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PESTS

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 13, 2019
Crop invaders: China's small farmers struggle to defeat flying pest fall armyworm
Yan Wenliu leans on the side of his cart as he prepares to leave his sugarcane field in Southwest China, bewildered by the formidable new pest that has ambushed his crops this year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2019
Crop-damaging fall armyworms found in Japan for first time
Fall armyworms have been found in fields in Kagoshima Prefecture, the first discovery of the exotic invasive pest in the country, according to the agriculture ministry.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 3, 2019
'Why don't you die?': Australian's fight with a spider sparks police call
An Australian man triggered an emergency police response after a noisy exchange with a spider startled a passerby into reporting what sounded like a violent disturbance to the authorities, media reported.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 18, 2018
Tabloids offer a potpourri of treats to mark summer
To give their staff a mid-August break, most magazines came out with special two-week issues. A few, waxing nostalgic, are describing this year as "the last summer of the Heisei Era."
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 13, 2017
Amber discovery shows 'Dracula' sucked blood of feathered dinosaurs
Ticks, the notorious disease-spreading parasites, have been making life miserable far longer than human beings have walked the Earth. Even dinosaurs felt their blood-sucking wrath.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 5, 2017
High-tech tracker used in battle against ancient wheat plague
The tracking technology that was used to halt the deadly Ebola and Zika viruses could now be turned against wheat rust as scientists try new ways to stop the fungus from devastating grain crops around the world.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 7, 2017
Japan working hard to douse fire ant invasion
Fire ants, a venomous, highly invasive nonnative pest, have been spotted over the past few months in various parts of Japan, prompting the Environment Ministry to both warn the public to seek immediate treatment for stings and take measures to prevent further infestation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Nov 5, 2016
Huge gold shipment arrives from U.S.; few Americans living in Tokyo; stowaways return; town eats crow to solve bird woes
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WORLD
Oct 1, 2015
Venom experts say global snake bite death tolls are grossly underestimated
Venom specialists said Wednesday that disease and disability caused by snake bites is far higher than official global health estimates suggest, and that anti-venom stocks are running dangerously low.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 16, 2015
In warming Arctic, mosquitoes may multiply
Rising temperatures in the Arctic may be good news for mosquitoes, which prosper with warmer weather.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 16, 2015
Genetic modification of diamondback moth brings hope of controlling pests
Scientists in Britain say they have developed a way of genetically modifying and controlling an invasive species of moth that causes serious pest damage to cabbages, kale, canola and other similar crops worldwide.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 11, 2015
Wildlife officials say shoals of goldfish threatening native fish in Colorado lake
A handful of goldfish dumped into a Colorado lake by a pet owner years ago have reproduced and thousands of the nonnative fish now threaten indigenous aquatic species, state wildlife officials said Friday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 7, 2014
A mere 2 million rats make New York City home, statistician says
There may be 8 million stories in the Big Apple, but one of them — that New York City is home to 8 million rats, or one for every human resident — is probably a tall tale, according to research by a Columbia University statistician.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Aug 21, 2014
The search for new antibiotics turns to insect guts and genome mining
Pampering leafcutter ants with fragrant rose petals and fresh oranges may seem an unlikely way to rescue modern medicine, but scientists at a lab in eastern England think it is well worth trying.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 23, 2014
Superbug threat requires urgent world action: scientists
Superbugs resistant to drugs pose a serious worldwide threat and demand a response on the same scale as efforts to combat climate change, specialists on infectious diseases said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 11, 2014
Flies found to escape danger with aerial maneuvers like a fighter jet
The fact that flies are airborne acrobats should not surprise anyone who has ever swung a flyswatter at one, but scientists using video cameras to track a fly's aerial maneuvers found they employ astonishingly quick midair banked turns to evade predators much like a fighter jet executes to elude an enemy....
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 4, 2013
Bacteria-killing chemicals may be masking salmonella
The Agriculture Department is reviewing research that shows new bacteria-killing chemicals used in chicken slaughterhouses may be masking the presence of salmonella and other pathogens that remain on the meat that consumers buy, according to records and interviews.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Aug 1, 2012
Housewives go DIY in attack on insects
Japanese women are turning to essential oils instead of chemicals for insect repellent.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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