went down. The driver of the train was quoted by police as saying he saw the girl and applied the emergency brake but couldn’t stop in time.
Sagami Railway said 31 train services were suspended, affecting about 8,100 people.
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2024年5月27日月曜日
JAPAN GOLDEN WEEK - WRAPS UP AS TRAVELERS RETURN HOME
JAPAN GOLDEN WEEK - WRAPS UP AS TRAVELERS RETURN HOME
TOKYO
Train stations and airports were bustling with travelers returning from trips Monday, the last day of the Golden Week holidays, with people experiencing the first spring holiday period completely unaffected by coronavirus-related travel restrictions in four years.
Despite higher costs resulting from the yen's sharp decline against other currencies, many travelers opted for overseas destinations nearly a year after the government downgraded COVID-19 to a lower-risk disease category.
Shinkansen bullet trains reached peak congestion Monday as carriages with unreserved seats were overcrowded, with occupancy reaching 100 percent on some trains, according to Japan Railway companies.
At Tokyo Station, where an announcement alerted passengers that some shinkansen services were delayed due to overcrowding, Mariko Ohira from Tokyo's Ota Ward expressed relief that she had reserved seats for herself and her son on their return trip from her parents' home in Yamagata Prefecture.
Tokyo's Haneda airport and Narita airport near the capital saw an influx of Japanese travelers returning home. Takehito Shibuya, a company manager from Shizuoka Prefecture who traveled to Taiwan said, "I was surprised as everything was expensive" because of the weak yen.
On May 8 last year, the government reclassified coronavirus as an infectious disease on par with the seasonal flu, facilitating the normalization of social and economic activities.
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2024年5月26日日曜日
Nagasaki Penquin Museum SightSeeing
ISSUES APOLOGY FOR BAD TOURIST MANNERS, ADDS MULTILINGUAL SIGNS - MOUNT FUJI CONVENIENCE STORE
ISSUES APOLOGY FOR BAD TOURIST MANNERS, ADDS MULTILINGUAL SIGNS - MOUNT FUJI CONVENIENCE STORE
TOKYO
The most recently popularized Mount Fuji viewing spot is also one of the most unexpected: the parking lot of a convenience store in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. With a population of less than 30,000, Fujikawaguchiko doesn’t have many tall buildings, and travelers and photography fans have taken notice of the photogenic way that Mount Fuji visually pops up from behind a local branch of the Lawson convenience store chain.
However, despite the tourist-attracting view, this location wasn’t designed as a tourist attraction. In order to get the best viewing angle, large crowds coming to see and snap photos have been congregating across the street from the Lawson, in the private-property space in front of a dentist’s office. Add in tourists jaywalking back and forth across the street, increased littering, and second-hand smoke, and the sudden tourist presence has become a problem for the town and its residents.
In response, at the end of April the decision was made to install opaque black screens between the dentist’s office and road, in order to block the view of Mount Fuji. Now, Lawson itself has issued a statement regarding the situation, posted to its official website on Sunday, which reads:
Thank you for your continued patronage of Lawson.
We wish to deeply apologize to the local residents, store customers, and the many other people who have been inconvenienced and troubled by the Lawson Fujikawaguchiko-ekimae and Fujikawaguchiko-Yakubamae branches becoming popular Mt. Fuji photography spots.
In the interest of strengthening safety measures, we have already dispatched staff from Lawson headquarters to the Fujikawaguchiko-ekimae branch, and as of [May 4] we have put up signs, in multiple languages, stating that crossing the street in front of the store is prohibited.
We are also planning to install multilingual etiquette warning signs stating that it is dangerous to take photos while standing in the parking lot or road, and that littering is prohibited, as soon as possible.
In the interest of preventing accidents, after consulting with the local police department and government, we are also considering posting private security staff at the site.
We are planning to install similar signs at Lawson Fujikawaguchiko-Yakubamae as well.
We will be continuing to consult and coordinate with local authorities and police in order to take measures to maintain the living environment of local residents and safety of our customers.
Thank you for your understanding.
As the most iconic symbol of Japan, Mount Fuji is always going to attract attention, and the mountain’s size means that it’s viewable from countless locations in the surrounding regions. Depending on the angle it’s viewed from and the surrounding scenery, the mountain can take on different atmospheres, especially when it’s paired with features that artistically frame it or incorporate some other aspect of life in Japan. As such, it’s likely only a matter of time before somewhere else becomes the next trendy spot to take photos of Mount Fuji from, but hopefully when that happens those coming to take the photos will be a little more considerate of the people who have been living in the community since before its 15 minutes of Fuji fame.
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2024年5月25日土曜日
NAGASAKI CITY SCIENCE MUSEUM ( ナガサキシカガクカン(スターシップ)
JAPAN PROBING VIDEO OF MSDF SHIP POSSIBLY TAKEN BY UNAUTHORIZED DRONE - TOKYO
JAPAN PROBING VIDEO OF MSDF SHIP POSSIBLY TAKEN BY UNAUTHORIZED DRONE - TOKYO
TOKYO
The Japanese Defense Ministry is examining a video that purports to show a Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel in port, suspecting it may have been taken by an unauthorized drone, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
The video, which was posted on a Chinese social media platform, stirred controversy earlier this year as it appears to provide a clear shot from above of the deck of the helicopter carrier Izumo. Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters last month the ministry would investigate whether the imagery was fabricated or authentic.
According to the sources, the ensuing analysis led the ministry to believe the video was possibly taken from a drone that flew without permission above the vessel while it was anchored at an MSDF base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo.
The video also showed what is believed to be buildings and facilities of the port in the city of Kanagawa Prefecture, which also hosts a U.S. naval base.
Unauthorized drone flights are prohibited near the MSDF's base in Yokosuka.
The ministry will explain the result of the examination to lawmakers in a meeting of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday, the sources said.
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2024年5月24日金曜日
PRECISION MEDICINE AND HOW IT WILL HELP WITH CANCER TREATEMENTS, RISING COSTS
PRECISION MEDICINE AND HOW IT WILL HELP WITH CANCER TREATEMENTS, RISING COSTS
Cancer is a word that strikes fear into the hearts of many.
In Singapore, where one in four residents is expected to confront this diagnosis at some point, the concern isn’t just about health outcomes but also the financial toll.
While the Singapore Government has been actively working to ease the burden, there is always room for other potential solutions that could help alleviate these concerns.
A prime example: Precision medicine, an approach that dovetails perfectly with Singapore’s emerging focus on preventive health.
Traditionally, cancer treatment has been a complex and costly endeavour, marred by fragmented care, a deluge of information for clinicians, and non-standardised medical technology infrastructures.
These challenges could lead to compromised treatment plans that come with no guarantee of success.
The same treatment that proves effective for one patient might not work for another, leading to wasted resources and, more tragically, lost time.
Time is of the essence in cancer care; delays can result in a decreased effectiveness of treatment and an increase in the cost of care.
Add to this the prevailing notion among patients and caregivers that the most complicated and expensive treatments are the best, and you’ve got a recipe for skyrocketing costs.
This is why precision medicine is poised to be a game changer in cancer care, offering not just personalised treatments but also a more streamlined pathway to care.
This innovative approach tailors treatments to individual patients by using their genetic makeup, lifestyle, and environmental factors as a blueprint, accelerating the journey from diagnosis to treatment.
Diagnostics imaging, a key contributor of the acceleration of the journey, spans the whole process of the cancer care continuum, not just for screening and early detection, but also through diagnosis, therapy and survivorship.
The molecular-level imaging has allowed for more accurate decision-making through each stage and complements the precision medicine process.
By leveraging the power of machine learning and the burgeoning field of panomics (the combined analysis of multi-dimensional data), precision medicine can analyse massive sets of data and turn them into actionable decision-support tools, providing healthcare providers with the insights they need to create highly personalised treatment plans.
This is particularly relevant for cancer care because of the disease’s inherent complexity and the multitude of types, each requiring different treatment modalities.
Precision medicine promises to not only produce better outcomes but could also lower the costs of cancer treatment in a number of important ways.
The first is in the realm of cancer screening.
Traditional screenings can be costly and uncomfortable, leading some to avoid them unless symptoms appear.
Precision medicine can more accurately identify those most at risk for specific cancers, making screenings more targeted and, by extension, more cost-effective.
Early detection often leads to less invasive and less expensive treatments.
But it’s not just about early detection; it’s also about smarter detection.
Precision medicine leverages a wide array of data, from genomics to lifestyle, which in turn sharpens diagnostic accuracy.
Armed with this knowledge, doctors can identify the most effective treatments, side-stepping unnecessary and costly procedures and medications.
Precision medicine’s cost-cutting benefits may apply most significantly to complex cancer cases.
By integrating a wide variety of data, ranging from the specific type of cancer involved to the patient’s genetic makeup and family history, treatments can be highly tailored to each individual case, making them far more effective and efficient.
But knowing the potential of precision medicine is one thing; implementing it is another.
The reality is that most cancer treatments are still rooted in a one-size-fits-all approach, often boiling down to surgery, radiation or chemotherapy.
This is largely due to systemic constraints.
Our current healthcare systems are not yet equipped to handle the data-intensive nature of precision medicine.
There’s also a lack of flexibility in treatment decision-making, a crucial component in individualised care.
Singapore is uniquely poised to overcome these challenges.
The creation of specialised cancer care centres of excellence offers a promising avenue for addressing obstacles such as fragmented care and technology gaps.
These centres would offer integrated, multimodal cancer care, harnessing advancements in diagnostics, genomics, robotic surgery, and radiotherapy.
These flagship establishments combine facilities, equipment and specialists under one roof to share precision cancer care resources among wider healthcare networks, increasing efficiency and reducing the costs of implementing large-scale precision medicine.
Singapore’s National Cancer Centre building, which recently opened new facilities and is five times larger than its previous premises, is perfectly positioned to serve this purpose as a hub for precision medicine approaches across the country’s healthcare system.
Public-private collaborations are another way to realise this route towards the wider adoption of precision medicine.
Singapore is also well ahead of the curve in terms of digitising healthcare data thanks to its smart health initiatives, with platforms like HealthHub and genetic studies like SG100K setting the stage for the data-centric needs of precision medicine.
The kind of highly customised cancer treatment plans that are the ultimate promise of personalised medicine require groups known as molecular tumour boards, in which healthcare professionals from a variety of disciplines come together and use molecular and clinical data to ensure that treatment decisions are properly optimised for each individual patient’s unique case.
In the past, such groups would have been difficult to convene, but the normalisation of remote consultations and virtual meetings in the post-Covid-19 pandemic era has made them a far more practical option.
So, as we grapple with the rising tide of healthcare costs and cancer cases, we need to ask ourselves: Can we afford to ignore the potential of precision medicine any longer?
It’s time for a radical rethinking of how we allocate healthcare resources, perhaps even considering outcome-based payment systems as a way to encourage more effective, less costly care.
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