1975 – Super Typhoon Niña (2)
China has been plagued with severe floods from time immemorial. In 1950,…
Taiyaki spreads around the world
Taiyaki is a fish-shaped pastry with a creamy inner filling. The most…
The world’s greatest underwater gypsum cave
Orda Cave is located underneath the western Ural Mountains in the Perm…
Wild boars occupy radiation-hit villages in Fukushima (1)
THE residents around Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Japan were…
‘Work style reform’ in Japan
Nearly 1 in 4 companies have admitted that some employees do more…
Job prospects under threat from robots (2)
It is not just professionals in the legal, accounting, insurance and financial…
Job prospects under threat from robots (1)
A driverless car (also called a self-driving car or an autonomous vehicle)…
World’s first nano – car race
The race will not exactly be a high-speed chase with hairpin turns.…
The world’s first ship tunnel
The Stad Peninsula in Norway has a very harsh, windy climate and…
Norway, the happiest country
The UN’s Annual World Happiness Report 2017 has named Norway as the…
Thawing of Arctic graves
Russian scientists are worried that deadly diseases Smallpox and Anthrax might be…
Global warming threatens Reindeer herders
More than 2,000 reindeer have died from the highly infectious disease in…
More snowfall in Japan
The northwesterly winds, which blow out from the cold Siberian high pressure…
Natural refrigeration by snow power
The region along the western side of Honshu and Hokkaido in Japan…
Snow country in Japan
In the Pacific side of Japan, Tokyo for example, winter is relatively…
