Japan has always seemed like a reluctant ally of the United States. The mood of disillusionment with war still exerts a powerful hold over public opinion and among the opposition political parties. Even the term 'ally' or 'alliance' has been controversial in describing the relationship based on...
2023, institutionalizing cooperation mechanisms among these allies. This trilateral framework not only strengthens defense cooperation in Northeast Asia but also has profound implications for stability and peace in the South China Sea. Japan, as a loyal U.S. ally, is now acting as ...
Norinchukin wants to sell off US securities (who can blame them?), and the USA puts Japan on a currency watchlist, and there can be little doubt that the move is at least in part and to some degree a response to the Japanese bank's decision. But the real watchlist, and the real les...
To test whether an activation of RP3V kisspeptin neurons is sufficient to trigger lordosis behavior, we stereotaxically injected an AAV encoding a Cre-dependent channelrhodopsin (ChR2) bilaterally into the RP3V of female KissIC mice (Fig. 2g). Blue light photostimulation (1–15 s at 10 ...
which argues against a beneficial association or a still functional association. The absence of the bacteria from the adults is likely a direct consequence of the heat treatment and as such an epiphenomenon. TheWolbachiabacteria seem now to be on a trajectory of being lost stochastically. It is...
As of March 2023, I've lived (3+ months) in 19 countries: France of course, but as well Japan (12 months), USA (6), Brazil (6), Argentina (6), Spain (5), Mexico (5), Portugal (5), India (5), Italy (4.5), China (including Hong-Kong and Macao) (4), Ukraine (3.75),...
The role of pedagogical love in second language (L2) education has long remained under-explored due to dogmatic religious and cultural beliefs. There is in
The Book of Five Rings,by Miyamoto Musashi, 1645 Japan. The Old Man and the Sea,by Ernest Hemingway, 1952 Cuba Theory of Game Attraction isn’t a choice, by David DeAngelo 2004 USA The Selfish Gene,by Richard Dawkins, 1976 USA.
Briefly, a Precon+Gasbench coupled with an isotope ratio mass spectrometer (Delta V plus, USA) was used to detect δ15Nbulk-N2O, δ15Nα-N2O (14N-15N-16O) and δ15Nβ-N2O (15N-14N-16O) abundances. The gas sample was enriched in a liquid N2 trapper and then separated by a 30-...
Since ancient times in Japan, Ebisu, one of the Seven Lucky Gods, has been revered as the ultimate “god of fortune.” Known for holding a fishing rod in his right hand and a sea bream in his left, his plump, cheerful face is sure to bring comfort to anyone who gazes upon it. ...