Month: June 2019

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Olympics: Tokyo 2020 torch relay route revealed, uniforms unveiled – The Star Online

Olympics: Tokyo 2020 torch relay route revealed, uniforms unveiled  The Star Online

TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo 2020 organisers on Saturday unveiled the uniforms to be worn by 10,000 volunteer runners during the torch relay and presented further details about the route the relay will take. Organisers said the torch will travel through all 47 of Japan’s prefectures – from Hokkaido in the north to the southern island of Okinawa – and most of the country will have the chance to see the torch with 98% percent of the population residing within an hour’s distance from the route. The 121-day relay will begin on March 16 at the J-Village in Fukushima, which is Japanese football’s nati…

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Climate change caused Japan’s deadly heatwave—and scientists have proof – Quartz

Climate change caused Japan’s deadly heatwave—and scientists have proof  Quartz

Japan’s heatwave in July 2018 could not have happened without climate change. That is the unequivocal conclusion of a report released last week, as the country battles yet another record-breaking heatwave. The July 2018 heatwave, which killed 1,032 people, saw temperatures reach 41.1C (106F), the highest temperature ever recorded in the country. Torrential rains also triggered landslides and the worst flooding in decades. Penned by the Meteorological Society of Japan, the study is the first to establish that some aspects of the international heatwave could not have occurred in the absence o…

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There’s a rare condition that makes people age rapidly–but it could help us slow aging – Fast Company

There’s a rare condition that makes people age rapidly–but it could help us slow aging  Fast Company

Nobuaki Nagashima was in his mid-20s when he began to feel like his body was breaking down. He was based in Hokkaido, the northernmost prefecture of Japan, where for 12 years he had been a member of the military, vigorously practicing training drills out in the snow. It happened bit by bit–cataracts at the age of 25, pains in his hips at 28, skin problems on his leg at 30. At 33, he was diagnosed with Werner syndrome, a disease that causes the body to age too fast. Among other things, it shows as wrinkles, weight loss, greying hair, and balding. It’s also known to cause hardening of the art…