Japan researchers identify fat-burning proteins

Tokyo, 24 September, /AJMEDIA/ A Japanese research team has found protein variants that increase during exercise and help burn fat, possibly opening a path to developing a new drug that… Read more

Nadal, Alcaraz and Sinner in Davis Cup finals teams

Tokyo, 24 September, /AJMEDIA/ Spain named 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz in a five-man Davis Cup team on Monday, while Italian world number one Jannik Sinner… Read more

Japan’s support for Ukraine to continue, Kishida tells Zelenskyy

Tokyo, 24 September, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s full support for Ukraine will continue, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who will step down in the coming days, pledged Monday during a meeting with Ukrainian… Read more

Japan’s fiscal health put on backburner in race to choose next PM

Tokyo, 24 September, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s fiscal health, the worst among advanced nations, is unlikely to improve under its next prime minister, with discussion of the issue noticeably absent in the… Read more

Court in Argentina orders the arrest of Venezuela’s president and his right-hand man

Tokyo, 24 September, /AJMEDIA/ A federal court in Argentina on Monday ordered the “immediate” arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello for alleged crimes against humanity… Read more

Trump says Zelenskyy wants Democrats to win U.S. election

Tokyo, 24 September, /AJMEDIA/ Donald Trump said on Monday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wanted the Democrats to win the 2024 U.S. election, in which the former president faces Vice… Read more

Lebanon sees deadliest day of conflict since 2006 as Israeli strikes kill 492

Tokyo, 24 September, /AJMEDIA/ Israeli strikes on Monday killed 492 Lebanese, including more than 60 women and children, Lebanese authorities said, in the deadliest barrage since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war… Read more

As wars rage, U.N.’s critics say global body is failing its mission

Tokyo, 24 September, /AJMEDIA/ As wars rage worldwide, with civilian casualties a daily occurrence, critics of the United Nations say the body is failing at its most basic job, while… Read more

Nippon Steel reapplies for U.S. Steel buyout review

Tokyo, 24 September, /AJMEDIA/ Nippon Steel Corp has reapplied to the U.S. committee on foreign investment for a review of its planned acquisition of United States Steel Corp, sources familiar… Read more

Material that cools down by glowing developed by researchers in Chiba and Osaka

Tokyo, 24 September, /AJMEDIA/ Oftentimes in anime or video games, when a robot or sci-fi weapon does something really cool, it tends to glow. While a great visual effect, it… Read more