In Japan, the business of watching whales is far larger than the business of hunting them
By RAUSU, HOKKAIDO – People packed the decks of the whale-watching boat, screaming in joy as a pod of orcas put on a show: splashing tails at each other, rolling over and leaping out of the water. In Kushiro, just 160 km south of Rausu, where the four dozen people laughed and cheered, whaling boats were […]
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‘Smart plastics’ and new devices help Japan age gracefully
TSUKUBA, IBARAKI PREF. – Mitsuhiro Ebara believes plastic sheets called “smart polymers” may one day prove to be a cheap solution to curing cancer. Cancer is known to respond better to the simultaneous use of hyperthermia and chemotherapy, and Ebara, a researcher at the National Institute for Materials Science in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, is working […]
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Tokyo Games committee unveils additional 445 licensed products
Organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games newly released 445 officially licensed items Thursday, including products featuring one-year countdown logos. The lineup includes 18 items with the “1 Year to Go!” logo such as T-shirts, pins, coffee cups and stuffed toys of Tokyo 2020 mascots Miraitowa and Someity. Among other items for collectors […]
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Arsenal transfer news: Wilfried Zaha absent from Crystal Palace kit launch to fuel exit speculation
Arsenal were given fresh hope of landing Wilfried Zaha when Crystal Palace launched their new away kit without the wantaway star. Zaha, who is currently on international duty with Ivory Coast, was subject to a £40million bid from the Gunners earlier this month. The 26-year-old is desperate to join Arsenal – his boyhood club – […]
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Arsenal news: Laurent Koscielny behaviour ‘not befitting of the club captain’ and he ‘must be sold’
Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny must be stripped of captain’s armband and booted out of the club after refusing to go on the club’s pre-season tour of the United States. That’s according to former Gunners midfielder and talkSPORT 2 host Adrian Clarke, who has blasted the Frenchman’s behaviour as ‘not befitting of the club captain’. Arsenal […]
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Peter Crouch EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Liverpool and Tottenham striker jokes he could join Chelsea or Real Madrid but is undecided on future
Peter Crouch has revealed he is undecided about whether to retire after his contract with Burnley expired this summer. Crouch, 38, signed a short-term contract with the Clarets in January after spending seven years with Stoke, but is now a free agent ahead of the 2019/20 campaign. And the ex-England striker, speaking to talkSPORT, has […]
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West Ham transfer news: Signing Sebastien Haller would be ‘one of the deals of the season’, European football expert tells talkSPORT
West Ham’s failed pursuit of Max Gomez may actually result in them completing ‘one of the deals of the season’. The Hammers hoped to sign Gomez, the Celta Vigo forward, in January and renewed their interest over the past couple of days having seen Marko Arnautovic leave for the Chinese Super League. However, Valencia have […]
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Liverpool team news: Predicted Reds XI to face Tranmere in pre-season opener
Liverpool take on Tranmere in their pre-season opener on Thursday night. Jurgen Klopp will be without a number of his first-teamers as they are expected back later on this month. Sadio Mane is currently with Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations, while Roberto Firmino and Alisson are on holiday following Brazil’s Copa America triumph. […]
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Ezri Konsa ‘having medical’ at Aston Villa ahead of proposed £12million move from Brentford
Ezri Konsa is reportedly having a medical at Aston Villa after they activated his release clause at Brentford. That release clause was believed to be £12million as the newly-promoted club look to bolster their defensive options ahead of the start of the Premier League season. The Sun report the 21-year-old is currently having a medical […]
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Arsenal defender Jordi Osei-Tutu racially abused during first game for VfL Bochum, but St Gallen offer bizarre response
Arsenal have offered their full support to loanee Jordi Osei-Tutu after it was alleged he suffered racist abuse during his first match for VfL Bochum. The 20-year-old moved to the German club last month on a season long loan from the Gunners. And in their pre-season friendly against Swiss club St. Gallen, he was visibly […]
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